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105TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 105–36

J. PHIL CAMPBELL, SENIOR, NATURAL RESOURCE

CONSERVATION CENTER

MARCH 20, 1997.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State

of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. SMITH of Oregon, from the Committee on Agriculture,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 785]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill

(H.R. 785) to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource Conservation Center, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill

do pass.

BRIEF EXPLANATION

H.R. 785 designates the Southern Piedmont Conservation Research Center as the ‘‘J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource

Conservation Center’’.

PURPOSE AND NEED

H.R. 785 is intended to rename the Piedmont Conservation Research Center as the ‘‘J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource

Conservation Center’’ in order to memorialize the Franklin D.

Roosevelt appointee who was instrumental in locating the Center

in Watkinsville, Georgia, and maintaining funding of the Center

and for his profound contribution to American agriculture.

SECTION-BY-SECTION

Section 1 provides that the Piedmont Conservation Research

Center located at 1420 Experimental Station Road in Watkinsville,

Georgia, be designated as the ‘‘J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural

Resource Conservation Center’’.
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Section 2 provides that any reference to the Center in a map,

regulation or the like reflect this designation.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

The Committee on Agriculture met, pursuant to notice and with

a quorum present, on March 12, 1997, to consider H.R. 785 and

other pending business. Chairman Smith recognized Mr. Combest,

Chairman of the Subcommittee, for an explanation of H.R. 785 and

other pending legislation. Mr. Combest requested that by unanimous consent the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research be discharged from further consideration of H.R.

785 and other legislation (H.R. 111 and H.R. 394 were included in

the request). Without objection, the unanimous consent request

was agreed to.

Mr. Combest provided a brief explanation of the bill, and Mr.

Chambliss was also recognized and spoke in favor of the bill. After

consideration of several bills, Mr. Combest moved that the bill,

H.R. 785, be adopted and favorably reported to the House with a

recommendation that it pass. Mr. Combest’s motion was agreed to

by a voice vote of the Committee, a majority quorum being present.

The Committee then proceeded to other items of business.

REPORTING THE BILL—ROLLCALL VOTES

In compliance with clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI of the House of Representatives, H.R. 785 was reported by voice vote with a majority

quorum present. There was no request for a recorded vote.

ADMINISTRATION POSITION

Because H.R. 785 is identical to a bill, H.R. 3387, that was reported favorably to the House June 19, 1996, the Department of

Agriculture was not requested to provide its views on the bill, and

the Department of Agriculture did not offer views. During consideration of H.R. 3387 in the 104th Congress, the Department of Agriculture indicated it had no objection to enactment of H.R. 3387.

BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE (SECTIONS 308, 403, AND 424)

The provisions of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of the

House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 (relating to estimates of new budget authority,

new spending authority, new credit authority, or increased or decreased revenues or tax expenditures) are not considered applicable. The estimate and comparison required to be prepared by the

Director of the Congressional Budget Office under clause 2(l)(3)(C)

of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and sections

403 and 424 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 submitted to

the Committee prior to the filing of this report are as follows:
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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, March 13, 1997.

Hon. BOB SMITH,

Chairman, Committee on Agriculture,

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 785, a bill to designate

the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource Conservation Center.

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jim Langley.

Sincerely,

JUNE E. O’NEILL, Director.

Enclosure.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H.R. 785—A bill to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural

Resource Conservation Center

CBO estimates that enacting this bill would have no significant

effect on the federal budget. Because the bill would not affect direct

spending or receipts, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.

H.R. 785 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates

as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and

would have no impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.

H.R. 785 would designate the Southern Piedmont Conservation

Research Center located at 1420 Experimental Station Road in

Watkinsville, Georgia, as the ‘‘J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural

Resource Conservation Center.’’

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jim Langley. This estimate was approved by Paul N. Van de Water, Assistant Director

for Budget Analysis.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the Committee finds the Constitutional authority for this legislation in Article I, clause 8, section 18, that grants

Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested by Congress in the Government of the

United States or in any department or officer thereof.

OVERSIGHT STATEMENT

No summary of oversight findings and recommendations made by

the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight as provided

for in clause 2(l)(3)(D) of rule XI, and under clause 4(c)(2) of rule

X of the Rules of the House of Representatives was available to the

Committee with reference to the subject matter specifically addressed by H.R. 785.
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COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

Pursuant to clause 2(l)(3)(A) of rule XI and clause 2(b)(1) of rule

X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on

Agriculture’s oversight findings and recommendations are reflected

in the body of this report.

COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE

Pursuant to clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of

Representative, the Committee report incorporates the cost estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office

pursuant to sections 403 and 424 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committee within the meaning of section 5(b) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act is created by this legislation.

APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not related to the

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104–1).

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