[House Report 113-385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 113-385
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1459) TO ENSURE THAT THE
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 APPLIES TO THE DECLARATION OF
NATIONAL MONUMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES
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March 25, 2014.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 524]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 524, by a record vote of 6 to 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. 1459, the
Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National
Monuments Act, under a structured rule. The resolution provides
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. The resolution provides that
the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution
makes in order only those amendments printed in this report.
Each such amendment 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 division of
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendments
printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in
order at any time on the legislative day of March 27, 2014, for
the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the
rules relating to a measure addressing the Medicare payment
system for physicians and a measure addressing Ukraine.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.
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. 120
Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah to report the rule. Adopted:
6-3
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea
Mr. Webster..................................... Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. Bishop, Rob (UT): MANAGERS Clarifies process for
monument designations of 5,000 acres or less which allows
temporary designation if imminent threat to antiquity and
permanent designation if President follows NEPA review process
or Congress enacts law. Also clarifies that President is to use
existing resources for monument designation process. (10
minutes)
2. Barber (AZ): Requires the bill's feasibility study to
include an assessment of the monument declaration's benefits,
including jobs and tourism dollars associated with managing a
monument in perpetuity. (10 minutes)
3. Tsongas (MA): Preserves the ability of the President to
declare as national monuments those that provide for the
``protection or conservation of historic or cultural resources
related to American military history,'' regardless of their
size. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bishop of Utah or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 4, beginning on line 6, strike ``if it affects more than
5,000 acres;'' and insert ``except if it affects 5,000 acres or
less, in which case--
``(A) the declaration shall be categorically
excluded from the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969;
``(B) the declaration shall expire three
years after the date of the declaration; and
``(C) the declaration may become permanent
if--
``(i) specifically designated as a
monument by Federal statute; or
``(ii) the President follows the
review process under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and
Page 4, strike lines 8 through 13.
Page 4, line 14, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
At the end of the bill, add the following new section:
SEC. 3. USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.
This Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of
funds that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal
year.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barber of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 4, line 17, after ``revenue,'' insert ``and the benefits
associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including
jobs created and tourism dollars associated with managing the
monument,''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tsongas of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill, add the following new section:
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply to any use of
section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431; commonly
known of as the ``Antiquities Act of 1906'') the purpose of
which is the protection or conservation of historic or cultural
resources related to American military history.