[House Report 112-325]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-325

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                          M.D. ANDERSON PLAZA

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 December 12, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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  Mr. Mica, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1264]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 1264) to designate the property 
between the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones 
Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, 
Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and to authorize the 
placement of a historical/identification marker on the grounds 
recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson, 
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
Purpose of Legislation...........................................     2
Background and Need for Legislation..............................     2
Summary of Legislation...........................................     2
Legislative History and Consideration............................     2
Hearings.........................................................     3
Committee Votes..................................................     3
Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     3
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     3
Advisory of Earmarks.............................................     4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................     4
Preemption Clarification.........................................     4
Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     5
Applicability of Legislative Branch..............................     5
Changes in Existing Law made by the Bill, as Reported............     5

                         PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1264 would designate the property between the United 
States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 
109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. 
Anderson Plaza'' and authorize the placement of a historical/
identification marker on the grounds recognizing the 
achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1264 would designate the property between the United 
States Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 
South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. 
Anderson Plaza'' and authorize the placement of historical 
markers on the grounds recognizing the achievements and 
philanthropy of M.D Anderson.
    The bill would also authorize markers for Will Clayton, Ben 
Clayton, and Frank Anderson who worked with M.D. Anderson to 
establish Anderson, Clayton and Company which has had a lasting 
impact on the local economy in Jackson, Tennessee.
    The bill specifically authorizes the West Tennessee Health 
Care Foundation to erect the statue and markers and explicitly 
prohibits any federal funds to be used for the markers, but 
rather simply authorizes their placement at this site.
    Monroe Dunaway Anderson, also known as M.D. Anderson, was 
one of the United States most successful agri-businessmen and 
philanthropists of the early 20th century. In 1904, M.D. 
Anderson, his other brother Frank Anderson, along with Will 
Clayton, established a partnership to buy and sell cotton in 
Jackson, Tennessee.
    By 1945, Fortune Magazine called their company the largest 
buyer, seller, storer, and shipper of raw cotton in the world. 
Later, M.D. Anderson established the M.D. Anderson Foundation, 
which funded medical research and education at the M.D. 
Anderson Cancer Center, which is now the Texas Medical Center 
in Houston, TX.

                         SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION

Section 1. Findings

    Section 1 includes findings of Congress.

Section 2. M.D. Anderson Plaza

    Section 2 designates the plaza between the U.S. Courthouse 
and the Ed Jones Building in Jackson, Tennesee as the ``M.D. 
Anderson Plaza''. Section 2 also authorizes the West Tennessee 
Health Care Foundation to install a Tennessee State Historical 
Society Marker and a life-size statue of M.D. Anderson and 3 
busts depicting Will Clayton, Ben Clayton, and Frank Anderson. 
This section also prohibits the use of federal funds.

                 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

    On March 30, 2011, Representative Stephen Fincher 
introduced H.R. 1264, a bill to designate the property between 
the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building 
located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as 
the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and authorize the placement of a 
historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizing the 
achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson.
    On June 22, 2011, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure met in open session, and ordered the bill 
reported favorably to the House by voice vote with a quorum 
present.

                                HEARINGS

    No hearings were held on H.R. 1264.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no record votes taken in connection with consideration of 
H.R. 1264, or ordering the bill reported. A motion to order 
H.R. 1264 reported favorably to the House was agreed to by 
voice vote with a quorum present.

                      COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in this report.

               NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES

    Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

                    PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
performance goal and objective of this legislation is to 
designate the property between the United States Federal 
Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South 
Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson 
Plaza'' and authorize the placement of a historical/
identification marker on the grounds recognizing the 
achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1264 from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 28, 2011.
Hon. John L. Mica,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed the following legislation ordered reported by the 
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 
22, 2011:
           H.R. 1073, a bill to designate the United 
        States courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, 
        Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
        Courthouse'';
           H.R. 1264, a bill to designate the property 
        between the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed 
        Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in 
        Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and 
        to authorize the placement of a historical/
        identification marker on the grounds recognizing the 
        achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson; and
           H.R. 1791, a bill to designate the United 
        States courthouse under construction at 101 South 
        United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the 
        ``Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse.''
    CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation 
would have no significant impact on the federal budget and 
would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures do not apply.
    The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CB0 staff contact is Matthew 
Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                        Robert A. Sunshine.
                              (For Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director).

                          ADVISORY OF EARMARKS

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a list 
of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited 
tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of 
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. No 
provision in the bill includes an earmark, limited tax benefit, 
or limited tariff benefit under clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of 
rule XXI.

                       FEDERAL MANDATE STATEMENT

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the ``Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act'' (P.L. 104-4).

                        PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the 
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, 
or tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 1264 does not 
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.

                      ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this 
legislation.

                  APPLICABILITY OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (P.L. 104-1).

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    H.R. 1264 makes no changes in existing law.

                                  
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