[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.