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[S. 1010 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 590
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1010

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 30 (legislative day, June 19), 1995

 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

                           September 13, 1996

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause 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, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 6901(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) `unit of general local government' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a county (or parish), township, 
                borough, or city (where the city is independent of any 
                other unit of general local government), that--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is within the class or 
                        classes of such political subdivisions in a 
                        State that the Secretary of the Interior 
                        determines to be the principal provide or 
                        providers of governmental services within the 
                        State; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) is a unit of general 
                        government, as determined by the Secretary of 
                        the Interior on the basis of the same 
                        principles as were used by the Secretary of 
                        Commerce on January 1, 1983, for general 
                        statistical purposes.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>The term `government services' includes, but 
                is not limited to, those services that relate to public 
                safety, the environment, housing, social services, 
                transportation, and governmental 
                administration;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the State of Alaska, for any land 
                within that State which is not within the boundaries of 
                a governmental entity described under subparagraph 
                (A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the District of Columbia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Guam; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) the Virgin Islands.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 6902(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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. Except for 
the State of Alaska for entitlement land described in section 
6901(2)(B), a unit of general local government may use the payment for 
any governmental purpose. The State of Alaska shall distribute any 
payment received for entitlement land described in section 6901(2)(B) 
to home rule and general law cities within Alaska (as such cities are 
defined by the State).''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    Section 6901(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(2) `unit of general local government' means:
                    ``(A) a county (or parish), township, borough, or 
                city where the city is independent of any other unit of 
                general local government), that--
                            ``(i) is within the class or classes of 
                        such political subdivisions in a State that the 
                        Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, 
                        determines to be the principal provider or 
                        providers of governmental services within the 
                        State; and
                            ``(ii) is a unit of general government, as 
                        determined by the Secretary of the Interior on 
                        the basis of the same principles as were used 
                        by the Secretary of Commerce on January 1, 
                        1983, for general statistical purposes.
                The term `governmental services' includes, but is not 
                limited to, those services that relate to public 
                safety, the environment, housing, social services, 
                transportation, and governmental administration;
                    ``(B) any area in Alaska that is within the 
                boundaries of a census area used by the Secretary of 
                Commerce in the decennial census, but that is not 
                included within the boundary of a governmental entity 
                described under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) the District of Columbia;
                    ``(D) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                    ``(E) Guam; and
                    ``(F) the Virgin Islands.''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES.

    Section 6902(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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.
    ``(2) For each unit of general local government described in 
section 6901(2)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall make a payment 
for each fiscal year to the State of Alaska for entitlement land 
located within such unit as set forth in this chapter. The State of 
Alaska shall distribute such payment to home rule cities and general 
law cities (as such cities are defined by the State) located within the 
boundaries of the unit of general local government for which the 
payment was received. Such cities may use monies received under this 
paragraph for any governmental purpose.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 590

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1010

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 13, 1996

                       Reported with an amendment