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to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
The Clerk was
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and
to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment
of H.R. 1286.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed
to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 345 -
69 (Roll
no. 484).
3:29 P.M. -
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202
- 211 (Roll
no. 483).
3:09 P.M. -
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was
ordered without objection.
3:02 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Fallin
motion to recommit H.R. 1286. The
instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House
with an amendment to state that relevant State and local laws shall govern
lands within the trail with regards to possession or use of a weapon.
3:01 P.M. -
Ms. Fallin moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.
2:59 P.M. -
Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with
instructions.
2:58 P.M. -
Mr. Rahall raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with
instructions. Mr. Rahall stated that the provisions contained in the motion to
recommit were not germane to the bill. Sustained by the Chair.
2:54 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Fallin
motion to recommit H.R. 1286
pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the
motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to prohibit
or hinder the development, production, conveyance, or transmission of energy.
2:52 P.M. -
Ms. Fallin moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.
Ms. Fallin moved to recommit the bill H.R. 1286 to
the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to
the House promptly in the form to which perfected at the time of this motion,
with the following amendment: ¢ Amend section 3 to read as follows: ¢ SEC. 3.
ENERGY. ¢ Section 7 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1246) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ¢ (1) Nothing in
this Act shall prohibit or hinder the development, production, conveyance, or
transmission of energy.".
The House adopted the
amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union.
2:50 P.M. -
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1286.
2:49 P.M. -
On agreeing to the Pearce amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 424 - 0 (Roll
no. 482).
2:14 P.M. -
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1317, the Committee of the
Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr.
Pearce.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-744 to
require the Secretary to complete and submit to Congress a report on the energy
resources included in the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National
Historic Trail.
On agreeing to the
Bishop (UT) amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
2:10 P.M. -
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1317 the Committee of the
Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr.
Bishop (UT).
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-744 to
amend the language in the bill prohibiting the use of eminent domain by the
Federal government to specifically prohibit the Federal government from
acquiring, for the trail, from State or local governments, land acquired by a
State or local government through its own use of eminent domain.
1:16 P.M. -
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of
general debate on H.R. 1286.
1:13 P.M. -
The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the
Committee.
House resolved itself
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1317
and Rule XVIII.
1:12 P.M. -
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1286 with
1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered
without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in
order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill
except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report, shall be
considered as an orginial bill for the purpose of amendment.