REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

This bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of imposing Government-established standards or significant economic responsibilities on private individuals and business. S. 975 would establish a pilot transportation program to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of visitors to units of the national park system. No personal information would be collected in administering the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal privacy. Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the enactment

of S. 975.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

The Parks and Recreation Subcommittee held a hearing on S. 975 on June 8, 1977. During the hearing the administration testified in support of the findings of the measure, but deferred official comments. for 2 weeks. The committee had not received any administration position at the time this bill was filed.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with subsection (4) of rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the committee notes that no changes in existing law are made by the bill S. 975, as reported.

MAY 12 (legislative day, APRIL 24), 1978.—Ordered to be printed
Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of

May 11 (legislative day, APRIL 24), 1978

Mr. ABOUREZK, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resoures, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 2566]

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 2566), to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations and borrowings from the U.S. Treasury for further implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.

The amendment is as follows:

On page 4, line 20, strike all of paragraph (4) through page 5, line 5, and insert the following;

(4) By striking in subsection 17(a) all after the phrase "sums not to exceed" and inserting in lieu thereof ": $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; $2,200,000 each, for the two succeeding fical years ending September 30, 1981; and $2,500,000 each for the two succeeding fiscal years ending September 30, 1983."; and by striking in subsection 17(b) all before the proviso, and inserting in lieu thereof, "To carry out implementation of the development plan authorized by section 5 of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Corporation: $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982; and, $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and any amount so appropriated shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1990.".

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