[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 455 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 455

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, and Mr. 
  Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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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--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``75 cents for each 
        acre of entitlement land'' and inserting ``93 cents during 
        fiscal year 1994, $1.11 during fiscal year 1995, $1.29 during 
        fiscal year 1996, $1.47 during fiscal year 1997, and $1.65 
        during fiscal year 1998 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 1994, 15 cents during fiscal year 1995, 17 cents 
        during fiscal year 1996, 20 cents during fiscal year 1997, and 
        22 cents during fiscal year 1998 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.''.

SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGES.

    The second sentence of section 6902(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
does not apply to payments for lands conveyed to the United States in 
exchange for Federal lands''.

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 October 1, 1993.
            (2) Limitation.--The amendment made by section 2(b)(2) 
        shall become effective on October 1, 1998.
    (b) Transition Provisions.--
            (1) Fiscal year 1994.--During fiscal year 1994, 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 1995.--During fiscal year 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...........................            $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 1996.--During fiscal year 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...........................            $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 1997.--During fiscal year 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...........................            $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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