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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 107–428

WAYNE LYMAN MORSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

MAY 2, 2002.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H.R. 2672]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 2672) to designate the United States

courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

H.R. 2672 is a bill designating the United States courthouse to

be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon,

as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse’’.

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION

H.R. 2672 was introduced on July 30, 2001 by Congressman

DeFazio. The legislation will designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene,

Oregon, as the Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse.

Born in 1900 in Dane County, Wisconsin, Senator Morse graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1924, from the law department at the University of Minnesota in 1928 and from Columbia University Law School in 1932. Senator Morse was a professor

of law and later dean at the University of Oregon Law School until

his election to the United States Senate in 1944. Early in his career, he witnessed America’s rapid urban and industrial development. Senator Morse worked to maintain a balanced connection between political democracy and the citizens of that democracy, upholding the belief that this country’s true wealth, its people, would

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lican, an Independent and as a Democrat prior to his defeat in the

election of 1968. Senator Morse died while campaigning for a return to the Senate in 1974.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported

H.R. 2672.

On March 20, 2002, the Full Committee met in open session and

ordered reported H.R. 2672, a bill designating the United States

courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse’’. The bill was discharged from the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management

and a motion by Mr. Borski to order H.R. 2672 favorably reported

to the House was agreed to by the Full Committee unanimously,

by voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes

taken during Committee consideration of H.R. 2672.

ROLLCALL 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 rollcall 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. 2672 reported.

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of

the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee’s oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in this report.

COST OF LEGISLATION

Clause 3(c)(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 308(a) of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references the

report of the Congressional Budget Office included 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 advises that the bill contains no measure that authorizes funding, so

no statement of general performance and objectives for which any

measure authorizes funding is required.

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. 2672 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, March 22, 2002.

Hon. DON YOUNG,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following legislation, as ordered reported by the House

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 20,

2001:

• H.R. 2672, a bill to designate the United States courthouse

to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse.’’;

• H.R. 2911, a bill to designate the federal building located

at 5100 Point Branch Parkway in College Park, Maryland, as

the ‘‘Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building.’’

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.

These bills contain 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.

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

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew Pickford.

Sincerely,

BARRY B. ANDERSON

(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.

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office

pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

(Public Law 104–4).

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation.

APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate 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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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

H.R. 2672 makes no changes to existing law.

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