[House Report 106-601] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 106th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106-601 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 673, THE FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2000 _______ May 2, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 483] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 483, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. summary of provisions of the resolution The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 673, the Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act of 2000, under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of the committee report) against consideration of the bill. The rule also makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, which shall be open for amendment at any point. Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent with House rules. The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. The waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three- day layover of the committee report) against consideration of the bill is necessary because the committee report was filed on Tuesday, May 2, 2000, and the bill may be considered as early as Wednesday, May 3, 2000.