[House Report 113-80]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-80
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UTAH NATIONAL GUARD READINESS ACT
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May 17, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 462]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 462) to require the conveyance of certain public
land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support
the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard, 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. 462 is to require the conveyance of
certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams,
Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah
National Guard.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The Utah National Guard has possessed facilities and
trained at Camp Williams since 1912. H.R. 462 would convey 420
acres of land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to the
State of Utah, without consideration. The acreage proposed for
conveyance is already withdrawn for military use by the Guard.
This land transfer will open access to property along a major
transportation corridor with all the utilities and services
necessary to support expanded military use. The Utah National
Guard already owns and operates several buildings, an air
traffic control tower and a tactical airfield on portions of
this property. Placing the land in the State's name for use by
the National Guard consolidates ownership patterns in the
headquarters area and allows the State of Utah to bond for
future Guard facilities. Transfer of title to these lands
expedites the building and expansion of Camp Williams training
facilities and would improve the readiness of the Utah National
Guard. Additionally, the bill includes a provision directing
that the land revert to federal ownership if not used for
National Guard or national defense purposes.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 462 was introduced on February 4, 2013, by Congressman
Rob Bishop (R-UT). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee
on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. On April 24,
2013, the Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider the
bill. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental
Regulation was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments
were offered, and the bill was then adopted and 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
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
H.R. 462--Utah National Guard Readiness Act
H.R. 462 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
convey 420 acres of land to the state of Utah for the Utah
National Guard. Because the land is currently withdrawn from
commercial mineral development and disposal, CBO estimates that
implementing this legislation would have no significant impact
on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 462 would not affect
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
H.R. 462 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
Enacting this bill would benefit the state of Utah.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave. The
estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. CBO estimates that
implementing this legislation would have no significant impact
on the federal budget.
3. 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 require the conveyance of certain
public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to
support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard.
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. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
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.