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                     PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES ACT

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is debating 
S. 455, the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act. I am a cosponsor of this 
legislation and hope that it will soon be enacted into law.
  The payment in lieu of taxes, or PILT, is designed to compensate 
local governments for lost tax revenue due to Federal ownership of 
land. In a sense, it is the Federal Government's property tax. This is 
a vital payment to rural communities that are struggling to provide 
services for their citizens. I am talking about basic services like 
fire and police protection, emergency response, and road construction 
and maintenance. The costs for these services are going up, but the 
Federal Government's payment for its share of them is not.
  PILT was enacted in 1976 and the payments have not been increased 
since that time. Thus, the value of PILT today is less than half of 
what it originally was. S. 455 will increase PILT back to its original 
value and then index it to inflation. To reduce the budgetary impact, 
the increase will be phased in over 5 years.
  Mr. President, this is simply a question of fairness. Federal land 
erodes a county's tax base. At the same time, every county must provide 
basic services, regardless of who owns the land. The Federal Government 
owes it to the counties to give them fair compensation. In 1976, the 
Government began to do this, but the Government has, of late, been 
neglecting its obligation.
  In my State of North Dakota, the Government owns millions of acres of 
land. It is particularly alarming to counties for the Federal 
Government to continue acquiring additional land and paying inadequate 
PILT. The Federal Government owns millions of acres in North Dakota--it 
is time for the Government to become a better neighbor.
  North Dakota currently receives about $550,000 annually under PILT. 
This legislation will more than double the Government's payments to 
North Dakota counties by the year 2000. Many North Dakotans have 
contacted me in support of S. 455, and I urge its speedy adoption.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, as a cosponsor, I wish to briefly express 
my support for this bill. I strongly supported similar legislation 
while a Member of the House of Representatives for many years, and I 
wish to thank Senator Hatfield's efforts to bring this legislation to 
the floor.
  We sharply debate many funding issues in the Senate, trying to decide 
the merit of one against another, and we must delete and reduce more 
and more items from our spending authorizations and appropriations 
because of our severe deficit spending problems.
  However, the PILT Program should not simply be placed in the arena of 
merit from which Congress selects the most worthy candidates. PILT is a 
commitment Congress made 17 years ago to partially reimburse counties 
for erosion of local tax base resulting from Federal actions. As such, 
PILT should be viewed here as ``paying the rent.'' PILT is a part of 
the Federal Government's cost of being in the land business out in the 
States. It is a consideration we owe to local governments by previous 
agreement.
  I represent a State where PILT payments are not very large. North 
Dakota is 25th among the States in the total payments its counties 
receive under this program. About $550,000 is apportioned to 53 North 
Dakota counties, and that works out to less than $10,000 per county.
  However, PILT is important funding to counties that have lost tax 
base to Federal land ownership. I asked a county commissioner from a 
western North Dakota County if PILT made much difference in the 
county's budget, and if the county would actually know the difference 
if PILT was terminated. Her county gets only $36,000 from PILT, but she 
said the money was very important to a total county budget of about $3 
million. The county has severe budget problems, so it is critical the 
Federal Government meet its financial commitment to such a county.
  This bill is a reasonable and responsible proposal, and I fully 
support it.
  Mr. DURENBERGER. Mr. President, I rise today to offer my strong 
support for the proposed amendments to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
[PILT] Program.
  I would like to start out by thanking my friend and colleague from 
Oregon, Senator Hatfield, for all his hard work on this bill. I am an 
original cosponsor and an active promoter of S. 455, because I believe 
it will go a long way toward correcting inequities that for many years 
have existed between counties in my own State of Minnesota and the 
Federal Government.
  Enacted in 1976, the PILT Program provides compensation to county 
governments that have tax-exempt programs or contain Federal lands--
like national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges--and Bureau of Land 
Management [BLM] lands within their boundaries. More than 1,700 
counties throughout 49 States benefit from this program, including many 
in Minnesota.
  PILT funds help county governments meet the real and growing needs of 
their citizens for education, transportation, health care, law 
enforcement, waste disposal, and many other essential services. The 
payments are an extremely important source of revenue for counties 
which are continually asked to provide increased services despite 
diminishing budgets.
  Unfortunately, though the Consumer Price Index has increased by 120 
percent since 1976, the program's authorization level has not. Over the 
past 17 years, the value of PILT has eroded to less than half its 
original worth, creating yet another unfunded mandate on local 
governments.
  Senator Hatfield's bill will phase in, over 5 years, an adjustment 
increasing the formula from 75 cents for each acre of entitlement land 
to $1.65 per acre. Under the alternative method of determining PILT 
payments, the increase will be from 10 cents per acre to 22 cents per 
acre. Additionally, the population cap will be amended proportionally. 
Finally, the program will be indexed for inflation starting after the 
first year and will continue to be subject to the appropriations 
process.
  An important feature of this bill is the 5-year phase-in of the full 
adjustment. Previous legislation, which I cosponsored, mandated the 
full adjustment in a 1 fiscal-year period. The appropriations process 
was simply not able to accommodate an additional $115 million, and the 
legislation was subsequently stalled. I believe that the 5-year phase-
in makes the bill more fiscally responsible, and thus more acceptable.
  Minnesota counties rely on PILT payments as a significant source of 
revenue. Minnesota has 2,582,664 entitlement acres of Federal land--
most of them located in northern Minnesota. Several counties comprise 
the majority of this land: Cook County contains 629,000 acres, a full 
69 percent of its entire acreage; Lake County contains 727,025; and St. 
Louis County contains 837,935 acres. In fiscal year 1992, counties in 
Minnesota received roughly $685,000 from the BLM.

  Under S. 455, Minnesota will see a first-year increase to $914,103, 
and an increase by the fifth year of $2,885,074. These payments are 
essential to counties in providing important daily services in places 
such as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness [BWCAW].
  Moreover, many counties have additional burdens due to the influx of 
part-year residents and visitors during summer months, increasing 
demands for services. For example, in my State, Cook and Lake 
Counties--home to the Superior National Forest and the BWCAW--have 
seasonal increases in costs for emergency medical care and solid waste 
collection and disposal. Travelers to the BWCAW drive through St. Louis 
County, leaving behind high road maintenance costs. Without PILT 
payments, it is up to the local residents to cover these additional 
costs for daily services--costs the rest of us often take for granted.
  Mr. President, this legislation is a fair and equitable solution to a 
problem that has hampered Minnesota counties for many years and I urge 
my colleagues to vote to support S. 455 this afternoon.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, today we have an opportunity to enact 
long-overdue legislation that would increase the payments in lieu of 
taxes to counties. This issue is about equity. It is about the Federal 
Government living up to its responsibilities and it is about ensuring 
that counties are not penalized for having Federal lands.
  Simply put, PILT payments currently are insufficient to meet the 
Federal responsibility to counties. In the past, PILT payments have 
been important to South Dakota. However, their value has substantially 
diminished as inflation has wiped out much of their original worth.
  Without adequate payments to counties, the very presence of Federal 
land in those counties can be considered an unfunded mandate--a burden 
imposed by the Federal Government for which there is insufficient 
compensation.
  This body has heard the concerns raised by local governments with 
respect to unfunded mandates. Many are well justified.
  The lack of sufficient compensation for the presence of nontaxable 
Federal lands justifiably causes outrage. It creates a great disparity 
among counties as those with large tracts of Federal land are deprived 
of much of their tax base. They must rely on the largesse of the 
Federal Government to make up this difference.
  Many of the counties with substantial amounts of Federal lands are 
located in the West. As we all know, management of Federal lands is 
changing. Timber harvesting is declining. Grazing fees are increasing. 
Mining royalties will soon be imposed. Some of these reforms are fair. 
Others may be excessive.
  But what is clear is that if the Congress is going to ask the West to 
accept these changes, then it must in turn treat those lands fairly. 
The existence of Federal lands benefits all Americans. The national 
forests provide timber and recreation. The wildlife refuges provide 
important habitat, while the national parks provide places of beauty 
and quiet contemplation.
  The counties that contain these Federal lands should not be asked to 
bear the financial burden associated with a reduced tax base without 
just compensation. If we are going to change the rules of the game, we 
must keep the players' welfare in mind. That is what this legislation 
is designed to do.
  As you know, PILT payments are intended to help offset the loss of 
revenue caused by the presence of certain tax-exempt Federal land 
within local government boundaries. The formula established in 1976, 
and still used today, is based on acreage and population of affected 
counties. However, since the program formula is not indexed for 
inflation the amount of money now received, when measured in constant 
dollars, is worth less than half of what it was when the program was 
initiated in 1976.
  I am proud to be a cosponsor of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. 
The bill will raise the caps and index the payments for inflation. It 
will correct the injustices that have been wrought by the corrosive 
effects of 14 years of inflation.
  This bill is not some extravagant luxury that Congress is bestowing 
on counties. It merely represents an effort to ensure that the Federal 
Government will live up to its responsibilities as a landowner and 
reflect the changes that are occurring in this Nation.
  Private property owners must pay taxes to local governments. They 
must live with their tax assessment, which increases annually with 
inflation. It is only fair that the Federal Government be held to a 
similar standard.
  I am hopeful that today this bill will be enacted and PILT payments 
will be raised to a more fair and meaningful level. I urge my 
colleagues to support this bill. Thank you Mr. President.
  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I am proud to be a cosponsor of S. 455, a 
bill which will help local governments throughout my State provide 
services where currently unfunded Federal obligations require them to 
absorb the growing cost of providing these services on their own.
  Mr. President, this legislation will provide--at minimum--a degree of 
relief to communities across my State which are missing out on property 
tax dollars. By increasing PILT payments we are living up to a 
commitment made to these counties so that they can continue to provide 
important services to visitors on Federal lands without bankrupting our 
local counties.
  You need only glance at a map of my State to figure out that large 
tracts of land are owned by the Federal Government, thereby leaving 
many counties in my State dependent upon PILT payments to help meet 
increased service demands.
  Let me give you a few examples of the importance of this legislation 
to my State of Washington. On one end of the spectrum is Okanogan 
County, which includes 1.56 million acres of federally owned land, and 
in nearby Chelan County the Federal Government owns 1.42 million acres 
of land. And on the other end of the spectrum is Adams County, where 
the Federal Government owns one, solitary acre. Mr. President, whether 
it's a million acres or one acre, the Federal Government must fulfill 
its obligation to these counties.
  Members of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee have expressed a 
concern about the cost of this legislation and the impacts it will have 
upon other spending priorities funded within the bill. As a member of 
the Senate Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations, which will 
appropriate funds for the PILT Program each year, I believe that 
appropriations for this program to be an extremely important funding 
priority for the subcommittee.
  We have made a commitment to communities across the United States and 
this legislation provides us the important opportunity to meet these 
obligations. Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of S. 
455.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today in support of S. 455, a bill to 
increase the amount of funding for the Payments In Lieu of Texas [PILT] 
Program. As a cosponsor of this important piece of legislation, I 
realize that we are requesting for an increase over the fiscal year 
1995 budget request. This is necessary to recoup the loses to local 
governments from inflation. The PILT Program has not been seen an 
increase in authorized funding levels since 1976. This bill will allow 
for yearly inflation adjustment.
  I represent a State which has 87 percent of its land, some 72 million 
acres, controlled by the Federal Government. All of the 17 counties in 
the State of Nevada, are mostly Federal land. With all of the mandates 
placed upon them by this Congress--from sewage treatment to safe 
drinking water, the PILT Program has assisted these communities in 
meeting the terms of compliance of these laws.
  What we need to understand is that when PILT was enacted in 1976, it 
was an expansion of a notion of government partnership between the 
Federal Government and States and local governments that has existed 
since 1906. The Federal Government has accepted the obligation to share 
with county governments a percentage of the revenues it derives from 
commodity uses of public lands. I reiterate that these funds are spent 
by counties in my State to support services provided to users of the 
public lands: law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services, 
solid waste management, road maintenance, as well as other important 
services.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation which is so vital to 
the survival of many of the rural communities in the State of Nevada 
and across the West.
  Mr. KEMPTHORNE. Madam President, I am pleased today to voice my 
strong support for S. 455, the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. I am a 
cosponsor of this bill, and I believe that S. 455 is a bill which 
restores some fundamental fairness to local governments by increasing 
payments in lieu of taxes by the Federal Government.
  Most Idaho counties are directly affected by Federal lands within 
their boundaries. In the State of Idaho, the Federal Government owns 
63.7 percent of all land. The total land ownership of the Federal 
Government in Idaho is greater than the total combined area of 
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode 
Island, and Vermont. Or in other words, the Federal Government owns a 
total land mass in Idaho equivalent to the total land mass of the State 
of Alabama.
  In just one county in Idaho, Butte County, of the total 1,431,322 
acres in that county the Federal Government owns 85.2 percent of the 
land. According to the census, Butte County has a per capita income in 
1989 dollars of $10,257. This is a county that had 6.9-percent 
unemployment in 1993; 10 percent of all families live below the poverty 
level. It has a population of just 3,100 people.
  The Federal Government owns 85 percent of the taxable property base 
of this county, yet payments in lieu of taxes [PILT] to Butte County 
make up only 7 percent of the county budget. Butte County finances road 
improvements and other critical services, which aid and benefit the 
Federal ownership.
  PILT allows rural counties, whose tax base is consumed with Federal 
ownership, to meet the education and transportation needs of their 
citizens, and the demands placed on local services by the presence of 
Federal lands.
  Many characterize PILT as an entitlement or bailout of rural local 
governments. This characterization is harsh and ignores the reality of 
the situation. The Federal Government has a responsibility as a 
neighbor and steward of the land it owns to contribute as a local 
community member. Just as we would not expect an absentee landlord to 
ignore his or her local responsibilities, we cannot allow the Federal 
Government to ignore its obligation to the communities that are both 
benefited and burdened by its presence.
  Measured in constant dollars PILT payments are worth less than half 
of what they were when the program was initiated in 1976. It is past 
time for a readjustment of the responsibility of the Federal 
Government.
  Federal ownership of land within a State was not intended to burden 
the host State but, having the Federal Government as the single largest 
absentee landlord in the State puts us at a severe disadvantage. As a 
U.S. Senator I have pledged to aid local governments and local 
communities in their fight for a partnership with the Federal 
Government. It is time for the equity to local government.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is open to further amendment. If 
there be no further amendment to be proposed, the question is on the 
engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the final passage of S. 
455, as amended. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will 
call the roll.
  The bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] is 
absent because of illness.
  Mr. SIMPSON. I announce that the Senator from Maine [Mr. Cohen] is 
necessarily absent.
  The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 20, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 90 Leg.]

                                YEAS--78

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Bennett
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boren
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Brown
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Campbell
     Coats
     Cochran
     Conrad
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Danforth
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Dole
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Durenberger
     Exon
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Gorton
     Graham
     Gramm
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hollings
     Hutchison
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     Mathews
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pressler
     Pryor
     Reid
     Robb
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Simon
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                                NAYS--20

     Biden
     Bradley
     Byrd
     Chafee
     Coverdell
     Dodd
     Faircloth
     Glenn
     Grassley
     Harkin
     Lautenberg
     Lieberman
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Nickles
     Pell
     Riegle
     Rockefeller
     Roth

                             NOT VOTING--2

     Cohen
     Shelby
       
  So the bill (S. 455), as amended, was passed, as follows:

                                 S. 455

       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.''.
  Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. HATFIELD. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  (Mr. KOHL assumed the Chair.)

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