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House Calendar No. 28
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 142
[Report No. 105–88]
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 478) to amend the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and
local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with that Act in building,
operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, facilities, or
structures.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 6, 1997
Mr. LINDER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 478) to
amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve
the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal
agencies to comply with that Act in building, operating,
maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, facilities,
or structures.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 478) to amend the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and
local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with that Act
in building, operating, maintaining, or repairing flood con-
trol projects, facilities, or structures. The first reading of
the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Resources. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under
the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now
printed in the bill. Each section of the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as
read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri-
ority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member
offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that
purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed
shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
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and report the bill to the House with such amendments
as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted
in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the commit-
tee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 28
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 142
[Report No. 105–88]
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
478) to amend the Endangered Species Act of
1973 to improve the ability of individuals and
local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with
that Act in building, operating, maintaining, or
repairing flood control projects, facilities, or
structures.
MAY 6, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed