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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–81 

TO DESIGNATE A MOUNTAIN IN THE JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS OF THE SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST AS ‘‘SKY 

POINT’’ 

APRIL 15, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

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 

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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 

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tives 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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