[House Report 117-594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                     {      Report
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 2d Session       }                                     {     117-594

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  CANE RIVER CREOLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY MODIFICATION ACT

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December 7, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4648]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 4648) to modify the boundary of the Cane River 
Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and 
for other purposes, having considered the same, reports 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends 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 ``Cane River Creole National Historical 
Park Boundary Modification Act''.

SEC. 2. CANE RIVER CREOLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY 
                    MODIFICATION.

  Section 303(b) of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and 
National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-1(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
          ``(5) The approximately 46.1 acres of land identified as 
        `Proposed Addition' as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        `Cane River Creole National Historical Park Proposed Addition - 
        Magnolia Unit', numbered 494/176,958, and dated October 
        2021.''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 4648 is to modify the boundary of the 
Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of 
Louisiana.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 4648 would amend the Cane River Creole National 
Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 
410ccc-1(b)) to include approximately 46.1 acres of land.
    In 1994, Congress established the Cane River Creole 
National Historical Park (NHP) in Natchitoches Parish, 
Louisiana, for the preservation and interpretation of Creole 
culture and the diverse history of the Natchitoches region. 
Today, the NHP preserves 62.36 acres of cultural landscapes, 65 
historic structures, approximately 500,000 artifacts, and 
numerous other unique resources--including the Oakland 
Plantation and Magnolia Plantation Complex, the two most intact 
French Creole cotton plantations in the country.
    Located along the Cane River Lake, the NHP strives to share 
the story of the evaluation of plantation agriculture through 
the perspectives of the landowners, enslaved workers, skilled 
workers, and tenant farmers who labored along the Cane River 
for more than 200 years.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 4648 was introduced on July 22, 2021, by 
Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA). The bill was referred 
solely to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the 
Committee to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands. On October 14, 2021, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing on the bill. On November 17, 2021, the Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 
was discharged by unanimous consent. Ranking Member Bruce 
Westerman (R-AR) offered an amendment designated Westerman #5. 
The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. The bill, as 
amended, was adopted and ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

                                Hearings

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands held on October 14, 2021.

            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, as well as clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee has received the 
following materials for the bill from the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, November 14, 2022.
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed table summarizing estimated budgetary 
effects and mandates information for some of the legislation 
that has been ordered reported by the House Committee on 
Natural Resources during the 117th Congress.
    If you wish further details, we will be pleased to provide 
them. The CBO staff contact for each estimate is listed on the 
enclosed table.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

           SUMMARY ESTIMATES OF LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED

    The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the 
Congressional Budget Office, to the extent practicable, to 
prepare estimates of the budgetary effects of legislation 
ordered reported by Congressional authorizing committees. In 
order to provide the Congress with as much information as 
possible, the attached table summarizes information about the 
estimated direct spending and revenue effects of some of the 
legislation that has been ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Natural Resources during the 117th Congress. The 
legislation listed in this table generally would have small 
effects, if any, on direct spending or revenues, CBO estimates. 
Where possible, the table also provides information about the 
legislation's estimated effects on spending subject to 
appropriation and on intergovernmental and private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

                                                                      ESTIMATED BUDGETARY EFFECTS AND MANDATES INFORMATION
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                                                                                                                                                           Increases
                                                                                                 Direct                     Spending      Pay-As-You-Go    On-Budget
          Bill Number                 Title              Status          Last       Budget      Spending,    Revenues,     Subject to       Procedures     Deficits    Mandates       Contact
                                                                        Action     Function     2023-2032    2023-2032   Appropriation        Apply?       Beginning
                                                                                                                           2023-2027                       in 2033?
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H.R. 3600.....................  Route 66 National  Ordered reported.   11/17/21         300             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No    Madeleine Fox
                                 Historic Trail
                                 Designation Act.
                                H.R. 3600 would designate the 2,400 miles of U.S. Highway 66 from Illinois to California as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. CBO estimates that enacting
                                 H.R. 3600 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no
                                 intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 4648.....................  Cane River Creole  Ordered reported.   11/17/21         300             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No    Madeleine Fox
                                 National
                                 Historical Park
                                 Boundary
                                 Modification Act.
                                H.R. 4648 would add about 46 acres to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4648 would not affect direct
                                 spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates
                                 as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 4690.....................  Sustaining         Ordered reported.   09/29/22         300     Between -           0    Not estimated              Yes          No          No   Aurora Swanson
                                 America's                                                    $500,000 and
                                 Fisheries for                                                       zero
                                 the Future Act
                                 of 2021.
                                H.R. 4690 would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts totaling $4.1 billion over the 2023-2027 period and $0.8 billion after 2027 to mitigate damage
                                 to fish populations from climate change, overfishing, oil spills, and natural disasters. The bill also would authorize grant programs and funding assistance to
                                 fishing communities that experience economic loss from damaged fisheries. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4690 would have an insignificant effect on direct
                                 spending and no effect on revenues over the 2023-2032 period. The legislation would authorize activities that would not necessarily be covered by the
                                 authorized appropriations; thus, CBO has not estimated the full discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-
                                 sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 5444.....................  Truth and Healing  Ordered reported.   06/15/22         500             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No          Garrett
                                 Commission on                                                                                                                                       Quenneville
                                 Indian Boarding
                                 School Policies
                                 Act.
                                H.R. 5444 would establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies to study and report on the lasting effects of policies that placed
                                 American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children in boarding schools. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5444 would not affect direct spending or
                                 revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined
                                 in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 6438.....................  Dearfield Study    Ordered reported.   07/20/22         300             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No    Madeleine Fox
                                 Act.
                                H.R. 6438 would require the Department of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Dearfield area in Colorado as
                                 a unit of the National Park System. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6438 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary
                                 costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 6442.....................  PACTS Act........  Ordered reported.   07/13/22         300             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No    Madeleine Fox
                                H.R. 6442 would authorize the National Park Service to enter into agreements with tribal governments, public universities, public utilities, and quasi-
                                 governmental entities to cooperatively manage adjacent parks. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6442 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not
                                 estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded
                                 Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 6799.....................  John P. Parker     Ordered reported.   07/20/22         300             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No    Madeleine Fox
                                 House Study Act.
                                H.R. 6799 would require the Department of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ohio
                                 as a unit of the National Park System. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6799 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the
                                 discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 7496.....................  a bill to direct   Ordered reported.   07/13/22         300             0           0    Not estimated               No          No          No    Madeleine Fox
                                 the Secretary of
                                 the Interior to
                                 install a plaque
                                 at the peak of
                                 Ram Head in the
                                 Virgin Islands
                                 National Park on
                                 St. John, United
                                 States Virgin
                                 Islands, to
                                 commemorate the
                                 slave rebellion
                                 that began on
                                 St. John in 1733.
                                H.R. 7496 would direct the Department of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the United States Virgin Islands commemorating the 1733
                                 slave rebellion. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 7496 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of
                                 implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
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    The Committee adopts as its own any finalized additional 
materials of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
regarding the bill, should such materials be made available 
before House passage of the bill.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and 
objectives of this bill are to modify the boundary of the Cane 
River Creole National Historical Park in the State of 
Louisiana.

                           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.

                 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Statement

    According to CBO, this bill contains no unfunded mandates 
as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

                           Existing Programs

    This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of 
the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
program.

                  Applicability to 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.

               Preemption of State, Local, or Tribal Law

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

   SECTION 303 OF THE CANE RIVER CREOLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND 
                       NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT


SEC. 303 ESTABLISHMENT OF CANE RIVER CREOLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

  (a)  In General.--In order to assist in the preservation and 
interpretation of, and education concerning, the Creole culture 
and diverse history of the Natchitoches region, and to provide 
technical assistance to a broad range of public and private 
landowners and preservation organizations, there is hereby 
established the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in 
the State of Louisiana (hereinafter in titles I11 and IV of 
this Act referred to as the ``historical park'').
  (b)  Area Included.--The historical park shall consist of 
lands and interests therein as follows:
          (1) Lands and structures associated with the Oakland 
        Plantation as depicted on map CARI, 80,002, dated 
        January1994.
          (2) Lands and structures owned or acquired by Museum 
        Contents, Inc. as depicted on map CARI, 80,001A, dated 
        May 1994.
          (3) Sites that may be the subject of cooperative 
        agreements with the National Park Service for the 
        purposes of historic preservation and interpretation 
        including, but not limited to, the Melrose Plantation, 
        the Badin-Rouge site, the Cherokee Plantation, the Beau 
        Fort Plantation, and sites within the Natchitoches 
        National Historical Landmark District: Provided, That 
        such sites may not be added to the historical park 
        unless the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
        referred to as the ``Secretary'') determines, based on 
        further research and planning, that such sites meet the 
        applicable criteria for national historical 
        significance, suitability, and feasibility, and 
        notification of the proposed addition has been 
        transmitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the United States Senate and the 
        appropriate committees of the House of Representatives.
          (4) Not to exceed 10 acres of land that the Secretary 
        may designate for an interpretive visitor center 
        complex to serve the needs of the historical park and 
        heritage area established in title IV of this Act.
          (5) The approximately 46.1 acres of land identified 
        as ``Proposed Addition'' as generally depicted on the 
        map entitled ``Cane River Creole National Historical 
        Park Proposed Addition - Magnolia Unit'', numbered 494/
        176,958, and dated October 2021.

        Supplemental, Minority, Additional, or Dissenting Views

    None.

                                  [all]