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William Tauzin: my concern is that without this amendment, the reason why I think we ought to adopt it, is that there are laws on the…

On the recordApril 10, 2003
my concern is that without this amendment, the reason why I think we ought to adopt it, is that there are laws on the books that provide for where royalty and bonus income goes, and without a provision that gives the appropriators a chance to say, no, this money can go to LIHEAP, in fact, on this date in the House Chamber the House authorized it; without that having been done, they may interpret the law to mean that they cannot use these moneys. I would urge my friend to at least give them that option.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the importance of an amendment related to royalty and bonus income allocation.

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