[Senate Report 115-221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 369
115th Congress } { Report
SENATE
2d Session } { 115-221
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A BILL TO RENAME A WATERWAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS THE ``JOSEPH
SANFORD JR. CHANNEL''
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
on
S. 1668
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April 9, 2018.--Ordered to be printed
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
one hundred fifteenth congress
second session
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Calendar No. 369
115th Congress } { Report
SENATE
2d Session } { 115-221
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A BILL TO RENAME A WATERWAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS THE ``JOSEPH
SANFORD JR. CHANNEL''
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April 9, 2018.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Thune, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
[To accompany S. 1668]
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to
which was referred the bill (S. 1668), to rename a waterway in
the State of New York as the ``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel,''
having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of S. 1668 is to rename the waterway ``Negro
Bar Channel'' as the ``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.''
Background and Needs
Mr. Joseph Sanford, Jr. was an Inwood, New York, volunteer
fire fighter who died days after suffering critical injuries
while responding to a fire call in Woodmere, New York, on
December 19, 2014. Mr. Sanford, a 17-year veteran of the fire
department who was posthumously promoted to Chief, was one of
the first firefighters on the scene. He fell through the first
floor of the vacant house and was trapped under debris.
The channel in question divides Nassau County and Queens,
New York. The waterway received its current name in 1963 under
an Administrative Directive by then-Secretary of Interior
Stewart Udall, when he mandated a previous term, a deeply
offensive slur, used in geographic names on Federal maps and
other products be changed to ``Negro.'' The town of Hempstead,
New York, sent requests to the New York State Department of
Education's Committee on Geographic Names and the U.S. Board on
Geographic Names to approve the name change to ``Joseph Sanford
Jr. Channel'' in 2016. However, the U.S. Board on Geographic
Names has a policy that does not allow a geographic feature to
be named after a deceased person unless the person has been
deceased for at least 5 years. This bill would change any
reference to this waterway in any law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.''
Summary of Provisions
S. 1668 section would rename the waterway in the State of
New York designated as the ``Negro Bar Channel'' to be known as
the ``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.''
Legislative History
S. 1668 was introduced on July 27, 2017, by Senator Schumer
and was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate. On November 8, 2017, the
Committee met in open Executive Session and, by voice vote,
ordered S. 1668 reported favorably without amendment.
Estimated Costs
In accordance with paragraph 11(a) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate and section 403 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee provides the
following cost estimate, prepared by the Congressional Budget
Office:
S. 1668--A bill to rename a waterway in the State of New York as the
``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel''
S. 1668 would redesignate the waterway in New York State
referred to as the ``Negro Bar Channel'' the ``Joseph Sanford
Jr. Channel.'' The bill also would require any reference to the
Negro Bar Channel in a law, map, regulation, or other United
States record be deemed a reference to the Joseph Sanford Jr.
Channel.
CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no
effect on the federal budget. Because enacting S. 1668 would
not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting S. 1668 would not increase net
direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
S. 1668 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Robert Reese.
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
Regulatory Impact Statement
In accordance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides the
following evaluation of the regulatory impact of the
legislation, as reported:
number of persons covered
S. 1668, as reported, does not create any new programs or
impose any new regulatory requirements, and therefore would not
subject any individuals or businesses to new regulations.
economic impact
S. 1668, as reported, is not expected to have a negative
impact on the Nation's economy.
privacy
S. 1668, as reported, would have no impact on the personal
privacy of individuals.
paperwork
S. 1668, as reported, would not increase paperwork
requirements for either the private or public sectors, beyond
one-time changes to public materials listing the current name
of the channel.
Congressionally Directed Spending
In compliance with paragraph 4(b) of rule XLIV of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides that no
provisions contained in the bill, as reported, meet the
definition of congressionally directed spending items under the
rule.
Section-by-Section Analysis
Section 1. Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.
This section would rename the waterway in the State of New
York designated as the ``Negro Bar Channel'' to be known as the
``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.''
Changes in Existing Law
In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee states that the
bill as reported would make no change to existing law.
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