Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 10701. A bill to amend the act of October 27, 1965, relating to public works on rivers and harbors to provide for construction and operation of certain port facilities.

Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 10701) to amend the Act of October 27, 1965, relating to public works on rivers and harbors to provide for construction and operation of certain port facilities. Stipulates that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and to the amendments made in order by this resolution, and which shall continue not to exceed two hours, one hour to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Public Works, and one hour to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule, and that immediately after the reading of the enacting clause of H.R. 10701, it shall be in order to consider without the intervention of any point of order in lieu of the committee amendment now printed in the bill H.R. 10701, the text of the amendment printed on pages H3784 through H3787 of the Congressional Record of May 13, 1974, if offered as an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the bill H.R. 10701. Provides that if said amendment in the nature of a substitute is not agreed to in Committee of the Whole, it shall then be in order to consider without the intervention of any point of order the text of the amendment printed in the bill H.R. 11951 reported from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries on May 15, 1974, if offered as an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the bill H.R. 10701. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of H.R. 10701 for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to any amendment in the nature of a substitute reported from the Committee of the Whole. Directs that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instruction.