PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.
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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Sep 25, 2002
PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act - Amends Federal law to provide permanent funding for the following programs: (1) Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT); and (2) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's refuge revenue sharing program.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-688.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-688.
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Discharged.
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Joint Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, by the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, and by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands.
Joint Hearings held by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, by the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Joint Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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