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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–403 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1011) TO DESIGNATE 

ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AS WILDERNESS OR A WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, TO DESIGNATE 

THE KIMBERLING CREEK POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA FOR EVENTUAL INCORPORATION IN THE KIMBERLING CREEK WILDERNESS, TO 

ESTABLISH THE SENG MOUNTAIN AND BEAR CREEK SCENIC AREAS, TO 

PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIL PLANS FOR THE WILDERNESS AREAS AND SCENIC AREAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

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

Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 763] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 763, by a nonrecord 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. 1011, the Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007, under a structured rule. The 

rule provides one hour of debate in the House 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 adopted and the bill, 

as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. This waiver does not 

affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure). 

The rule makes in order the amendment printed in this report 

if offered by Representative Goodlatte. The amendment made in 

order shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question, shall be considered as read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points of order against the amendment 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, notVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:26 Oct 23, 2007 Jkt 069008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR403.XXX HR403

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withstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may 

postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 

the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

(except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a waiver of rule 

XIII, clause 3(c), requiring the inclusion in the report of certain 

performance goal information. The waiver of all points of order 

against the provisions of the bill, as amended, is prophylactic. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

1. Goodlatte (VA): The amendment changes the boundary of the 

Brush Mountain East wilderness area, removing 26 acres which 

contain a power line; changes the boundaries of the Seng Mountain 

Scenic Area, removing 1,263 acres from the area to allow continued 

use of the Barton Gap Motorized trail and wildlife habitat management in key areas; changes trail language for the Raccoon Branch 

area, removing specific requirements to locate the trail along Rt 

650 and changing the connection road to Forest Development road 

49352. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOODLATTE OF VIRGINIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 20, strike ‘‘3,769 acres’’ and insert ‘‘3,743 acres’’. 

Page 3, line 22, strike ‘‘February’’ and insert ‘‘October’’. 

Page 12, line 23, strike ‘‘6,455 acres’’ and insert ‘‘5,192 acres’’. 

Page 12, line 25, strike ‘‘February’’ and insert ‘‘October’’. 

Page 18, beginning line 6, strike subsection (d) and insert the following new subsection: 

(d) TRAIL REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop 

a sustainable trail, using a contour curvilinear alignment, to provide for non-motorized travel along the southern boundary of the 

Raccoon Branch Wilderness established by section 1(11) of Public 

Law 100–326, as added by (2)(a) of this Act, connecting to Forest 

Development Road 49352 in Smyth County, Virginia.

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