[House Report 106-826]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-826
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EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT ADDITIONS ACT
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September 7, 2000.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3745]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 3745) to authorize the addition of certain parcels to the
Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa, having considered the
same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend
that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Effigy Mounds National Monument
Additions Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Proposed
Boundary Adjustments/Effigy Mounds National Monument'',
numbered 394/800 35, and dated May 1999.
(2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Effigy Mounds
National Monument, Iowa.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may acquire by purchase, from willing
sellers only, each of the parcels described in subsection (b).
(b) Parcels.--The parcels referred to in subsection (a) are the
following:
(1) Ferguson/kistler tract.--The parcel consisting of
approximately 1054 acres of undeveloped, privately-owned land
located in portions of secs. 28, 29, 31, 32, and 33, T. 95 N.,
R. 3 W., Fairview Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, as depicted
on the map.
(2) Riverfront tract.--The parcel consisting of approximately
50 acres of bottom land located between the Mississippi River
and the north unit of the Monument in secs. 27 and 34, Fairview
Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, as depicted on the map.
(c) Boundary Adjustment.--On acquisition of a parcel described in
subsection (b), the Secretary shall modify the boundary of the Monument
to include the parcel. Any parcel included within the boundary of the
Monument pursuant to this subsection shall be administered by the
Secretary as part of the Monument.
(d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act $750,000.
Purpose of The BILL
The purpose of H.R. 3745 is to authorize the addition of
certain parcels to the Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa.
Background and Need For Legislation
Effigy Mounds National Monument, created by Presidential
Proclamation in 1949, is located in northeastern Iowa along the
Mississippi River. Currently, the 1481-acre Monument protects
approximately 200 mound sites built by Eastern Woodland Indians
from about 500 BC to 1300 AD. Although prehistoric mounds are
common from the Midwest to the Atlantic seaboard, they seldom
are found in an effigy outline of mammals, birds, or reptiles.
The 200 mounds, including the 29 effigy mounds, are thought to
have served a variety of purposes such as territory markers,
burials, or other cultural activities. The Monument hosts an
estimated 80,000 visitors annually.
H.R. 3745 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire 5 tracts of land from willing sellers to expand the
boundaries of Effigy Mounds National Monument. The Iowa Natural
Heritage Foundation has negotiated the purchase of the
Ferguson/Kistler Tract, which represents the largest of the 5
parcels at 1045 acres. This tract also contains two effigy
mounds and numerous other historic and prehistoric sites. The
acquired land would consist approximately 1100 acres and the
Monument boundary adjusted accordingly. H.R. 3745 would
authorize $750,000 to be appropriated to carry out this bill.
Committee Action
H.R. 3745 was introduced by Congressman James Nussle (R-IA)
on February 29, 2000. The bill was referred to the Committee on
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on
National Parks and Public Lands. On June 8, 2000, the
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On June 27, 2000, the
Subcommittee met to consider the bill. An amendment in the
nature of a substitute was offered by Congressman James V.
Hansen (R-UT) to limit the monument expansion to the Ferguson/
Kistler Tract (1,054 acres) and the Riverfront tract (15
acres). The amendment was adopted by a recorded vote of 7-6, as
follows:
No further amendments were offered, and the bill, as
amended, was ordered favorably reported to the Resources
Committee by voice vote. The Resources Committee met to
consider the bill on July 26, 2000. The bill, as amended, was
ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by
unanimous consent, with a technical amendment changing the
acreage of the Riverfront tract from 15 acres to 50 acres.
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 Resources' oversight findings and recommendations
are reflected in the body of this report.
Constitutional Authority Statement
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
Compliance With House Rule XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) 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)(3)(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.
2. 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.
3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause
3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Committee has received no report of
oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on
Government Reform on this bill.
4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. 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.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, August 3, 2000.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3745, the Effigy
Mounds National Monument Additions Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
H.R. 3745--Effigy Mounds National Monument Additions Act
H.R. 3745 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
purchase two parcels of land totaling about 1,100 acres to be
added to the Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. For this
purpose, the bill would authorize the appropriation of
$750,000.
Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts and based
on information provided by the National Park Service (NPS), CBO
estimates that implementing H.R. 3745 would cost the federal
government about $2 million over the next five years. Of this
amount, $750,000 would be used to purchase the two parcels
authorized for inclusion in the monument's boundaries and
$500,000 would be used to construct a visitor contact station
on the larger of the two parcels, the Ferguson/Kistler tract.
Finally, annual costs to operate the expanded monument would
increase by about $250,000 as a result of the bill.
H.R. 3745 would not affect direct spending or receipts;
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply. The bill
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as
defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have no
significant impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal
governments.
On July 19, 2000, CBO submitted a cost estimate for S.
1643, the Effigy Mounds National Monument Additions Act, as
ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources on July 13, 2000. The Senate bill would allow three
more land parcels to be acquired by the NPS and would authorize
$250,000 more for that purpose.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis.
The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt State, local, or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.