[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 761 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 761


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 1994

             Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend the ``unit of general local government'' definition for 
 Federal payments in lieu of taxes to include unorganized boroughs in 
                                Alaska.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 6(c) 
of Public Law 94-565 (31 U.S.C. 6901(2)), as amended by Public Law 98-
63 (97 Stat. 323), is further amended by:
            (1) striking the phrase ``borough existing in Alaska on 
        October 20, 1976'' and inserting in lieu thereof'' any 
        organized or unorganized borough in Alaska''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``general statistical purposes.'' 
        the following new sentence: ``The boundary of any unorganized 
        borough in Alaska shall be the same as the census area 
        boundaries used by the Secretary of Commerce in the decennial 
        census.''.
    Sec. 2. Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and transmit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate 
and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a study assessing 
whether or not units of government most directly affected by the loss 
of tax revenues, including but not limited to school districts, receive 
an equitable share of payments upon the expiration of payments pursuant 
to section 6904 of title 31, United States Code. The study shall 
include any recommendations the Secretary deems desirable based on the 
findings of the study.

            Passed the Senate June 8 (legislative day, June 7), 1994.

            Attest:

                                                MARTHA S. POPE,

                                                             Secretary.