[House Report 111-595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-595

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              MT. ANDREA LAWRENCE DESIGNATION ACT OF 2010

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 September 16, 2010.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Rahall, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 5194]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 5194) to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for 
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably 
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 5194 is to designate Mt. Andrea 
Lawrence in California.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Andrea Mead Lawrence was born in 1932 in Rutland County, 
Vermont, where she developed a life-long passion for winter 
sports and an appreciation for the environment. She competed in 
alpine skiing events in two World Championships and three 
Winter Olympic Games. In the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Norway, she 
won two Gold Medals in the slalom and giant slalom, making her 
the first American to win two Olympic golds in alpine skiing. 
She was inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 
1958 at the age of 28, and was again honored when she was 
chosen to light the Olympic torch at the 1960 Winter Olympics 
in Squaw Valley, California.
    In 1968, she moved her family to Mammoth Lakes, a small ski 
town in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas, 
an area known for its rugged beauty, remoteness and close 
proximity to the spectacular Yosemite National Park. Inspired 
by the natural splendor of this area, she dedicated the rest of 
her life to protecting the cultural and natural treasures of 
the Eastern Sierras.
    As part of this effort, she founded ``Friends of the 
Mammoth,'' an organization dedicated to protecting the wildness 
and serenity of the Mammoth Lakes area. The small ski area had 
been ``discovered'' by Southern California weekend skiers, and 
development and visitation soared placing increased pressure on 
the resources of the remote and tiny town. Ms. Lawrence fought 
for better planning and conservation measures to protect both 
the character of the town and the natural values of the area.
    Ms. Lawrence was elected to, and served for 16 years, on 
the Mono County Board of Supervisors. There she worked 
tirelessly for environmental issues, including the protection 
and restoration of Mono Lake, known for its unique and 
productive salt-water ecosystem. She also served as a member of 
the Great Basin Air Pollution Control District, which sought to 
reduce pollution caused by the draining of Owens Lake by the 
Metropolitan Water District in Southern California.
    In the final years of her life, she founded the Andrea 
Lawrence Institute for Mountains and Rivers in 2003, a non-
profit that in her words would ``serve as the institutional 
basis for integrating economic vitality and ecological 
integrity within the Eastern Sierra.'' As a longtime advocate 
of wilderness, she testified in 2008 before the Mono Country 
Board of Supervisors in support of the Eastern Sierra and 
Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act, legislation that was 
enacted as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (P.L. 111-11) the day before she died on March, 31 2009.
    H.R. 5194 would designate Peak 12,240 as ``Mt. Andrea 
Lawrence.'' The mountain is located 0.6 miles northeast of 
Donohue Peak on the northern border of the Ansel Adams 
Wilderness (Inyo National Forest) and Yosemite National Park.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 5194 was introduced by Representative Howard ``Buck'' 
McKeon (R-CA) on April 29, 2010. The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. At a 
hearing on June 10, 2010 before the Subcommittee, 
representatives from the U.S. Forest Service and the Department 
of the Interior testified in support of the legislation.
    On July 22, 2010, the Subcommittee was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 5194 and the full Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The bill was 
ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by 
unanimous consent.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence in 
California.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate 
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

H.R. 5194--Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010

    H.R. 5194 would designate a currently unnamed peak on the 
northern border of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite 
National Park in California as Mt. Andrea Lawrence. Any new 
maps or regulations created by the federal government would be 
required to include the new name.
    Based on information from the National Park Service, CBO 
estimates that enacting H.R. 5194 would have no significant 
effect on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 5194 would not 
affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures do not apply.
    H.R. 5194 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 Sarah Puro. The 
estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    H.R. 5194 does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
clause 9 of rule XXI.

                PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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