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Congressional Record — Senate, August 5, 2021, Page S5978

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Page S5978 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 5, 2021, listing an amendment to H.R. 3684 submitted by Mr. Wyden with Mr. Crapo, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Risch, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Murkowski and Mr. Sullivan, in interleaved columns. The text sets out revenue sharing payments to eligible counties and local governments with entitlement land, including a pro rata adjustment authority and Alaska census area rules, and a reserve of $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for eligible Tribal governments. Other amendment text inserts references to biofuel, hydrogen, propane and natural gas fueling infrastructure after charging infrastructure.

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                                               S5978                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                           August 5, 2021
                                                 SA 2603. Mr. WYDEN (for himself,                      within the boundaries of the eligible revenue          the boundary of a unit of general local gov-
                                               Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. RISCH, Mr.                   sharing county for which the payment was               ernment described in subparagraph (A).
                                               MERKLEY, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr.                         received.                                                ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING LOCAL GOV-
                                                                                                         ‘‘(C) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—                ERNMENT.—The term ‘eligible revenue shar-
                                               SULLIVAN) submitted an amendment
                                                                                                       The amounts otherwise determined for allo-             ing local government’ means a unit of gen-
                                               intended to be proposed to amendment                    cation and payment under subparagraphs (A)             eral local government (as defined in section
                                               SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for                    and (B) may be adjusted by the Secretary on            6901(2) of title 31, United States Code) in
                                               Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN,                   a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to            which entitlement land is located that is not
                                               Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA-                     ensure that all available funds are allocated          a county or territory and which is eligible
                                               HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms.                      and paid to eligible revenue sharing recipi-           for a payment under section 6902(a) of title
                                               MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM-                     ents in accordance with the requirements               31, United States Code.
                                               NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize               specified in each such subparagraph.                     ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING RECIPI-
                                                                                                         ‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENTS TO ELIGI-             ENTS.—The term ‘eligible revenue sharing re-
                                               funds for Federal-aid highways, high-                   BLE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—For each of fiscal             cipients’ means, collectively, eligible rev-
                                               way safety programs, and transit pro-                   years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary shall re-           enue sharing counties and eligible revenue
                                               grams, and for other purposes; which                    serve $250,000,000 of the total amount appro-          sharing local governments.
                                               was ordered to lie on the table; as fol-                priated under subsection (a) to allocate and             ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The
                                               lows:                                                   pay to eligible Tribal governments in                  term ‘eligible Tribal government’ means the
                                                 At the appropriate place in division I, in-           amounts that are determined by the Sec-                recognized governing body of an eligible
                                               sert the following:                                     retary taking into account economic condi-             Tribe.
                                               SEC. lll. CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND FISCAL                 tions of each eligible Tribe.                            ‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE TRIBE.—The term ‘eligible
                                                          RECOVERY FUNDS.                                ‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENTS TO TERRI-             Tribe’ means any Indian or Alaska Native
                                                 (a) LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSIST-              TORIES.—For each of fiscal years 2022 and              tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
                                               ENCY FUND.—Section 605 of the Social Secu-              2023, the Secretary shall reserve $7,500,000 of        nity, component band, or component res-
                                               rity Act (42 U.S.C. 805) is amended to read as          the total amount appropriated under sub-               ervation, individually identified (including
                                               follows:                                                section (a) to allocate and pay to each terri-         parenthetically) in the list published most
                                               ‘‘SEC. 605. LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CON-            tory an amount which bears the same pro-               recently as of March 11, 2021, pursuant to
                                                            SISTENCY FUND.                             portion to the amount reserved in this para-           section 104 of the Federally Recognized In-
                                                  ‘‘(a)   APPROPRIATION.—In   addition   to            graph as the population of such territory              dian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).
                                               amounts otherwise available, there is appro-            bears to the total population of all such ter-           ‘‘(8) ENTITLEMENT LAND.—The term ‘enti-
                                               priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money          ritories.                                              tlement land’ has the meaning given to such
                                               in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,               ‘‘(c) USE OF PAYMENTS.—An eligible rev-              term in section 6901(1) of title 31, United
                                               $2,000,000,000 to remain available until Sep-           enue sharing recipient, an eligible Tribal             States Code.
                                               tember 30, 2023, with amounts to be obligated           government, or a territory may use funds                 ‘‘(9) REVENUE SHARING COUNTY.—The term
                                               for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 in ac-           provided under a payment made under this               ‘revenue sharing county’ means—
                                               cordance with subsection (b), for making                section for any governmental purpose other               ‘‘(A) an eligible revenue sharing county; or
                                               payments under this section to eligible rev-            than a lobbying activity.                                ‘‘(B) a county with limited government
                                               enue sharing recipients, eligible Tribal gov-             ‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Any eligi-              functions.
                                               ernments, and territories.                              ble revenue sharing recipient and any terri-             ‘‘(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’
                                                  ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—                   tory receiving a payment under this section            means the Secretary of the Treasury.
                                                  ‘‘(1) ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENTS TO ELIGI-             shall provide to the Secretary periodic re-              ‘‘(11) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’
                                               BLE REVENUE SHARING RECIPIENTS.—                        ports providing a detailed accounting of the           means—
                                                  ‘‘(A) ALLOCATIONS TO REVENUE SHARING                 uses of fund by such eligible revenue sharing            ‘‘(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                                               COUNTIES.—For each of fiscal years 2022 and             recipient or territory, as applicable, and               ‘‘(B) the United States Virgin Islands;
                                               2023, the Secretary shall reserve $742,500,000          such other information as the Secretary may              ‘‘(C) Guam;
                                               of the total amount appropriated under sub-             require for the administration of this sec-              ‘‘(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern
                                               section (a) to allocate to each revenue shar-           tion.                                                  Mariana Islands; or
                                               ing county and, except as provided in sub-                ‘‘(e) RECOUPMENT.—Any eligible revenue                 ‘‘(E) American Samoa.’’.
                                               paragraph (B), pay to each revenue sharing              sharing recipient or any territory that has              (b)    EXTENSION     OF   AVAILABILITY      OF
                                               county that is an eligible revenue sharing              failed to submit a report required under sub-          CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO
                                               county amounts that are determined by the               section (d) or failed to comply with sub-              TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 601(d)(3) of
                                               Secretary taking into account the amount of             section (c), shall be required to repay to the         the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) is
                                               entitlement land in each revenue sharing                Secretary an amount equal to—                          amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of
                                               county and the economic conditions of each                ‘‘(1) in the case of a failure to comply with        costs incurred by a Tribal government, dur-
                                               revenue sharing county, using such measure-             subsection (c), the amount of funds used in            ing the period that begins on March 1, 2020,
                                               ments of poverty, household income, and un-             violation of such subsection; and                      and ends on December 31, 2022)’’ before the
                                               employment over the most recent 20-year pe-               ‘‘(2) in the case of a failure to submit a re-       period.
                                               riod as of September 30, 2021, to the extent            port required under subsection (d), such
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                                                                                                                                                                SA 2604. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself
                                               data are available, as well as other economic           amount as the Secretary determines appro-
                                               indicators the Secretary determines appro-              priate, but not to exceed 5 percent of the             and Mr. CORNYN) submitted an amend-
                                               priate.                                                 amount paid to the eligible revenue sharing            ment intended to be proposed to
                                                  ‘‘(B) SPECIAL ALLOCATION RULES.—                     recipient or the territory under this section          amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
                                                  ‘‘(i) REVENUE SHARING COUNTIES WITH LIM-             for all fiscal years.                                  SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself,
                                               ITED GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS.—In the case of                 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:                  Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS-
                                               an amount allocated to a revenue sharing                  ‘‘(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘county’ means a              SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr.
                                               county under subparagraph (A) that is a                 county, parish, or other equivalent county             TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER,
                                               county with limited government functions,               division (as defined by the Bureau of the              and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684,
                                               the Secretary shall allocate and pay such               Census) in 1 of the 50 States.
                                               amount to each eligible revenue sharing                   ‘‘(2) COUNTY WITH LIMITED GOVERNMENT
                                                                                                                                                              to authorize funds for Federal-aid high-
                                               local government within such county with                FUNCTIONS.—The term ‘county with limited               ways, highway safety programs, and
                                               limited government functions in an amount               government functions’ means a county in                transit programs, and for other pur-
                                               determined by the Secretary taking into ac-             which entitlement land is located that is not          poses; which was ordered to lie on the
                                               count the amount of entitlement land in                 an eligible revenue sharing county.                    table; as follows:
                                               each eligible revenue sharing local govern-               ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING COUNTY.—                 On page 2642, line 20, strike ‘‘National
                                               ment and the population of such eligible rev-           The term ‘eligible revenue sharing county’             Electric Vehicle Formula Program’’ and in-
                                               enue sharing local government relative to               means—                                                 sert ‘‘National Electric Vehicle and Alter-
                                               the total population of such county with                  ‘‘(A) a unit of general local government (as         native Infrastructure Formula Program’’.
                                               limited government functions.                           defined in section 6901(2) of title 31, United            On page 2642, line 23, insert ‘‘, biofuel fuel-
                                                  ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING COUNTY IN            States Code) that is a county in which enti-           ing infrastructure, hydrogen fueling infra-




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                                               ALASKA.—In the case of the eligible revenue             tlement land is located and which is eligible          structure, propane fueling infrastructure, or
                                               sharing county described in subparagraph                for a payment under section 6902(a) of title           natural gas fueling infrastructure’’ after
                                               (f)(3)(C), the Secretary shall pay the amount           31, United States Code;                                ‘‘charging infrastructure’’.
                                               allocated to such eligible revenue sharing                ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; or                      On page 2643, line 3, insert ‘‘, biofuel fuel-
                                               county to the State of Alaska. The State of               ‘‘(C) the combined area in Alaska that is            ing infrastructure, hydrogen fueling infra-
                                               Alaska shall distribute such payment to                 within the boundaries of a census area used            structure, propane fueling infrastructure, or
                                               home rule cities and general law cities (as             by the Secretary of Commerce in the decen-             natural gas fueling infrastructure’’ after
                                               such cities are defined by the State) located           nial census, but that is not included within           ‘‘charging infrastructure’’.




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