[House Report 111-611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 111-611
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RAY DAVES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER
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September 20, 2010.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 5591]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 5591) to designate the facility of
the Federal Aviation Administration located at Spokane
International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Ray
Daves Air Traffic Control Tower'', having considered the same,
report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the
bill as amended do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International
Airport in Spokane, Washington, and any successor airport traffic
control tower at that location, shall be known and designated as the
``Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the airport traffic control tower
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Ray
Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the airport traffic control tower
located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane,
Washington, as the ``Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower''.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
H.R. 5591, as amended, designates the Federal Aviation
Administration airport traffic control tower located at the
Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the
``Ray Daves Air Traffic Control Tower''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Ray Daves was a radioman for the U.S. Navy at the Pacific
Fleet Headquarters in Oahu, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor. During the attack, Daves carried ammunition to
a machine gun that was firing at enemy planes over Pearl
Harbor. Daves was wounded by shrapnel during the bombing when a
plane exploded near his location. He later volunteered for
service aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier, where
he was assigned to the emergency radio room. He was present
during the Battle of the Coral Sea and the sinking of the
U.S.S. Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in 1942. In 1943,
he was an air traffic controller at Cold Bay, Alaska, for the
Navy's air fields in the Aleutian Islands and flew ``second
seat'' as gunner for aerial search-and-destroy missions against
Japanese submarines in Alaskan waters. In 1944, Daves served as
a liaison for the Soviet Air Force pilots who acquired U.S.
bombers and fighter planes for the war in Europe. Daves taught
at the Navy's school for radiomen in Gulfport, Mississippi,
from 1945 until the end of the war.
When World War II was over, Daves became a civilian air
traffic controller at Geiger Field, later known as the Spokane
International Airport, in Spokane, Washington. He worked as an
air traffic controller at the airport from 1946 to 1974.
Currently, Daves volunteers by educating other veterans about
the Honor Flight program, which helps World War II veterans
visit the memorial in their honor in Washington, D.C.
The airport traffic control tower is currently called the
Spokane International Airport Traffic Control Tower.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the facility of the Federal Aviation
Administration airport traffic control tower located at the
Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the
``Ray Daves Air Traffic Control Tower.''
Section 2. References
This section designates that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ``Ray Daves Air Traffic Control
Tower''.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced this bill
on June 24, 2010. This bill has not been introduced in a
previous Congress.
On July 29, 2010, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session to consider H.R. 5591. The
Committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute to
the bill by voice vote with a quorum present. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure ordered H.R. 5591, as
amended, reported favorably to the House by a voice vote with a
quorum present.
RECORD VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires each committee report to include the
total number of votes cast for and against on each record 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 recorded votes taken in connection
with consideration of H.R. 5591 or ordering the bill reported.
A motion to order H.R. 5591, as amended, reported favorably to
the House was agreed to by voice vote with a quorum present.
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
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget
Office included in this report.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goals and objectives of this legislation are to
name the airport traffic control tower located at the Spokane
International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Ray
Daves Air Traffic Control Tower''.
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 enclosed cost estimate for H.R.
5591, as amended, from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office.
August 3, 2010.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of
Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July
29, 2010:
H.R. 4387, a bill to designate the federal
building located at 100 North Palafox Street in
Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal
Building'';
H.R. 5651, a bill to designate the federal
building and United States courthouse located at 515
9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the ``Andrew
W. Bogue Federal Building and United States
Courthouse'';
H.R. 5706, a bill to designate the building
occupied by the Government Printing Office located at
31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado, as the
``Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building'';
H.R. 5773, a bill to redesignate the federal
building located at 6401 Security Boulevard in
Baltimore, Maryland, commonly known as the Social
Security Operations Building, as the ``Robert M. Ball
Federal Building''; and
H.R. 5591, a bill to designate the airport
traffic control tower located at Spokane International
Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Ray Daves
Airport Traffic Control Tower.''
CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation
would have no significant impact on the federal budget and
would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures would not apply. The 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,
Robert A. Sunshine
(For Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director).
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a list
of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits, as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. H.R.
5591, as amended, does not contain any earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits under clause 9(e), 9(f),
or 9(g) of rule XXI.
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 (P.L. 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. 5591, as amended,
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 (P.L. 104-1).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 5591, as amended, makes no changes in existing law.