[House Report 115-421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                   {         Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                   {        115-421

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  TO DESIGNATE THE BRIDGE LOCATED IN BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ON THE 
FOOTHILLS PARKWAY (COMMONLY KNOWN AS ``BRIDGE 2'') AS THE ``DEAN STONE 
                                BRIDGE''

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 November 21, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3469]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 3469) to designate the bridge located in Blount 
County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as 
``Bridge 2'') as the ``Dean Stone Bridge'', having considered 
the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and 
recommend that the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 3469 is to designate the bridge located 
in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly 
known as ``Bridge 2'') as the ``Dean Stone Bridge''.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Dean Stone was born in 1924 outside of Knoxville, 
Tennessee. A World War II veteran, Stone worked an astonishing 
67 years with Blount County's The Daily Times following the 
war, serving as the editor for nearly half that time. A 
lifelong advocate for Blount County and the surrounding Great 
Smoky Mountains, Stone chaired the Tennessee Great Smoky 
Mountains Park Commission for nearly 22 years, served as 
president of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, and 
published eight books on the region.
    This bill proposes to name Bridge 2, an 800-foot 
engineering marvel, after Dean Stone. The bridge is located on 
the Foothills Parkway, a National Parkway that traverses the 
foothills near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The 
Foothills Parkway is Tennessee's oldest unfinished highway 
project, and Dean Stone was a tireless advocate for the 
project's completion. To quote the bill's sponsor, John J. 
Duncan, Jr., ``Dean Stone was one of the park's strongest 
advocates for many, many years, and there was no stronger 
supporter of completing the Parkway than him.''

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 3469 was introduced on July 27, 2017, by Congressman 
John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN). The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On November 7, 2017, the Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 
was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were 
offered, and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent on November 8, 
2017.

            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 and the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974. With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and 
(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
and sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the enclosed cost estimate for 
the bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, November 17, 2017.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H.R. 3469, a bill to designate the bridge located in 
Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly 
known as ``Bridge 2'') as the ``Dean Stone Bridge,'' as ordered 
reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on 
November 8, 2017.
    CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3469 would have no 
significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect 
direct spending or revenues., therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3469 
would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in 
any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
    H.R. 3469 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani 
Shankaran.
            Sincerely,
                                                Keith Hall,
                                                          Director.
    2. 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 designate the bridge located in 
Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly 
known as ``Bridge 2'') as the ``Dean Stone Bridge''.

                           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. This bill does not contain any 
directed rule makings.
    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.

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