[Senate Report 110-163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 361
110th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 110-163
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DESIGNATION OF JIM WEAVER LOOP TRAIL, WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST,
OREGON
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September 17, 2007.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bingaman, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 247]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the Act (H.R. 247) to designate a Forest Service trail
at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in the State of
Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a
former Member of the House of Representatives, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the Act do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of H.R. 247 is to designate a 19.6-mile trail
around Waldo Lake, on the Willamette National Forest in Oregon,
as a national recreation trail under the National Trails System
Act, to be known as the ``Jim Weaver Loop Trail.''
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Jim Weaver represented Oregon's Fourth Congressional
District in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, an
area that includes Lane County and the Willamette National
Forest. During his tenure in Congress, Representative Weaver
was a member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
(now known as the Natural Resources Committee) and was a
proponent of many natural resource conservation measures,
including the designation of new wilderness areas north of
Waldo Lake in the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984.
H.R. 247 designates a Forest Service trail as the ``Jim
Weaver Loop Trail'' in honor of Congressman Weaver.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
H.R. 247, sponsored by Congressman DeFazio, passed the
House of Representatives by a voice vote on March 5, 2007. The
Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the bill on
May 15, 2007, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
ordered H.R. 247 favorably reported on July 25, 2007.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open
business session on July 25, 2007, by a voice vote of a quorum
present, recommends that the Senate pass H.R. 247.
SUMMARY OF THE MEASURE
H.R. 247 designates Forest Service trail 3590 in the
Willamette National Forest in Lane County, Oregon as the ``Jim
Weaver Loop Trail.'' The trail extends 19.6 miles around Waldo
Lake. The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to prepare,
install, and maintain an appropriate sign at the trailhead to
indicate the name of the trail.
COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
The following estimate of costs of this measure has been
provided by the Congressional Budget Office:
July 26, 2007.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 247, an act to
designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the
Willamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national
recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the
House of Representatives.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Tyler
Kruzich.
Sincerely,
Peter R. Orszag.
Enclosure.
H.R. 247--An act to designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in
the Willamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a
national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former
Member of the House of Representatives
H.R. 247 would designate approximately 20 miles of trail
around Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon
as the ``Jim Weaver Loop Trail.'' The Secretary of Agriculture
would be required to install and maintain an interpretive sign
at the trailhead of the Jim Weaver Loop Trail detailing the
life and career of Congressman Weaver. CBO estimates that
implementing H.R. 247 would not have a significant effect on
the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 247 would not affect direct
spending or revenues.
H.R. 247 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal
governments.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Tyler Kruzich.
This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION
In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in
carrying out H.R. 247. The Act is not a regulatory measure in
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals
and businesses.
No personal information would be collected in administering
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal
privacy.
Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the
enactment of H.R. 247, as ordered reported.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
The testimony provided by the Department of Agriculture at
the May 15, 2007, hearing on H.R. 247 follows:
Statement of Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest
Service, Department of Agriculture
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h.r. 247, designation of ``jim weaver loop trail,'' willamette national
forest
Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for
the opportunity to provide the views of the Department of
Agriculture on these bills: S. 1057, New River Wild and Scenic
River Act of 2007; S. 1281, Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of
2007; and H.R. 247, which designates a Forest Service trail in
the Willamette National Forest as a National Recreation Trail
in honor of Jim Weaver, a former member of the House of
Representatives.
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h.r. 247, designation of the ``jim weaver loop trail,'' willamette
national forest
H.R. 247 would designate a 19.6 mile trail known as Trail
3590, the Waldo Lake Loop, on the Willamette National Forest as
a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, former
member of the House of Representatives from Oregon. The trail
would be a component of the National Trails System and would be
renamed the ``Jim Weaver Loop Trail.'' The bill would also
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare, install, and
maintain an interpretive sign honoring the life and career of
Congressman Jim Weaver.
The Department supports enactment of this legislation to
honor former Representative Jim Weaver.
This concludes my prepared statement and I would be pleased
to answer any questions you may have.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no
changes in existing law are made by the Act H.R. 247, as
ordered reported.