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House Calendar No. 216
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 485
[Report No. 106–603]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106) to authorize the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State
agencies with responsibility for water source development for the purpose
of maximizing available water supply and protecting the environment
through the development of alternative water sources.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2000
Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106) to author-
ize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsi-
bility for water source development for the purpose of
maximizing available water supply and protecting the
environment through the development of alternative
water sources.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
rule XVIII, 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. 1106) to authorize the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make
grants to State agencies with responsibility for water
source development for the purpose of maximizing avail-
able water supply and protecting the environment through
the development of alternative water sources. The first
reading of the bill will be dispensed with. Points of order
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with
clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered 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 substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed
in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be considered as read. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
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sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of
rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered
as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider-
ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any
postponed question that follows another electronic vote
without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
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 com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
House Calendar No. 216
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 485
[Report No. 106–603]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106)
to authorize the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to make grants to
State agencies with responsibility for water
source development for the purpose of maxi-
mizing available water supply and protecting the
environment through the development of alter-
native water sources.
MAY 2, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed