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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session No. 110–165 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1100) TO REVISE THE 

BOUNDARY OF THE CARL SANDBURG HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 

IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 22, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. ARCURI, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 429] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 429, by a non-record vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1100 the Carl 

Sandburg Home National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act of 

2007, under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 

except clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule provides that the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be 

considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this 

report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in the 

order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 

10 of Rule XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may 


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postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 

the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the bill and against the committee amendment in the nature of 

a substitute (except for those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of 

Rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The 

waivers of all points of order are prophylactic in nature. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Bishop, Rob (UT)—The amendment delays the acquisition of 

any new land for the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 

until after deferred maintenance has been completed at the site.—

10 minutes 

2. Bishop, Rob (UT)—The amendment reduces the total amount 

of acreage which can be acquired for the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site from 115 acres to five (for use as a visitor center and parking lot).—10 minutes 

3. Heller (NV)—The amendment eliminates the use of appropriated funds to acquire 110 acres of land for the Carl Sandburg 

Home National Historic Site, but still allows the land to be acquired by donation, purchase with donated funds or by exchange 

with other lands.—10 minutes 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP OF

UTAH, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 2, line 20, after the period insert the following: ‘‘The authority to acquire property under this subsection may not be exercised until all maintenance for the Historic Site deferred as of the 

day before the date of the enactment of this Act has been completed.’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP OF

UTAH, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 2, line 18, strike ‘‘110’’ and insert ‘‘five’’. 

Page 2, line 18, strike the comma at the end. 

Page 2, strike ‘‘within the area depicted on the map,’’. 

Page 2, line 22, strike ‘‘also’’ and all that follows through ‘‘acres’’

on line 23 and insert the following: ‘‘use the land, water, or interests in land and water acquired under subsection (a)’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HELLER OF

NEVADA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 2, strike lines 15 through 20 and insert the following: 

(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire from 

willing sellers by donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange not more than 110 acres of land, water, or interests in land 


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and water, within the area depicted on the map, to be added to the 

Historic Site.’’. 

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