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“PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1695, IVANPAH VALLEY AIRPORT PUBLIC LANDS TRANSFER ACT” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H762-H764 on March 9, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1695, IVANPAH VALLEY AIRPORT PUBLIC
LANDS TRANSFER ACT
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 433 and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:
H. Res. 433
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 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1695) to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general 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 substitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 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 Congressional 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 consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded 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 questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 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 committee 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 instructions.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) is recognized for 1 hour.
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Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.
(Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 433 would grant H.R. 1695, the Ivanpah Valley Public Lands Transfer Act, an open rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides 1 hour of general debate, equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources.
The rule makes in order the Committee on Resources amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, which shall be open for debate at any point. The rule also waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
The rule further provides that the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority and recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record. It allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill and to reduce voting time to 5 minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a 15 minute vote.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1695 has been introduced by the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Gibbons) in order to address a problem of increasing concern in his district. Southern Nevada is the fastest growing area in the United States. Both the rapidly expanding population and the area's growing popularity as a destination for travel and tourism have placed great strain on its existing commercial airport.
This bill would make available land currently in Federal ownership for the construction of a second major airport to be known as the Ivanpah Valley Airport, which would serve as an alternative for cargo and charter flight operations. The site is in an ideal location for such a facility and is on land that is no longer needed by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management. The bill requires the county to pay fair market value for this land.
Because the Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing H.R. 1695 would result in a net increase in spending of approximately
$1 million over the years 2001 to 2004, pay-as-you-go procedures would apply.
Those of us who represent districts in the West where so much of our land is owned by the Federal Government and that is not on the local tax rolls tend to be very supportive of proposals that move unneeded land out of Federal ownership, especially when it can be put to the kind of high-priority use as envisioned by the legislation of the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Gibbons). Members who have concerns about the provisions of this bill will be pleased that the Committee on Rules has reported an open rule so that any proposed amendments to H.R. 1695 that are consistent with House rules may be fully considered and debated.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the open rule for H.R. 1695.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this is an open rule. It will allow for full consideration of a bill to transfer land in Nevada to construct an airport which will serve Las Vegas.
As the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) has described, the rule for the debate time provides that the bill be equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources.
The rule permits amendments under the 5-minute rule, which is the normal amending process in the House. All Members on both sides of the aisle will have an opportunity to offer germane amendments.
The rule also makes in order an amendment that is expected to be offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen) that addresses several concerns in the bill.
Southern Nevada is one of the fastest growing areas in the country, which has placed increasing demands on Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport. Because so much of Nevada is owned by the Federal Government, the land transfer is necessary to satisfy the region's growing need for air service.
Mr. Speaker, this legislation brings to mind a related issue that is very important to me, and that is the need for regional cooperation and broad citizen support for airport expansion. In my own community in the Miami Valley of Ohio, the City of Dayton is proposing a major expansion that attempts to address the region's future air travel needs. It is important to the citizens of the area to have sufficient opportunity to contribute to the planning process and for key segments of the community to reach a mutually acceptable agreement. The process can be long and frustrating, but there is no other way to advance public cause, even one that has the potential to provide long-term benefits to the region.
The House Committee on Rules has permitted a compromise measure to come before the House that is acceptable to both sides of the aisle. It is this kind of creative problem-solving and a willingness to compromise that will advance the project and serve the Las Vegas area.
Mr. Speaker, this open rule was approved by a voice vote by the Committee on Rules, and I urge its adoption.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the resolution.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for a record vote, if ordered, on the Speaker's approval of the Journal following this vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 406, nays 0, not voting 28, as follows:
YEAS--406
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NOT VOTING--28
BarrBoswellBrown (OH)ClementCookseyDixonDoyleDunnFrostGrangerHergerKleczkaLarsonLaTouretteMcCollumMcIntoshMoran (VA)PaynePickeringSalmonSanchezScarboroughSchafferScottSpenceStupakVentoYoung (AK)
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Messrs. MALONEY of Connecticut, KLINK and KANJORSKI changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the resolution was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated For:
Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote No. 34 on March 9, 2000, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
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