[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 788 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 788
To provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2005
Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Salazar) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program,
and for other purposes.
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 ``PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing
Permanent Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT FUNDING FOR PILT AND REFUGE REVENUE SHARING.
(a) Payments in Lieu of Taxes.--Section 6906 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 6906. Authorization of appropriations
``There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this chapter.
Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts
authorized under this chapter shall be made available to the Secretary
of the Interior, out of any other funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated and without further appropriation, for obligation or
expenditure in accordance with this chapter.''.
(b) Refuge Revenue Sharing.--Section 401(d) of the Act of June 15,
1935 (16 U.S.C. 715s(d)), relating to refuge revenue sharing, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Beginning in fiscal year
2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, such amount shall be made
available to the Secretary, out of any other funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated and without further appropriation, for
obligation or expenditure in accordance with this section.''.
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