[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF S. 455, PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES ACT

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 565 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 565

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (S. 455) to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     increase Federal payments to units of general local 
     government for entitlement lands, and for other purposes. 
     The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 
     points of order against consideration of the bill are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     the amendments made in order by this resolution and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and 
     shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be in 
     order except those printed in the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may 
     be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
     be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
     specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
     the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
     amendment except as specified in the report, and shall not 
     be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
     House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
     order against the amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
     the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
     the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

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