[House Report 107-71]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 107-71
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RON de LUGO FEDERAL BUILDING
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May 21, 2001.--Referred to the House calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 495]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 495) to designate the Federal
building located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States
Virgin Islands, as the ``Ron de Lugo Federal Building'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
Ron de Lugo was born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1930. He
attended Saint Peter and Saint Paul School in St. Thomas, and
later went on to Colegio San Jose, Puerto Rico. Delegate de
Lugo served in the United States Army as a Program Director and
announcer for the Armed Forces Radio Service from 1948 until
1950. In 1956, he was elected territorial senator for the
Virgin Islands, a position he held for eight years; during
which time he served as minority leader and a member of the
Democratic National Committee. In 1968, Delegate de Lugo turned
his focus to Washington by being named the Virgin Islands'
representative to Congress. Through this post, Ron de Lugo
educated his colleagues about the people of the Virgin Islands.
In January 1981, Ron de Lugo was officially elected Delegate to
the Ninety-seventh Congress from the Virgin Islands, a position
he would hold until the conclusion of his career in 1995.
HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported
H.R. 495.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On May 16, 2001, the Full Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 495, to designate the Federal building
located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin
Islands, as the `Ron de Lugo Federal Building'. It was approved
March 28, 2001, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development,
Public Buildings and Emergency Management, by voice vote with a
quorum present. There were no recorded votes taken during
Committee consideration of H.R. 495.
ROLL CALL VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives,
requires each committee report to include the total number of
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter,
and the names of those members voting for and against. There
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R.
495 reported. A motion by Mr. LaTourette to order H.R. 495
favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a
quorum being present.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are
reflected in this report.
COST OF LEGISLATION
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is
included in this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. With respect to the requirement of 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, the
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget
Office below.
2. With respect to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the rules
of the House of Representatives, the Committee advises that the
bill contains no measure that authorizes funding, so no
statement of general performance and objectives for which any
measure authorizes funding is required.
3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 495
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, May 17, 2001.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May
16, 2001:
H.R. 495, a bill to designate the Federal building located
in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands,
as the ``Ron de Lugo Federal Building''; and
H.R. 819, a bill to designate the Federal building located
at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J.
Pease Federal Building.''
CBO estimates that their enactment would have no
significant impact on the federal budget, and would not effect
direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures would not apply. The bills contain 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Lanette J.
Walker.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint
resolution of a public character shall include a statement
citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the
Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted
under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act. (Public Law 104-4.)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO THE 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. (Public Law
104-1.)