To provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes.

February 27, 2003

Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. CANNON, Mr. OTTER, Mr. HERGER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. HOUGHTON, Ms. DUNN, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. OSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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 2004 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 2004 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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