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[S. 455 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 455


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 1994

             Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
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 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.''.

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

            Passed the Senate April 13 (legislative day, April 11), 
      1994.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.