[House Report 115-534]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-534
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GATEWAY ARCH NATIONAL PARK DESIGNATION ACT
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January 29, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union 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. 3058]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 3058) to redesignate the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the ``Gateway
Arch National Park'', 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. 3058 is to redesignate the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the
``Gateway Arch National Park''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was created in
1935 as a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), and today
contains a museum, the old St. Louis Courthouse, and most
notably, the Gateway Arch National Monument. Built to
commemorate Thomas Jefferson and the settlers who drove
America's westward expansion, the Gateway Arch National
Monument is the largest man-made monument in the country and
has been welcoming visitors to the banks of the Mississippi
River since 1965. Clad entirely in stainless steel, the 630-
foot monument houses a set of unique trams, which transports
thousands of visitors a day to an observation platform at the
apex of the Arch.
H.R. 3058 redesignates the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial as Gateway Arch National Park and states that any
references in law, map, regulations, documents, paper or other
records of the United States to the Jefferson Expansion
Memorial be considered a reference to the Gateway Arch National
Park.
H.R. 3058 is identical to S. 1438, which passed the Senate
by voice vote on December 21, 2017.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 3058 was introduced on June 26, 2017, by Congressman
Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee
on Federal Lands. On January 17, 2018, 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.
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 AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
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 following estimate for the
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, January 26, 2018.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 3058, the Gateway Arch National Park Designation
Act, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural
Resources on January 17, 2018.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3058 to change the name of
the memorial 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. 3058 would not increase net direct spending
or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year
periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 3058 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 redesignate the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the ``Gateway
Arch National Park''.
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 to existing
law.