[House Report 111-339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-339

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2781) TO AMEND THE WILD 
  AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT TO DESIGNATE SEGMENTS OF THE MOLALLA RIVER IN 
 OREGON, AS COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM, 
                         AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 November 17, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Cardoza, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 908]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 908, by a nonrecord vote, 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. 2781, 
``To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments 
of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes,'' under 
a closed rule providing one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Natural Resources. The resolution waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 
This waiver does not affect the point of order available under 
clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure). Finally, 
the resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a 
waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII, requiring a three-day 
layover of the committee report.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is 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. 282

    Date: November 17, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 2781.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #1, which would 
require that if any amount of land is no longer made available 
for timber production as a result of this bill, the BLM must 
identify, within one year of enactment, an equivalent amount 
and type of land outside of the river corridor for timber 
production to serve as a funding offset for lost timber 
production receipts.
    Results: Defeated 4-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; 
Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, I.--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Foxx--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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