[House Report 116-503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 116-503
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B-47 RIDGE DESIGNATION ACT
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September 14, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1267]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1267) to designate a mountain ridge in the State
of Montana as `` B-47 Ridge'', having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that
the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 1267 is to designate a mountain ridge
in the State of Montana as ``B-47 Ridge.''
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
On July 23, 1962, a B-47 Bomber left Dyess Air Force Base
in Texas for a routine training mission over Montana but
crashed into the southwestern slope of Emigrant Peak in the
Gallatin National Forest, killing all four Air Force officers
on board.\1\
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\1\Perrin Stein, Senate Passes Bill to Name Ridge in Paradise
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paradise-valley/article_c4ea6514-90d6 509f-aff5-1e0f61e06fb8.html.
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In honor of the Air Force crew that lost their lives in the
crash, H.R. 1267 designates a currently unnamed mountain ridge
off the southwest side of Emigrant Peak as ``B-47 Ridge'' and
authorizes the instillation of a plaque on the ridge. The
legislation stipulates that no federal funds may be expended
for the design, procurement, installation, or maintenance of
the plaque.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 1267 was introduced on February 14, 2019, by
Representative Greg Gianforte (R-MT). The bill was referred
solely to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the
Committee to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands. On June 18, 2020, the Subcommittee held a hearing
on the bill. On July 29, 2020, the Natural Resources Committee
met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by
unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill was
adopted and ordered favorably reported to the House of
Representatives by unanimous consent.
HEARINGS
For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the
116th Congress--the following hearing was used to develop or
consider H.R. 1267: legislative hearing by the Subcommittee on
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held on June 18,
2020.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause3(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 AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, September 2, 2020.
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1267, the B-47
Ridge Designation Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani
Shankaran.
Sincerely,
Phillip L. Swagel,
Director.
Enclosure.
H.R. 1267 would designate a mountain ridge in the Gallatin
National Forest in Montana as B-47 Ridge and would permit the
installation of a plaque that memorializes the crash of a U.S.
Air Force B-47 aircraft at the site. The bill would prohibit
the use of federal funds to design, install, or maintain the
plaque.
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1267 would have no
significant effect on spending subject to appropriation.
On January 15, 2020, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S.
490, the B-47 Ridge Designation Act, as reported by the Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 17, 2019.
The two bills are similar and CBO's estimates of their
budgetary effects are the same.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Janani
Shankaran. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss,
Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and
objectives of this bill are to designate a mountain ridge in
the State of Montana as ``B-47 Ridge.''
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.
UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
EXISTING PROGRAMS
This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of
the federal government known to be duplicative of another
program.
APPLICABILITY TO 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.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW
Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the
U.S. Constitution.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing
law.
SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS
None.