[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 761 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 443

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 761

                          [Report No. 103-272]

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                                 A BILL

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

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                 May 25 (legislative day, May 16), 1994

                        Reported with amendments





                                                       Calendar No. 443
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 761

                          [Report No. 103-272]

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES



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

                 May 25 (legislative day, May 16), 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 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,
    -T-h-a-t -n-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g Section 1. Notwithstand 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 31 U.S.C. 6904. The study shall include any recommendations the 
Secretary deems desirable based on the findings of the study.