[House Report 114-103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-103
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TO DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES, ON BEHALF OF THE
ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES, TO CONVEY CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE STATE OF ALASKA TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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May 8, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 336]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 336) to direct the Administrator of
General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United
States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State
of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, 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
Hearings......................................................... 2
Legislative History and Consideration............................ 2
Committee Votes.................................................. 2
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 2
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 2
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 2
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 4
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 4
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................ 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability of Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation....................... 5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 336 directs the Administrator of General Services, on
behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain
Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 336 authorizes the General Services Administration
(GSA) to transfer ownership of nine acres of land located at
400 East Fortieth Street in Anchorage, Alaska that are
administered by the National Archives and Records
Administration to the City of Anchorage for fair market value.
The National Archives has no need for the property. Sale of
this property would be consistent with the National Archives'
efforts to reduce its space footprint and associated costs.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 336.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On January 13, 2015, Representative Don Young (R-AK)
introduced H.R. 336, a bill to direct the Administrator of
General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United
States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State
of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.
On April 15, 2015, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session. The Committee ordered the
bill reported favorably to the House by voice vote with a
quorum present.
COMMITTEE VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules 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. 336.
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.
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. 336 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, April 23, 2015.
Hon. Bill Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 336, a bill to
direct the Administrator of the General Services, on behalf of
the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal
property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of
Anchorage, Alaska.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Keith Hall,
Director.
Enclosure.
H.R. 336--A bill to direct the Administrator of the General Services,
on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey
certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
H.R. 336 would authorize the General Services
Administration (GSA), on behalf of the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) to sell certain property in
Anchorage, Alaska, for its fair market value. Based on
information from NARA and GSA, CBO expects that the property
will be sold under current law at some point over the next ten
years because the agency has closed its operating facilities in
Alaska. Thus, CBO estimates that enacting this legislation
would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The
federal government acquired this undeveloped property in 2005
for $3.5 million.
The legislation could accelerate the process of selling the
property and the collection of sale proceeds (which are
recorded in the budget as offsetting receipts, certain
collections that are treated as offsets to direct spending).
Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO
estimates the effect on offsetting receipts over the 2015-2025
period would be negligible. Enacting the bill would not affect
revenues.
H.R. 336 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would benefit the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Any costs
to the municipality resulting from the land conveyance would be
incurred voluntarily.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew
Pickford. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
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 direct
the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the
Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal
property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of
Anchorage, Alaska.
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.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to section 3(g) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that no provision of H.R. 336 establishes
or reauthorizes a program of the federal government known to be
duplicative of another federal program, a program that was
included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-
139, or a program related to a program identified in the most
recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS
Pursuant to section 3(i) of H. Res. 5, 114th Cong. (2015),
the Committee finds that enacting H.R. 336 does not direct the
completion of a specific rule making within the meaning of
section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
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 (Public Law 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. 336 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 (Public Law
104-1).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. Real property conveyance.
Section 1(a) directs the Administrator of General Services,
on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey to
the city of Anchorage by quitclaim deed all right, title, and
interest of the United States in the property described in
subsection (b).
Section 1(b) describes the property to be conveyed as nine
acres, including improvements located at 400 East Fortieth
Street in Anchorage and requires the city to pay for a survey
to determine the exact acreage and legal description and the
survey must be satisfactory to the Archivist.
Section 1(c) requires the city to pay the Archivist an
amount not less than the fair market value based on an
appraisal of highest and best use paid for by the city and
approved by the Archivist. This subsection also authorizes the
Archivist to allow the city of Anchorage to enter the property
for pre-construction and construction activities and allows the
Archivist to require additional terms and conditions on the
conveyance as the Archivist considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.
Section 1(d) defines the ``City'' as the ``Municipality of
Anchorage, Alaska''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 336 makes no changes in existing law.
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