[House Report 110-854]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 110-854
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3036) TO AMEND THE
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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September 16, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Ms. Castor, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 1441]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 1441, by a record vote of 5-3, report the same
to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3036, the
``No Child Left Inside Act of 2008,'' under a structured rule.
The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill except
clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of
order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute
except for clause 10 of rule XXI. This waiver does not affect
the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI
(regarding earmark disclosure).
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in
this report. The amendments made in order may be offered only
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a
Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against
the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the
Speaker.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule
XXI) and waives all points of order against the amendment in
the nature of a substitute (except clause 10 of rule XXI), the
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waivers of
all points of order are prophylactic.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 593
Date: September 16, 2008.
Measure: H.R. 3036.
Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
Results: Defeated 3-5.
Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay;
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 594
Date: September 16, 2008.
Measure: H.R. 3036.
Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #1, which strikes
language that directs grant funds towards ``developing and
implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental
education at the State and local level,'' replacing it with
language that directs grant funds towards developing and
implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding
of the environmental benefits of energy produced from clean
coal and oil shale, the effects of such production on energy
usage, the impact of greater usage on the environment, and any
corresponding effects on the price of gasoline.
Results: Defeated 3-5.
Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay;
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 595
Date: September 16, 2008.
Measure: H.R. 3036.
Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment by Rep. McKeon (CA), #5, which strikes
language that directs grant funds towards ``developing and
implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental
education at the State and local level,'' replacing it with
language that directs grant funds towards developing and
implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding
of the environmental benefits of an ``all of the above'' energy
plan, the effects of such a plan on energy usage, the impact of
greater energy usage on the environment, and any corresponding
effects on the price of gasoline.
Results: Defeated 3-5.
Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay;
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 596
Date: September 16, 2008.
Measure: H.R. 3036.
Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #2, which strikes
language that directs grant funds towards ``developing and
implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental
education at the State and local level,'' replacing it with
language that directs grant funds toward developing and
implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding
of the history of congressional and Presidential environmental
action on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the effects of
such actions on energy usage, the impact that such actions
could have had on the environment, and any corresponding
effects on the price of gasoline.
Results: Defeated 3-5.
Vote by Members: Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay;
Arcuri--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 597
Date: September 16, 2008.
Measure: H.R. 3036.
Motion by: Mr. Cardoza.
Summary of motion: To report the rule.
Results: Adopted 5-3.
Vote by Members: Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea;
Arcuri--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--
Nay; Slaughter--Yea.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
1. Miller, George (CA): The amendment clarifies that funds
issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education
Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice
issues that may arise in low income communities. The amendment
also provides that funds may be used to develop and implement
policy approaches to environmental education including
specified topics. (10 minutes)
2. Duncan (TN): The amendment reduces funding in the bill
for the National Environmental Education Act to $9 million. (10
minutes)
3. Duncan (TN): The amendment strikes Section 11, regarding
the new environmental education grant program administered by
the Department of Education under the National Environmental
Education Act. (10 minutes)
4. Welch (VT): The amendment allows municipalities to be
eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education
Grant Program. (10 minutes)
5. Courtney (CT): The amendment adds that applicants may
describe on their application for federal grant funds how they
have partnered, or intend to partner, with a State and local
park and recreation department. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative George Miller of
California, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 10, strike lines 1 through 8 and insert the following:
``(D) address issues of environmental
justice, including policies and methods for
eliminating disparate enforcement of
environmental laws and regulations, including
with respect to low-income communities.
Page 10, strike lines 9 through 11 and insert the following:
``(3) Developing and implementing new policy
approaches to environmental education, which shall
include a discussion of--
``(A) the benefits and costs to the
environment and to consumers regarding
increasing the supply of energy produced in
the United States from--
``(i) oil and gas drilling;
``(ii) nuclear power;
``(iii) new coal technologies; and
``(iv) clean renewable and
alternative sources of energy,
including wind, solar, geothermal,
hydropower, and advanced biofuels; and
``(B) the best strategies for reducing energy
consumption through an enhanced emphasis on
efficiency and conservation.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Duncan of Tennessee, or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, line 18, strike ``14,000,000'' and insert
``9,000,000''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Duncan or Tennessee, of
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, beginning on line 19, strike ``National Capacity
Environmental Education Grant Program;''.
Page 7, line 23, strike ``13'' and insert ``12''.
Page 8, strike line 1 through page 17, line 17.
Page 17, line 18, strike ``12'' and insert ``11''.
Page 19, line 4, strike ``14'' and insert ``13''.
Page 20, strike line 18 and all that follows before the title
amendment and insert the following:
(f) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C.
5501 note) is amended by striking the item relating to section
11 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 11. Accountability.
``Sec. 12. Authorization.
``Sec. 13. Restrictions on Federal Government and use of Federal
funds.''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont, or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, line 7, insert ``municipalities,'' after
``agencies,''.
Page 8, line 15, insert ``a municipality,'' after
``education,''.
Page 12, line 8, insert ``municipality,'' after ``Each''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Courtney of
Connecticut, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 12, line 19, after ``section.'' insert the following:
``Such application may describe how the applicant has
partnered, or intends to partner, with a State and local park
and recreation department.''.