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114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-81
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TO DESIGNATE A MOUNTAIN IN THE JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS OF THE SIERRA
NATIONAL FOREST AS ``SKY POINT''
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April 15, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 979]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 979) to designate a mountain in the John Muir
Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point'',
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 979 is to designate a mountain in the
John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky
Point''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
This legislation was introduced to honor Marine Staff
Sergeant Sky Mote, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 10,
2012. The bill would designate a mountain peak in the John Muir
Wilderness, under which the Mote family gathered to camp every
year, as ``Sky Point.''
Sky Mote enlisted in the Marine Corps upon graduation from
Union Mine High School in El Dorado, California. Sky's nine
years of service included a deployment to Iraq and two
deployments to Afghanistan. Sky was awarded the Navy Cross, the
Purple Heart, the Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, a Navy-
Marine Corps Achievement Medal, two Combat Action Ribbons and
three Good Conduct Medals.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 979 was introduced on February 13, 2015, by
Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA). The bill was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On March 24, 2015, the Natural
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee
on Federal Lands was discharged by unanimous consent. No
amendments were offered, and the bill was ordered favorably
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent
on March 25, 2015.
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 Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) 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)(2)(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. 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, March 27, 2015.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 979, a bill to designate a mountain in the John
Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point,''
as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources
on March 25, 2015.
CBO estimates that enacting this legislation 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. H.R. 979 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
2. Section 308(a) of 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. According to the
Congressional Budget Office, enactment of the bill would have
no significant effect on the federal budget.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to designate a mountain in the John
Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point''.
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.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.
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