[House Report 108-556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 108-556
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LUIS A. FERRE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND POST OFFICE BUILDING
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June 21, 2004.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3742]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 3742) to designate the United
States courthouse and post office building located at 93 Atocha
Street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Luis A. Ferre United
States Courthouse and Post Office Building,'' having considered
the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and
recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 3742 is to provide for the designation
of the United States courthouse and post office building
located at 93 Atocha Street in Ponce, Puerto Rico as the ``Luis
A. Ferre United States Courthouse and Post Office Building.''
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION
Born on February 17, 1904, Luis Ferre grew up in the span
between the ousting of Spanish troops and the granting of
United States citizenship. After graduating from primary school
in Puerto Rico, he attended and graduated from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1924 with a
degree in Engineering, and a degree in Mechanical Engineering
in 1925.
He then put his degree to work for the family business,
Ferre Enterprises. He ran for office in 1940 as a mayoral
candidate for the City of Ponce. He was elected to the Puerto
Rican House of Representatives in 1952 and was elected Governor
of Puerto Rico in 1968. He also served in the Puerto Rican
Senate from 1977 to 1980 and 1981 to 1984, as President of that
body from 1977 to 1980. Luis Ferre was also an avid patron of
the arts and founded an art museum in his hometown of Ponce. He
was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President
George H. W. Bush in 1991.
Luis Ferre passed away on October 21, 2003.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
This section designates the United States courthouse and
post office building located at 93 Atocha Street in Ponce,
Puerto Rico as the ``Luis A. Ferre United States Courthouse and
Post Office Building.''
Section 2. References
This section clarifies that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the building located at 93 Atocha Street in Ponce,
Puerto Rico be deemed a reference to the ``Luis A. Ferre United
States Courthouse and Post Office Building.''
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Mr. Acevedo-Vila of Puerto Rico introduced H.R. 3742 on
January 28, 2004. On May 12, 2004, the Full Committee
discharged the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public
Buildings and Emergency Management from further consideration.
The Full Committee then considered H.R. 3742. A motion by Mr.
LaTourette, to order H.R. 3742 favorably reported to the House
was agreed to by the Full Committee unanimously, by voice vote,
with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes taken
during Committee consideration of H.R. 3742.
ROLLCALL VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives
requires each committee report to include the total number of
votes cast for and against on each rollcall vote on a motion to
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter,
and the names of those members voting for and against. There
were no rollcall votes taken in conjunction with ordering H.R.
3742 favorably reported.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are
reflected in this report.
COST OF LEGISLATION
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is
included in this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
(1) With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office
included below.
(2) With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, no
statement of performance goals and objectives for this
legislation are required as no funding is authorized.
(3) With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R.
3742 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, May 13, 2004.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation as ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 12,
2004:
H.R. 3428, a bill to designate a portion of
the United States courthouse located at 2100 Jamieson
Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Justin W.
Williams United States Attorney's Building'';
H.R. 3734, a bill to designate the federal
building located at Fifth and Richardson Avenues in
Roswell, New Mexico, as the ``Joe Skeen Federal
Building'';
H.R. 3742, a bill to designate the United
States courthouse and post office building located at
93 Atocha Street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Luis
A. Ferre United States Courthouse and Post Office
Building''; and
H.R. 3884, a bill to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse located at 615
East Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas, as the
``Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States
Courthouse.''
CBO estimates that enactment of these bills would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues. These bills contain no
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on
state, local, or tribal governments.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth M. Robinson
(For Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director).
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause (3)(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or
joint resolution of a public character shall include a
statement citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in
the Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted
under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act. (Public Law 104-4).
PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local or
tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 3742 does not
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act. (Public Law
104-1).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 3742 makes no changes in existing law.