[House Report 113-652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } ( 113-652
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JOHN MUIR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE EXPANSION ACT
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December 9, 2014.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 5699]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 5699) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez,
California, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that
the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John Muir National Historic Site
Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. JOHN MUIR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE LAND ACQUISITION.
(a) Acquisition.--The Secretary of the Interior may acquire by
donation the approximately 44 acres of land, and interests in such
land, that are identified on the map entitled ``John Muir National
Historic Site Proposed Boundary Expansion'', numbered 426/127150, and
dated November, 2014.
(b) Boundary.--Upon the acquisition of the land authorized by
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall adjust the
boundaries of the John Muir Historic Site in Martinez, California, to
include the land identified on the map referred to in subsection (a).
(c) Administration.--The land and interests in land acquired under
subsection (a) shall be administered as part of the John Muir National
Historic Site established by the Act of August 31, 1964 (Public Law 88-
547; 78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
(d) Date Certain.--The authority provided in subsections (a), (b),
and (c) shall apply only if the lands identified on the map entitled
``John Muir National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Expansion'' are
held in title by the Muir Heritage Land Trust by May 31, 2015.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 5699 is to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in
Martinez, California.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 5699 authorizes the National Park Service to accept
the donation of 44 undeveloped acres of property adjacent to
the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.
The John Muir Historic Site was established on August 31, 1964
(Public Law 88-547) and currently consists of 345 acres. H.R.
5699 allows the acquisition to occur only if it is donated by
the Muir Heritage Land Trust.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 5699 was introduced on November 13, 2014, by
Congressman George Miller (D-CA) and was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources. On November 19, 2014, the
Committee met to consider the bill. Congressman Peter A.
DeFazio (D-OR) offered an amendment designated #1; the
amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. No further
amendments were offered, and the bill, as amended, was adopted
and 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.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) 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)(2)(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. 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. 5699--John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
H.R. 5699 would expand and adjust the boundary of the John
Muir National Historic Site in California to include
approximately 44 acres of donated land. The bill would require
that the land be donated voluntarily by the Muir Heritage Land
Trust and that it be administered as part of the historic site.
Based on information provided by the National Park Service
(NPS), CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5699 would have no
significant impact on the federal budget. Under the
legislation, the additional acres could only be acquired
through donation. Based on information from the NPS, we
estimate that annual costs to operate and maintain the new
properties would be minimal. Enacting H.R. 5699 would not
affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
H.R. 5699 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 Marin Burnett.
The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of 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. Based on
information provided by the National Park Service, CBO
estimates that implementing H.R. 5699 would have no significant
impact on the federal budget.
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 authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez,
California.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
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.