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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–690

FLOYD H. FLAKE FEDERAL BUILDING

JUNE 22, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 3323]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 3323) to designate the Federal building

located at 158–15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York,

as the ‘‘Floyd H. Flake Federal Building’’, having considered the

same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

Floyd Flake was born in Los Angeles, California, on January 30,

1945, one of thirteen children of parents with fifth and sixth grade

education. He grew up in Houston, Texas, and received his undergraduate degree from Wilberforce University. He later earned a

doctorate of ministry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton,

Ohio.

Before assuming the pastorate of the Allen African Methodist

Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens, New York, Dr. Flake was

the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Dean of the

Chapel at Boston University, and Associate Dean of Students at

Lincoln University. In 1976, at the age of 31, Dr. Flake assumed

the leadership of Allen A.M.E. At that time the church congregation numbered about 1,200, and the annual budget was about

$250,000. Under his stewardship, the church has grown to 9,000

members, with a budget of $24 million. The Church sponsors community development efforts, including an apartment complex for

the elderly, single family homes, a shopping and commercial office

complex, a 500-student school, a home care agency, a credit union

and a transportation company. He secured funding for the construction of a new church, the largest church built in New York

since 1954.

In 1986, Dr. Flake was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 6th Congressional District of New York, where he

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served with distinction until his resignation in November 1997.

During his tenure, Dr. Flake sponsored legislative initiatives to revitalize blighted urban, commercial and residential communities.

He sponsored legislation that provided incentives for financial institutions to make market oriented investments in destabilized

urban and rural areas.

Following his resignation, Dr. Flake returned to Allen A.M.E.

Church to serve as full time pastor.

This is a fitting honor to a dedicated public servant and religious

leader.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On June 21, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H.R. 3323 designating the Federal building located

at 158–15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica Queens, New York as the

‘‘Floyd H. Flake Federal Building,’’ approved June 20, 2000, by the

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by voice vote with

a quorum present. There were no recorded votes taken during

Committee consideration of H.R. 3323.

RECORD VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires

each committee report to include the total number of votes cast for

and against on each record vote on a motion to report and on any

amendment offered to the measure or matter, and the names of

those members voting for and against. There were no recorded

votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 3323. A motion by

Mr. Franks to order H.R. 3323 favorably reported to the House was

agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.

COST OF THE LEGISLATION

Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and comparison

prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under

section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the report and is included in the

report. Such a cost estimate is included in this report.

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and section 308(a) of

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references

the report of the Congressional Budget Office below.

2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee has

received no report of oversight findings and recommendations from

the Committee on Government Reform on the subject of H.R. 3323.

3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the

following cost estimate for H.R. 3323, from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, June 21, 2000.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House

of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by the

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June

21, 2000. CBO estimates that their enactment would have no significant impact on the federal budget, and would not affect direct

spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not

apply. The legislation contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

The bills reviewed are:

H.R. 1959, a bill to designate the federal building located at 643

East Durango Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the ‘‘Adrian A.

Spears Judicial Training Center’’;

H.R. 3323, a bill to designate the federal building located at 158–

15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the ‘‘Floyd

H. Flake Federal Building’’; and

H.R. 4608, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 220 West Depot Street in Greeneville, Tennessee, as the

‘‘James H. Quillen United States Courthouse.’’

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

provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. Righter.

Sincerely,

STEVEN LIEBERMAN

(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint resolution

of a public character shall include a statement citing the specific

powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the

measure. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

finds that Congress has the authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.

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