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39–006 117TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 117–605 TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO INSTALL A PLAQUE AT THE PEAK OF RAM HEAD IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK ON ST. JOHN, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, TO COMMEMORATE THE SLAVE REBELLION THAT BEGAN ON ST. JOHN IN 1733 DECEMBER 7, 2022.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 7496] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7496) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733, having consid- ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of H.R. 7496 is to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to com- memorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION H.R. 7496 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733. The plaque would contain information regarding important facts about the slave rebellion, the collective suicide that occurred during the slave rebellion in the vi- cinity of Ram Head, and the significance of the slave rebellion to the history of St. John, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United States. According to the National Park Service, ‘‘The 1733 Slave Insur- rection was the first instance in which enslaved people successfully VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:02 Jan 07, 2023 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR605.XXX HR605 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with HOUSE 2 1 The 1733 Slave Insurrection, NPS (last updated Aug. 18, 2022), https://www.nps.gov/viis/ learn/historyculture/the-1733-slave-insurrection.htm. 2 JONAS MONIE´ NORDIN, THE SCANDINAVIAN EARLY MODERN WORLD ch. 7 (2020). took control of a colony. It served as a spark to later slave revolts that would take place.’’ 1 After half a year of fighting, opposition troops defeated the uprising on St. John. As described by one ar- chaeologist and historian, ‘‘The last remaining rebels [died by] col- lective suicide . . . . As a last cry for freedom, the former slaves had drowned themselves, a collective action taken by many African slaves before them, hoping for their souls to re-join their homeland, families, and ancestors in Africa.’’ 2 H.R. 7496 would complement the current interpretive work done by the National Park Service to educate visitors about the history of St. John. The park currently offers tours that mention the tragic history of the slave rebellion, signs identifying slave plantations and their history, and information on their website, which tells the story of the 1733 slave uprising. COMMITTEE ACTION H.R. 7496 was introduced on April 11, 2022, by Representative Stacey E. Plaskett (D–VI). The bill was referred solely to the Com- mittee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. On June 14, 2022, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On July 13, 2022, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill was adopted and ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. HEARINGS For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House Rule XIII, the fol- lowing hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: hear- ing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held on June 14, 2022. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are re- flected in the body of this report. COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT 1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. With re- spect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as well as clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Com- mittee has received the following materials for the bill from the Di- rector of the Congressional Budget Office: VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:02 Jan 07, 2023 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR605.XXX HR605 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with HOUSE 3 U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, November 14, 2022. Hon. RAU´ L M. GRIJALVA, Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has pre- pared the enclosed table summarizing estimated budgetary effects and mandates information for some of the legislation that has been ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources during the 117th Congress. If you wish further details, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact for each estimate is listed on the enclosed table. Sincerely, PHILLIP L. SWAGEL, Director. Enclosure. SUMMARY ESTIMATES OF LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the Congressional Budget Office, to the extent practicable, to prepare estimates of the budgetary effects of legislation ordered reported by Congressional authorizing committees. In order to provide the Congress with as much information as possible, the attached table summarizes infor- mation about the estimated direct spending and revenue effects of some of the legislation that has been ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources during the 117th Con- gress. The legislation listed in this table generally would have small effects, if any, on direct spending or revenues, CBO esti- mates. Where possible, the table also provides information about the legislation’s estimated effects on spending subject to appropria- tion and on intergovernmental and private-sector mandates as de- fined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:02 Jan 07, 2023 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR605.XXX HR605 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with HOUSE 4 ESTIMATED BUDGETARY EFFECTS AND MANDATES INFORMATION Bill number Title Status Last action Budget function Direct spending, 2023–2032 Revenues, 2023–2032 Spending subject to appropriation, 2023–2027 Pay-as-you-go pro- cedures apply? Increases on-budg- et deficits begin- ning in 2033? Mandates Contact H.R. 3600 Route 66 National Historic Trail Des- ignation Act Ordered reported 11/17/21 300 0 0 Not estimated No No No Madeleine Fox H.R. 3600 would designate the 2,400 miles of U.S. Highway 66 from Illinois to California as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3600 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 4648 Cane River Creole National Historical Park Boundary Modification Act Ordered reported 11/17/21 300 0 0 Not estimated No No No Madeleine Fox H.R. 4648 would add about 46 acres to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4648 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discre- tionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 4690 Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021 Ordered reported 09/29/22 300 Between ¥$500,000 and zero 0 Not estimated Yes No No Aurora Swanson H.R. 4690 would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts totaling $4.1 billion over the 2023–2027 period and $0.8 billion after 2027 to mitigate damage to fish populations from climate change, overfishing, oil spills, and natural disasters. The bill also would authorize grant programs and funding assistance to fishing communities that experience economic loss from damaged fisheries. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4690 would have an insignificant effect on direct spending and no effect on revenues over the 2023–2032 period. The legislation would authorize activities that would not necessarily be covered by the authorized appropriations; thus, CBO has not estimated the full discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 5444 Truth and Healing Commission on In- dian Boarding School Policies Act Ordered reported 06/15/22 500 0 0 Not estimated No No No Garrett Quenneville H.R. 5444 would establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies to study and report on the lasting effects of policies that placed American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian chil- dren in boarding schools. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5444 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 6438 Dearfield Study Act Ordered reported 07/20/22 300 0 0 Not estimated No No No Madeleine Fox H.R. 6438 would require the Department of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Dearfield area in Colorado as a unit of the National Park System. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6438 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 6442 PACTS Act Ordered reported 07/13/22 300 0 0 Not estimated No No No Madeleine Fox H.R. 6442 would authorize the National Park Service to enter into agreements with tribal governments, public universities, public utilities, and quasi-governmental entities to cooperatively manage adjacent parks. CBO esti- mates that enacting H.R. 6442 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as de- fined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 6799 John P. Parker House Study Act Ordered reported 07/20/22 300 0 0 Not estimated No No No Madeleine Fox H.R. 6799 would require the Department of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ohio as a unit of the National Park System. CBO estimates that enact- ing H.R. 6799 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Un- funded Mandates Reform Act. H.R. 7496 a bill to direct the Secretary of the In- terior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Is- lands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733 Ordered reported 07/13/22 300 0 0 Not estimated No No No Madeleine Fox VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:02 Jan 07, 2023 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR605.XXX HR605 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with HOUSE 5 H.R. 7496 would direct the Department of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the United States Virgin Islands commemorating the 1733 slave rebellion. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 7496 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Re- form Act. VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:02 Jan 07, 2023 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR605.XXX HR605 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with HOUSE 6 The Committee adopts as its own any finalized additional mate- rials of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office regarding the bill, should such materials be made available before House pas- sage of the bill. 2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and objec- tives of this bill are to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733. EARMARK STATEMENT This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa- tives. UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT According to CBO, this bill contains no unfunded mandates as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. EXISTING PROGRAMS This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of the fed- eral government known to be duplicative of another program. APPLICABILITY TO 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 Con- gressional Accountability Act. PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill’s purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing law. SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS None. 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