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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 106–113

HURFF A. SAUNDERS FEDERAL BUILDING

APRIL 27, 1999.—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 S. 453]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (S. 453) to designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ‘‘Hurff A.

Saunders Federal Building’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill

do pass.

Hurff A. Saunders was a resident of Alaska who played an instrumental role in the state’s history both as a territory and as a

state. He moved from South Dakota to Ketchikan, Alaska, prior to

World War II, where he accepted a civilian engineering position

with the United States Coast Guard. During the war he played a

critical role in the ability of the United States Navy and Coast

Guard to navigate the North Pacific waters by correctly determining the latitude and longitude of various key aids to navigation

that were misidentified on official charts at that time.

Following the war, Mr. Saunders returned to a civil engineering

position with the Federal Government. In this position, he supervised several public works projects throughout what was at that

time the Territory and later the State of Alaska, completing the

projects on schedule and within budget. In 1966, just prior to his

retirement, Mr. Saunders successfully completed his final federal

construction project, the Juneau Federal Building, Post Office and

United States Courthouse, which this bill now designates in his

honor.

This is a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant.
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HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

No hearings were held on S. 453.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On April 22, 1999, the Full Committee met in open session and

ordered reported S. 453, to designate the federal building located

at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska as the ‘‘Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building,’’ approved April 21, 1999 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 S. 453.

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 S. 453 favorably reported.

A motion by Mr. Franks to order S. 453 favorably reported to the

House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.

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(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 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 has

received no report of oversight findings and recommendations from

the Committee on Government Reform on the subject of S. 453.

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 S. 453 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, April 26, 1999.

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 April

22, 1999. 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 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. The

bills reviewed are:

H.R. 118, a bill to designate the federal building located at

300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ‘‘J.J. ‘Jake’ Pickle

Federal Building;’’

H.R. 560, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at the intersection of Comercio and

San Justo Streets in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Jose ́ V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse;’’

H.R. 686, a bill to designate a United States courthouse in

Brownsville, Texas, as the ‘‘Garza-Vela United States Courthouse;’’

H.R. 1121, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newnan,

Georgia, as the ‘‘Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United

States Courthouse;’’

S. 437, an act to desginate the United States courthouse

under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las

Vegas, Nevada, as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse;’’ and

S. 460, an act to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as

the ‘‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.’’

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

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

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.
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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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