[House Report 114-434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-434
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KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ACT OF
2015
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February 24, 2016.--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. 3371]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 3371) to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw
Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House
and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes, 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. 3371 is to adjust the boundary of the
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the
Wallis House and Harriston Hill.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield in Georgia was set aside for
preservation and protection in 1917 to commemorate a Civil War
battle that proved to be a major turning point for the Union
Army and the eventual fall of Atlanta. In 1935, the National
Park Service (NPS) was directed to manage the park site as ``an
important cultural property dedicated to public inspiration and
interpretation of the significant historic events that occurred
here.''
H.R. 3371 expands the boundary of the Battlefield and
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire
approximately eight acres of land by donation or exchange as
part of the Park. The expanded area is associated with the
historic Wallis House and Harriston Hill. Wallis House is one
of the few remaining structures associated with the battle,
while Harriston Hill was strategically significant as the Union
signal station. Cobb County is the current owner of the eight
acres of property and expressed a desire to donate the land to
NPS once the Park is authorized to receive it. H.R. 3371 will
allow such a transaction to occur.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 3371 was introduced on July 29, 2015, by Congressman
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA). The bill was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 2, 2016, 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 February 3,
2016.
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. 3371--Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary
Adjustment Act of 2015
H.R. 3371 would adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw
Mountain National Battlefield Park in the state of Georgia. The
bill would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire
about 8 acres of land, including the Wallis House and Harriston
Hill, by donation or exchange. Based on information provided by
the NPS, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3371 would cost
$2 million over the 2017-2021 period to develop and operate the
new property.
Because enacting H.R. 3371 would not affect direct spending
or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO
estimates that enacting H.R. 3371 would not increase net direct
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive
10-year periods beginning in 2027.
H.R. 3371 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.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Marin Burnett.
The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, 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. The Congressional
Budget Office estimates that implementing the bill would cost
$2 million over the 2017-2021 time period, subject to
appropriation.
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 adjust the boundary of the
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the
Wallis House and Harriston Hill.
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.
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