[House Report 106-588]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-588
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MERRILL S. PARKS, JR., FEDERAL BUILDING
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April 13, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1571]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 1571) to designate the Federal
building under construction at 600 State Street in New Haven,
Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal
Building'', having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
Merrill Parks was born in 1944 in Tennessee. After serving
as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, he received
his B.S. Degree from Memphis State University. Agent Parks
began his career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
1970, with general criminal investigation assignments in Butte,
Montana. From 1971 until 1979 he served in the New York
Division investigating organized crime violations. Agent Parks
was subsequently promoted as a Supervisory Agent.
As an expert in Organized Crime, Agent Parks was reassigned
to FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC and managed the FBI's
national program identifying organized crime infiltration into
legitimate businesses.
In 1982, Parks was appointed as Chief of the FBI's first
Drug Unit. After numerous promotions and assignments, Agent
Parks was appointed the FBI's first representative to the White
House domestic Policy Advisory Board regarding narcotics. From
1994 until his death, Agent Parks served as Special Agent in
Charge of FBI operations for the State of Connecticut.
This is a fitting honor to a dedicated public servant.
committee consideration
On April 11, 2000, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported H.R. 1571, designating the Federal building
under construction at 600 State Street in New Haven,
Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal
Building'', discharged from the Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline
Transportation. There were no recorded votes taken during
Committee consideration of H.R. 1571.
record 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.
1571 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 1571
favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a
quorum being present.
cost of the legislation
Clause 3(d)(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 the requirement of 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 the
subject of H.R. 1571.
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.
1571 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, April 12, 2000.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
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
April 11, 2000. CBO estimates that their enactment would have
no significant impact on the federal budget, and would not
affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures would not apply. The legislation 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 bills reviewed are:
H.R. 1405, a bill to designate the federal
building located at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina,
Ohio, as the ``Donald J. Pease Federal Building;''
H.R. 1571, a bill to designate the federal
building under construction at 600 State Street in New
Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr.,
Federal Building;''
H.R. 1729, a bill to designate the federal
facility located at 1301 Emmet Street in
Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Pamela B. Gwin
Hall;'' and
H.R. 1901, a bill to designate the United
States border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the
``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station.''
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R.
Righter.
Sincerely,
Steven Lieberman
(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 posers 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.