HR 2868
106th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Indexing (Economic policy)
National forests
Property tax
Revenue sharing
Taxation
Timber sales
To guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands consistent compensation for the loss of property tax revenues from such lands instead of a percentage of the declining revenues derived from timber sales.
Introduced: September 15, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Sep 15, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 15, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a guaranteed annual forest receipts payment (of not less than the FY 1998 payment) to each eligible State, territory, or county. Sets forth payment determination provisions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Cosponsors
1