[Senate Report 115-94]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 124
115th Congress} { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 115-94
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ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK DESIGNATION ACT OF 2017
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June 8, 2017.--Ordered to be printed
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Ms. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 117]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 117) to designate a mountain peak in the
State of Montana as ``Alex Diekmann Peak,'' having considered
the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and
recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Beginning on page 1, strike line 6 and all that follows
through page 4, line 2, and insert the following:
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MONTANA.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 117 is to designate a mountain peak in
the State of Montana as ``Alex Diekmann Peak.''
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Alex Diekmann was a renowned conservationist who lived in
Bozeman, Montana. Mr. Diekmann dedicated his professional life
to protecting the natural and scenic resources of the Northern
Rockies. Over the course of his career, Mr. Diekmann was
responsible for the protection of more than 50 distinct areas
in the States of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, and the
conservation of more than 100,000 acres, including mountains
and valleys, rivers and creeks, ranches and farms, and historic
sites and open spaces.
Mr. Diekmann played a central role in securing the future
of an array of landscapes, including the Devil's Canyon in the
Craig Thomas Special Management Area in Wyoming and a number of
other lands across the Crown of the Continent in Montana. These
include the world-famous Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; Glacier
National Park; the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem; recreational trails,
working forests and ranches; and critical drinking water supply
for Whitefish. Mr. Diekmann made a particularly profound mark
on the preservation of the natural wonders in and near the
Madison Valley and the Madison Range, in Montana, where more
than 12 miles of the Madison River and much of the world-class
scenery, fish and wildlife, and recreation opportunities of the
area have become and shall remain conserved and available to
the public because of his efforts.
After inspiring others with his skill, passion, and spirit
of partnership that brought together communities, landowners,
sportsmen, and the public at large, Mr. Diekmann lost a heroic
battle with cancer on February 1, 2016, at the age of 52. He is
survived by his wife, Lisa, and their two sons, Logan and Liam,
and leaves a lasting legacy across Montana and the Northern
Rockies that will benefit all people of the United States today
and in the generations to follow.
To honor Mr. Diekmann's legacy, S. 117 designates an
unnamed peak in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana as the
``Alex Diekmann Peak.''
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
S. 117 was introduced by Senators Daines and Tester on
January 12, 2017.
In the 114th Congress, Senators Daines and Tester
introduced similar legislation, S. 3192, on July 13, 2016. The
Committee held a hearing on S. 3192 on September 22, 2016.
A companion bill, H.R. 5778, was introduced by
Representative Zinke in the House of Representatives on July
13, 2016.
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met in an
open business session on March 30, 2017, and ordered S. 117, as
amended, favorably reported.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in
open business session on March 30, 2017, by a voice vote of a
quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 117, as
amended.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
During its consideration of S. 117, the Committee adopted
an amendment to delete the findings.
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
Section 1. Short title
Section 1 provides a short title for the measure.
Section 2. Designation of Alex Deikmann Peak, Montana
Section 2(a) provides the coordinates and description of
the peak and designates it as the ``Alex Diekmann Peak.''
Subsection (b) requires any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United
States to refer to the peak described in section 2(a) as ``Alex
Diekmann Peak.''
COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
The following estimate of the costs of this measure has
been provided by the Congressional Budget Office:
S. 117--Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2017
CBO estimates that enacting S. 117 would have no
significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not increase net
direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
S. 117 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal
governments.
The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave.
REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION
In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in
carrying out S. 117. The bill is not a regulatory measure in
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals
and businesses.
No personal information would be collected in administering
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal
privacy.
Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the
enactment of S. 117, as ordered reported.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING
S. 117, as ordered reported, does not contain any
congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits,
or limited tariff benefits as defined in rule XLIV of the
Standing Rules of the Senate.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
Because S. 117 is similar to legislation considered by the
Committee in the 114th Congress, the Committee did not request
Executive Agency views. The testimony provided by the U.S.
Forest Service at the hearing before the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources on September 22, 2016, follows:
Statement of Leslie Weldon Deputy Chief, National Forest System Forest
Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
Madam Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for
the opportunity to present the views of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) regarding S. 346, S. 2991, S. 3192, S. 3203,
S. 3254, and S. 3273.
s. 3192, ``the alex diekmann peak designation act of 2016''
This bill would name a currently unnamed mountain for
renowned conservationist Alex Diekmann. The 9,765-foot peak is
located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the
western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, on the
Beaverhead National Forest in Montana.
The Department of Agriculture supports this bill.
changes in existing law
In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no
changes in existing law are made by the bill as ordered
reported.
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