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Calendar No. 361 

110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 110–163 

DESIGNATION OF JIM WEAVER LOOP TRAIL, 

WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. BINGAMAN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 247] 

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 

referred the Act (H.R. 247) to designate a Forest Service trail at 

Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a 

former Member of the House of Representatives, having considered 

the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the Act do pass. 

PURPOSE

The purpose of H.R. 247 is to designate a 19.6-mile trail around 

Waldo Lake, on the Willamette National Forest in Oregon, as a national recreation trail under the National Trails System Act, to be 

known as the ‘‘Jim Weaver Loop Trail.’’ 

BACKGROUND AND NEED

Jim Weaver represented Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District 

in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, an area that 

includes Lane County and the Willamette National Forest. During 

his tenure in Congress, Representative Weaver was a member of 

the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (now known as the 

Natural Resources Committee) and was a proponent of many natural resource conservation measures, including the designation of 

new wilderness areas north of Waldo Lake in the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984. 

H.R. 247 designates a Forest Service trail as the ‘‘Jim Weaver 

Loop Trail’’ in honor of Congressman Weaver. 


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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

H.R. 247, sponsored by Congressman DeFazio, passed the House 

of Representatives by a voice vote on March 5, 2007. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the bill on May 15, 

2007, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ordered H.R. 247 favorably reported on July 25, 2007. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open business session on July 25, 2007, by a voice vote of a quorum present, 

recommends that the Senate pass H.R. 247. 

SUMMARY OF THE MEASURE

H.R. 247 designates Forest Service trail 3590 in the Willamette 

National Forest in Lane County, Oregon as the ‘‘Jim Weaver Loop 

Trail.’’ The trail extends 19.6 miles around Waldo Lake. The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to prepare, install, and maintain 

an appropriate sign at the trailhead to indicate the name of the 

trail. 

COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

The following estimate of costs of this measure has been provided 

by the Congressional Budget Office: 

JULY 26, 2007. 

Hon. JEFF BINGAMAN, 

Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 

U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 247, an act to designate 

a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National 

Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor 

of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives. 

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

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Tyler Kruzich. 

Sincerely, 

PETER R. ORSZAG. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 247—An act to designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake 

in the Willamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a 

national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former 

Member of the House of Representatives 

H.R. 247 would designate approximately 20 miles of trail around 

Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon as the 

‘‘Jim Weaver Loop Trail.’’ The Secretary of Agriculture would be required to install and maintain an interpretive sign at the trailhead 

of the Jim Weaver Loop Trail detailing the life and career of Congressman Weaver. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 247 

would not have a significant effect on the federal budget. Enacting 

H.R. 247 would not affect direct spending or revenues. 

H.R. 247 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. 


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The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Tyler Kruzich. This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following evaluation 

of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in carrying out 

H.R. 247. The Act is not a regulatory measure in the sense of imposing Government-established standards or significant economic 

responsibilities on private individuals and businesses. 

No personal information would be collected in administering the 

program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal privacy. 

Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the enactment of H.R. 247, as ordered reported. 

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

The testimony provided by the Department of Agriculture at the 

May 15, 2007, hearing on H.R. 247 follows: 

STATEMENT OF JOEL HOLTROP, DEPUTY CHIEF, NATIONAL

FOREST SYSTEM, FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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H.R. 247, DESIGNATION OF ‘‘JIM WEAVER LOOP TRAIL,’’

WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST

Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank 

you for the opportunity to provide the views of the Department of Agriculture on these bills: S. 1057, New River 

Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007; S. 1281, Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2007; and H.R. 247, which designates 

a Forest Service trail in the Willamette National Forest as 

a National Recreation Trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a 

former member of the House of Representatives. 

* * * * * * * 

H.R. 247, DESIGNATION OF THE ‘‘JIM WEAVER LOOP TRAIL,’’ WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST

H.R. 247 would designate a 19.6 mile trail known as 

Trail 3590, the Waldo Lake Loop, on the Willamette National Forest as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim 

Weaver, former member of the House of Representatives 

from Oregon. The trail would be a component of the National Trails System and would be renamed the ‘‘Jim Weaver Loop Trail.’’ The bill would also authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare, install, and maintain an 

interpretive sign honoring the life and career of Congressman Jim Weaver. 

The Department supports enactment of this legislation 

to honor former Representative Jim Weaver. 

This concludes my prepared statement and I would be 

pleased to answer any questions you may have. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no changes in existing law are made by the Act H.R. 247, as ordered reported. 

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