[House Report 110-854]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-854

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3036) TO AMEND THE 
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 16, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Castor, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1441]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1441, by a record vote of 5-3, report the same 
to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3036, the 
``No Child Left Inside Act of 2008,'' under a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill except 
clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
except for clause 10 of rule XXI. This waiver does not affect 
the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI 
(regarding earmark disclosure).
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The amendments made in order may be offered only 
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding 
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI) and waives all points of order against the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute (except clause 10 of rule XXI), the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waivers of 
all points of order are prophylactic.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 593

    Date: September 16, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 3036.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-5.
    Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 594

    Date: September 16, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 3036.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #1, which strikes 
language that directs grant funds towards ``developing and 
implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental 
education at the State and local level,'' replacing it with 
language that directs grant funds towards developing and 
implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding 
of the environmental benefits of energy produced from clean 
coal and oil shale, the effects of such production on energy 
usage, the impact of greater usage on the environment, and any 
corresponding effects on the price of gasoline.
    Results: Defeated 3-5.
    Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 595

    Date: September 16, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 3036.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. McKeon (CA), #5, which strikes 
language that directs grant funds towards ``developing and 
implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental 
education at the State and local level,'' replacing it with 
language that directs grant funds towards developing and 
implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding 
of the environmental benefits of an ``all of the above'' energy 
plan, the effects of such a plan on energy usage, the impact of 
greater energy usage on the environment, and any corresponding 
effects on the price of gasoline.
    Results: Defeated 3-5.
    Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 596

    Date: September 16, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 3036.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #2, which strikes 
language that directs grant funds towards ``developing and 
implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental 
education at the State and local level,'' replacing it with 
language that directs grant funds toward developing and 
implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding 
of the history of congressional and Presidential environmental 
action on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the effects of 
such actions on energy usage, the impact that such actions 
could have had on the environment, and any corresponding 
effects on the price of gasoline.
    Results: Defeated 3-5.
    Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 597

    Date: September 16, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 3036.
    Motion by: Mr. Cardoza.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 5-3.
    Vote by Members: Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; 
Arcuri--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions-- 
Nay; Slaughter--Yea.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Miller, George (CA): The amendment clarifies that funds 
issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education 
Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice 
issues that may arise in low income communities. The amendment 
also provides that funds may be used to develop and implement 
policy approaches to environmental education including 
specified topics. (10 minutes)
    2. Duncan (TN): The amendment reduces funding in the bill 
for the National Environmental Education Act to $9 million. (10 
minutes)
    3. Duncan (TN): The amendment strikes Section 11, regarding 
the new environmental education grant program administered by 
the Department of Education under the National Environmental 
Education Act. (10 minutes)
    4. Welch (VT): The amendment allows municipalities to be 
eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education 
Grant Program. (10 minutes)
    5. Courtney (CT): The amendment adds that applicants may 
describe on their application for federal grant funds how they 
have partnered, or intend to partner, with a State and local 
park and recreation department. (10 minutes)

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

   1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative George Miller of 
         California, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 10, strike lines 1 through 8 and insert the following:
                  ``(D) address issues of environmental 
                justice, including policies and methods for 
                eliminating disparate enforcement of 
                environmental laws and regulations, including 
                with respect to low-income communities.
  Page 10, strike lines 9 through 11 and insert the following:
          ``(3) Developing and implementing new policy 
        approaches to environmental education, which shall 
        include a discussion of--
                  ``(A) the benefits and costs to the 
                environment and to consumers regarding 
                increasing  the  supply of energy produced in 
                the United States from--
                          ``(i) oil and gas drilling;
                          ``(ii) nuclear power;
                          ``(iii) new coal technologies; and
                          ``(iv) clean renewable and 
                        alternative sources of energy, 
                        including wind,  solar, geothermal, 
                        hydropower,  and advanced biofuels; and
                  ``(B) the best strategies for reducing energy 
                consumption through  an enhanced emphasis on  
                efficiency and conservation.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Duncan of Tennessee, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, line 18, strike ``14,000,000'' and insert 
``9,000,000''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Duncan or Tennessee, of 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, beginning on line 19, strike ``National Capacity 
Environmental Education Grant Program;''.
  Page 7, line 23, strike ``13'' and insert ``12''.
  Page 8, strike line 1 through page 17, line 17.
  Page 17, line 18, strike ``12'' and insert ``11''.
  Page 19, line 4, strike ``14'' and insert ``13''.
  Page 20, strike line 18 and all that follows before the title 
amendment and insert the following:
  (f) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
5501 note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
11 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 11. Accountability.
``Sec. 12. Authorization.
``Sec. 13. Restrictions on Federal Government and use of Federal 
          funds.''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 7, insert ``municipalities,'' after 
``agencies,''.
  Page 8, line 15, insert ``a municipality,'' after 
``education,''.
  Page 12, line 8, insert ``municipality,'' after ``Each''.
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      5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Courtney of 
         Connecticut, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 12, line 19, after ``section.'' insert the following: 
``Such application may describe how the applicant has 
partnered, or intends to partner, with a State and local park 
and recreation department.''.

                                  
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