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House Calendar No. 216

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 485

[Report No. 106–603]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State

agencies with responsibility for water source development for the purpose

of maximizing available water supply and protecting the environment

through the development of alternative water sources.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 2, 2000

Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water source development for the purpose of

maximizing available water supply and protecting the

environment through the development of alternative

water sources.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 1106) to authorize the Adminis3 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make

4 grants to State agencies with responsibility for water

5 source development for the purpose of maximizing avail6 able water supply and protecting the environment through

7 the development of alternative water sources. The first

8 reading of the bill will be dispensed with. Points of order

9 against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with

10 clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall

11 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal12 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi13 nority member of the Committee on Transportation and

14 Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be con15 sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall

16 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose

17 of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment

18 in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com19 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed

20 in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of

21 a substitute shall be considered as read. During consider22 ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com23 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on

24 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

25 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
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1 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of

2 rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

3 as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

4 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider5 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re6 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

7 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

8 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

9 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

10 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques11 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider12 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

13 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

14 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

15 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

16 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com17 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre18 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

19 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter20 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

21 without instructions.
House Calendar No. 216

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 485

[Report No. 106–603]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106)

to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants toState agencies with responsibility for watersource development for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and protecting theenvironment through the development of alternative water sources.

MAY 2, 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed