COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
11:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE MARKUP ON:

• H.R. 1483 (Regula): To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 3058 (DeFazio): To amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, to provide full payments under such chapter to units of general local government in which entitlement land is located, to provide transitional payments during fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to those States and counties previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. "Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act of 2007"

COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTION:

H.R. 1483, To amend the Omnibus Parks & Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1483.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered by Mr. Grijalva.041. The following amendments were offered to the amendment in the nature of a substitute:

An amendment offered by Mr. Flake.200 to the Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Heller to the Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Lamborn to the Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Rahall to the Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop to the Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

The Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a ROLL CALL VOTE of 23 yeas and 12 nays.

H.R. 3058 (DeFazio), To amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, to provide full payments under such chapter to units of general local government in which entitlement land is located, to provide transitional payments during fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to those States and counties previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. "Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act of 2007"

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3058.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered by Mr. DeFazio. The following amendments were offered to the amendment in the nature of a substitute:

An amendment offered by Mrs. McMorris Rodgers to the DeFazio amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Bisop.002 to the DeFazio amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 10 yeas and 17 nays.

The DeFazio amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by voice vote.