AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ACCEPT PROPERTY FOR THE MOORES CREEK NATIONAL MILITARY PARK May 26, 1944.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. PETERSON of Florida, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 3384] The Committee on The Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 3384) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept property for the Moores Creek National Military Park, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL The Moores Creek National Military Park was established by Congress to commemorate one of the memorable battles of the Revolutionary War. This bill would authorize the Federal Government to accept the donation of not to exceed 100 acres of land for addition to the park. In addition to their historical significance, the lands which would be added to the park are desirable in order to provide more efficiently for its maintenance and protection, to provide a suitable location for the construction of residence and utility structures, and to provide natural boundaries for the park, which would aid materially in connection with policing of the area. The local citizens who are interested in the proper development of the Moores Creek National Military Park have offered to acquire the necessary land and to donate it to the Government and it was stated that the addition of this land to the park would not increase administrative costs of the area. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior addressed to the chairman of the Committee on the Public Lands advised that he had no objection to the passage of the bill, and also that the Bureau of the Budget had no objection to the presentation of the report to the Congress, said letter being hereby made a part of this report: Hon. J. HARDIN PETERSON, Chairman, Committee on the Public Lands, House of Representatives. JANUARY 18, 1944. MY DEAR MR. PETERSON: Further reference is made to your request for the views of this Department on H. R. 3384, entitled "A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept property for the Moores Creek National Military Park, and for other purposes." I recommend that H. R. 3384 be enacted. This bill is identical with H. R. 4880 of the Seventy-seventh Congress upon which this Department submitted a favorable report on May 21, 1942, to your committee. The Moores Creek National Military Park was established by Congress to commemorate one of the memorable battles of the Revolutionary War. H. R. 3384 would authorize the Federal Government to accept the donation of not to exceed 100 acres of land for addition to the park, as indicated on the attached map. The proposed addition includes the terrain over which the Tory attack on the Patriots was delivered. In addition to their historical significance, the lands which would be added to the park are desirable in order to provide more efficiently for its maintenance and protection, to provide a suitable location for the construction of residence and utility structures, and to provide natural boundaries for the park, which would aid materially in connection with policing of the area. Local citizens who are interested in the proper development of the Moores Creek National Military Park have offered to acquire the necessary land and to donate it to the Government. The addition of this land to the park would not increase administrative costs of the area. I have been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that there would be no objection by that bureau to the presentation of this report to the Congress. Sincerely yours, The bill was introduced by the Representative in Congress from the district involved and meets with local approval. The committee ordered the bill reported favorably as introduced and without amendment. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1945 MAY 26, 1944.-Ordered to be printed Mr. SHEPPARD, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H. R. 4559] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4559) making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and additional appropriations therefor for the fiscal year 1944, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 6 and 10. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15, and agree to the same. Amendment numbered 14: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: On page 54 of the bill in line 18, strike out the numerals "1943" and insert in lieu thereof 1944; and the Senate agree to the same. The committee of conference report in disagreement amendments numbered 1, 5, 8, 9, 16, and 17. HARRY R. SHEPPARD, JAMIE L. WHITTEN, CHARLES A. PLUMLEY, NOBLE J. JOHNSON, WALTER C. PLOESER, Managers on the part of the House. JOHN H. OVERTON, ELMER THOMAS, THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, RUFUS C. HOLMAN, STYLES BRIDGES, Managers on the part of the Senate. STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4559) making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and additional appropriations therefor for the fiscal year 1944, and for other purposes, submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying conference report as to each of such amendments, namely: Amendment No. 2: Definitely limits the obligational availability of the naval emergency fund to the fiscal year 1945, as proposed by the Senate. Amendments Nos. 3 and 4: Appropriates $33,000,000 under the "Instruction" subhead of the appropriation "Training, education, and welfare, Navy," as proposed by the Senate, instead of $34,000,000, as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 6: Restores to the appropriation "Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks," provision for the procurement of motortruck chassis with station-wagon-type bodies, as proposed by the House. Amendments Nos. 7, 14, and 15: Clarifies the provisions proposed by the House as to the maintenance and operation of housing projects, i. e., that Navy's responsibility shall extend only to projects with which it is charged with the maintenance and operation, as proposed by the Senate, and makes a textual correction. Amendment No. 10: Strikes out the proposal of the Senate to confine the limitation upon the amount that might be paid for fixed fees as regards contracts under "Public works, Bureau of Yards and Docks," to construction contracts. Amendments Nos. 11 and 12: Approximates $4,000,000 under the "Repairs of barracks" subhead of the appropriation "General expenses, Marine Corps," as proposed by the Senate, instead of $5,000,000, as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 13: Specifically limits the provision in the appropriation "General expenses, Coast Guard," for the procurement of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, to replacements, as proposed by the Senate. AMENDMENTS IN DISAGREEMENT ACTUAL Amendment No. 8, relating to the resale to the original owners of land in Oklahoma, found to contain oil after acquisition by the Navy: Amendment No. 9, restoring in modified form provision in original House bill, stricken out on point of order, in re conducting a canvass of existing facilities that might be available for naval uses, publicly or privately owned, as a condition precedent to the provision of new ones. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2, RULE XX The managers on the part of the House and Senate have agreed to recommend to their respective Houses concurrence in amendments of the Senate as follows: Amendment No. 1, reducing by $404,635 the appropriation proposed by the House for "Miscellaneous expenses," with an amendment, as follows: After the amount ($42,437,298) proposed by the Senate, insert: Provided, That the whole of the appropriation "Aviation, Navy, 1942," shall remain available until June 30, 1945, for the payment of obligations incurred under contracts executed prior to June 30, 1942, the provision in the appropriation "Aviation, Navy," contained in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding Amendment No. 5, relating to the naval procurement fund: That there be concurrence in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment modifying the Senate amendment to read as follows: The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed, prior to July 1, 1944, upon the request of the Secretary of the Navy, to transfer $1,000,000 from the naval emergency fund (17x0300) to the naval procurement fund (Public Law 653, approved July 3, 1942), and advances by check or warrant and reimbursements to the naval procurement fund from naval appropriations may be made on the basis of the estimated cost of a project without further accounting distribution of expenditures to the individual appropriations involved: Provided, That the naval procurement fund shall not be employed beyond the duration of the present wars except to liquidate obligations incurred prior to the termination of such wars. Amendment No. 16, providing for defense aid, Navy: That the matter inserted by the Senate be amended to read as follows: DEFENSE AID SEC. 121. The authority contained in section 103 of the Second Supplementa National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, is hereby extended to and made applicable to the appropriations for the naval service made subsequent to such Act and contained in this Act without any increase in the amount limitation fixed in such section: Provided, That "information and services" authorized to be rendered by the Act of March 11, 1941 (Public 11), need not be connected with the procurement or disposition of any defense article. Amendment No. 17, changing a section number: That the House concur in the amendment of the Senate. HARRY R. SHEPPARD, JOHN M. COFFEE, JAMIE L. WHITTEN, NOBLE J. JOHNSON, WALTER C. PLOESER, Managers on the part of the House. O H. Repts., 78–2, vol. 8 -64 |