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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–505 

TO DESIGNATE A PEAK LOCATED IN NEVADA AS ‘‘MOUNT 

REAGAN’’ 

JUNE 30, 2014.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 4017] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 4017) to designate a peak located in Nevada as ‘‘Mount 

Reagan’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 

without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 4017 is to designate a peak located in Nevada as ‘‘Mount Reagan’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

H.R. 4017 would designate one of the peaks of Frenchman Mountain near Las Vegas, Nevada, as ‘‘Mount Reagan’’. Efforts in 2013 

by a Nevada group to name a 4,000 foot peak on Frenchman Mountain near Las Vegas in honor of President Reagan had won the approval of the Nevada Board on Geographic Names and was due for 

review by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. However, action 

was blocked when a bill was introduced to name the peak after a 

former Lieutenant Governor of the state. The protocols of the U.S. 

Board of Geographic Names prevent it from acting when a naming 

bill is pending in Congress. H.R. 4017 names a different, nearby 

peak after Ronald Reagan. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 4017 was introduced on February 6, 2014, by Congressman 

Joseph J. Heck (R–NV). The bill was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 


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on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. On March 25, 

2014, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On April 9, 

2014, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. 

The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation 

was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Peter A. 

DeFazio (D–OR) offered an amendment designated .066; the 

amendment was not adopted by voice vote. The bill was then 

adopted and ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

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

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) of that rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, April 15, 2014. 

Hon. DOC HASTINGS, 

Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 4017, a bill to designate a peak located in Nevada as 

‘‘Mount Reagan,’’ as ordered reported by the House Committee on 

Natural Resources on April 9, 2014. 

CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect direct 

spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not 

apply. H.R. 4017 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 

mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

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

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave. 

Sincerely, 

PETER A. FONTAINE

(For Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director) 

2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required by 

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, 

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thority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 

tax expenditures. CBO estimates that enacting the legislation 

would have no significant effect on the federal budget 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to designate a peak located in Nevada as ‘‘Mount 

Reagan’’. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing law. 

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