[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 455 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 375
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 455
[Report No. 103-231]
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal payments to
units of general local government for entitlement lands, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
February 25 (legislative day, February 22), 1994
Reported with amendments
Calendar No. 375
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 455
[Report No. 103-231]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal payments to
units of general local government for entitlement lands, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25 (legislative day, January 5), 1993
Mr. Hatfield (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Craig, Mr.
Murkowski, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Wallop, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Brown, Mr. Exon, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Daschle,
Mr. Ford, Mr. Warner, Mr. Durenberger, Mr. Simpson, Mr. DeConcini, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Lott, Mr. Robb, Mr.
Packwood, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Inouye, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Kempthorne, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McCain, Mr. Boren, Mr.
Heflin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Gregg) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
February 25 (legislative day, February 22), 1994
Reported by Mr. Johnston, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal payments to
units of general local government for entitlement lands, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payments In Lieu of Taxes Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PAYMENTS FOR ENTITLEMENT LANDS.
(a) Increase Based on Consumer Price Index.--Section 6903(b)(1) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
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-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-, -$-1-.-2-9 -d-u-r-i-n-g
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6-, -$-1-.-4-7 -d-u-r-i-n-g
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-7-, -a-n-d -$-1-.-6-5 -d-u-r-i-n-g
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-8 -a-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-,
-f-o-r -e-a-c-h -a-c-r-e -o-f -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-m-e-n-t
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-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -1-5 -c-e-n-t-s -d-u-r-i-n-g
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-, -1-7 -c-e-n-t-s -d-u-r-i-n-g
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6-, -2-0 -c-e-n-t-s -d-u-r-i-n-g
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-7-, -a-n-d -2-2 -c-e-n-t-s
-d-u-r-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-8 -a-n-d
-t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-, -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -a-c-r-e -o-f
-e-n-t-i-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -l-a-n-d-'-'-.
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``75 cents for each
acre of entitlement land'' and inserting ``93 cents during
fiscal year 1995, $1.11 during fiscal year 1996, $1.29 during
fiscal year 1997, $1.47 during fiscal year 1998, and $1.65
during fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, for each acre of
entitlement land''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``10 cents for each
acre of entitlement land'' and inserting ``12 cents during
fiscal year 1995, 15 cents during fiscal year 1996, 17 cents
during fiscal year 1997, 20 cents during fiscal year 1998, and
22 cents during fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, for each acre
of entitlement land''.
(b) Increase in Population Cap.--Section 6903(c) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$50 times the
population'' and inserting ``the highest dollar amount
specified in paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by amending the table at the end to
read as follows:
the limitation
is equal to the
population
``If population equals--
times--
5,000........................... $110.00
6,000........................... 103.00
7,000........................... 97.00
8,000........................... 90.00
9,000........................... 84.00
10,000........................... 77.00
11,000........................... 75.00
12,000........................... 73.00
13,000........................... 70.00
14,000........................... 68.00
15,000........................... 66.00
16,000........................... 65.00
17,000........................... 64.00
18,000........................... 63.00
19,000........................... 62.00
20,000........................... 61.00
21,000........................... 60.00
22,000........................... 59.00
23,000........................... 59.00
24,000........................... 58.00
25,000........................... 57.00
26,000........................... 56.00
27,000........................... 56.00
28,000........................... 56.00
29,000........................... 55.00
30,000........................... 55.00
31,000........................... 54.00
32,000........................... 54.00
33,000........................... 53.00
34,000........................... 53.00
35,000........................... 52.00
36,000........................... 52.00
37,000........................... 51.00
38,000........................... 51.00
39,000........................... 50.00
40,000........................... 50.00
41,000........................... 49.00
42,000........................... 48.00
43,000........................... 48.00
44,000........................... 47.00
45,000........................... 47.00
46,000........................... 46.00
47,000........................... 46.00
48,000........................... 45.00
49,000........................... 45.00
50,000........................... 44.00.''.
SEC. 3. INDEXING OF PILT PAYMENTS FOR INFLATION; INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.
Section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) On October 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the
Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
adjust each dollar amount specified in subsections (b) and (c) to
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for the 12 months ending
the preceding June 30.''.
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-t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-a-n-d -d-o-e-s
-n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -l-a-n-d-s
-c-o-n-v-e-y-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n
-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -f-o-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-n-d-s-'-'-.
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGES.
Section 6902 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 6902. Authority and Eligibility.
``(a) The Secretary of the Interior shall make a payment for each
fiscal year to each unit of general local government in which
entitlement land is located, as set forth in this chapter. A unit of
general local government may use the payment for any governmental
purpose.
``(b) A unit of general local government may not receive a payment
for land for which payment under this Act otherwise may be received if
the land was owned or administered by a State or unit of general local
government and was exempt from real estate taxes when the land was
conveyed to the United States except that a unit of general local
government may receive a payment for--
``(1) land a State or unit of general local government
acquires from a private party to donate to the United States
within 8 years of acquisition;
``(2) land acquired by a State through an exchange with the
United States if such land was entitlement land as defined by
this chapter; or
``(3) land in Utah acquired by the United States for
Federal land, royalties, or other assets if, at the time of
such acquisition, a unit of general local government was
entitled under applicable State law to receive payments in lieu
of taxes from the State of Utah for such land: Provided,
however, That no payment under this paragraph shall exceed the
payment that would have been made under State law if such land
had not been acquired.''.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
(a) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
Act and the amendments made by this Act shall become effective
on -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-, -1-9-9-3 October 1, 1994.
(2) Limitation.--The amendment made by section 2(b)(2)
shall become effective on -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-, -1-9-9-8 October
1, 1999.
(b) Transition Provisions.--
(1) Fiscal year -1-9-9-4 1995.--During fiscal year -1-9-9-4
1995, the table at the end of section 6903(c)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
the limitation
is equal to the
population
``If population equals--
times--
5,000........................... $62.00
6,000........................... 58.00
7,000........................... 54.50
8,000........................... 51.00
9,000........................... 47.00
10,000........................... 43.50
11,000........................... 42.00
12,000........................... 41.00
13,000........................... 40.00
14,000........................... 38.50
15,000........................... 37.00
16,000........................... 36.50
17,000........................... 36.00
18,000........................... 35.50
19,000........................... 34.50
20,000........................... 34.00
21,000........................... 33.75
22,000........................... 33.50
23,000........................... 33.00
24,000........................... 32.50
25,000........................... 32.25
26,000........................... 32.00
27,000........................... 31.75
28,000........................... 31.50
29,000........................... 31.25
30,000........................... 31.00
31,000........................... 30.75
32,000........................... 30.50
33,000........................... 30.00
34,000........................... 29.75
35,000........................... 29.50
36,000........................... 29.25
37,000........................... 28.75
38,000........................... 28.50
39,000........................... 28.25
40,000........................... 28.00
41,000........................... 27.50
42,000........................... 27.25
43,000........................... 27.00
44,000........................... 26.50
45,000........................... 26.25
46,000........................... 26.00
47,000........................... 25.75
48,000........................... 25.50
49,000........................... 25.00
50,000........................... 24.75.''.
(2) Fiscal year -1-9-9-5 1996.--During fiscal year -1-9-9-5
1996, the table at the end of section 6903(c)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
the limitation
is equal to the
population
``If population equals--
times--
5,000........................... $74.00
6,000........................... 69.50
7,000........................... 65.00
8,000........................... 61.00
9,000........................... 56.00
10,000........................... 52.00
11,000........................... 50.50
12,000........................... 49.00
13,000........................... 47.50
14,000........................... 46.00
15,000........................... 44.50
16,000........................... 43.50
17,000........................... 43.00
18,000........................... 42.00
19,000........................... 41.50
20,000........................... 41.00
21,000........................... 40.25
22,000........................... 40.00
23,000........................... 39.50
24,000........................... 39.00
25,000........................... 38.50
26,000........................... 38.25
27,000........................... 38.00
28,000........................... 37.50
29,000........................... 37.25
30,000........................... 37.00
31,000........................... 36.75
32,000........................... 36.25
33,000........................... 36.00
34,000........................... 35.50
35,000........................... 35.00
36,000........................... 34.75
37,000........................... 34.50
38,000........................... 34.00
39,000........................... 33.75
40,000........................... 33.25
41,000........................... 33.00
42,000........................... 32.50
43,000........................... 32.25
44,000........................... 32.00
45,000........................... 31.50
46,000........................... 31.00
47,000........................... 30.75
48,000........................... 30.50
49,000........................... 30.00
50,000........................... 29.50.''.
(3) Fiscal year -1-9-9-6 1997.--During fiscal year -1-9-9-6
1997, the table at the end of section 6903(c)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
the limitation
is equal to the
population
``If population equals--
times--
5,000........................... $86.00
6,000........................... 81.00
7,000........................... 76.00
8,000........................... 71.00
9,000........................... 65.50
10,000........................... 60.00
11,000........................... 58.50
12,000........................... 57.00
13,000........................... 55.00
14,000........................... 53.50
15,000........................... 51.50
16,000........................... 51.00
17,000........................... 50.00
18,000........................... 49.00
19,000........................... 48.00
20,000........................... 47.50
21,000........................... 47.25
22,000........................... 46.25
23,000........................... 46.00
24,000........................... 45.25
25,000........................... 45.00
26,000........................... 44.50
27,000........................... 44.00
28,000........................... 43.75
29,000........................... 43.50
30,000........................... 43.00
31,000........................... 42.50
32,000........................... 42.00
33,000........................... 41.75
34,000........................... 41.25
35,000........................... 41.00
36,000........................... 40.50
37,000........................... 40.00
38,000........................... 39.50
39,000........................... 39.00
40,000........................... 38.75
41,000........................... 38.25
42,000........................... 38.00
43,000........................... 37.50
44,000........................... 37.00
45,000........................... 36.50
46,000........................... 36.00
47,000........................... 35.75
48,000........................... 35.25
49,000........................... 35.00
50,000........................... 34.50.''.
(4) Fiscal year -1-9-9-7 1998.--During fiscal year -1-9-9-7
1998, the table at the end of section 6903(c)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
the limitation
is equal to the
population
``If population equals--
times--
5,000........................... $98.00
6,000........................... 92.00
7,000........................... 86.00
8,000........................... 80.50
9,000........................... 74.50
10,000........................... 68.50
11,000........................... 66.50
12,000........................... 64.50
13,000........................... 63.00
14,000........................... 61.00
15,000........................... 59.00
16,000........................... 58.00
17,000........................... 57.00
18,000........................... 56.00
19,000........................... 55.00
20,000........................... 54.00
21,000........................... 53.50
22,000........................... 52.75
23,000........................... 52.00
24,000........................... 51.50
25,000........................... 51.00
26,000........................... 50.50
27,000........................... 50.25
28,000........................... 50.00
29,000........................... 49.50
30,000........................... 49.00
31,000........................... 48.50
32,000........................... 48.00
33,000........................... 47.50
34,000........................... 47.00
35,000........................... 46.50
36,000........................... 46.00
37,000........................... 45.50
38,000........................... 45.00
39,000........................... 44.50
40,000........................... 44.00
41,000........................... 43.50
42,000........................... 43.00
43,000........................... 42.75
44,000........................... 42.25
45,000........................... 41.75
46,000........................... 41.25
47,000........................... 40.75
48,000........................... 40.25
49,000........................... 39.75
50,000........................... 39.25.''.
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