Joe Cunningham: “Mr. Speaker, I am glad to support H.R. 3269, the Impact Aid Technical Amendments Act of 1996. The Federal Government has…”

“Mr. Speaker, I am glad to support H.R. 3269, the Impact Aid Technical Amendments Act of 1996. The Federal Government has a responsibility to the children attending schools that lose tax revenue associated with a government facility, such as a military base. That is why we have impact aid--to make sure those schools have the resources they need to educate children. Unfortunately, parts of the impact aid law, last authorized in 1994, are having unintended effects, or are failing to keep up with changing circumstances. Some school districts may not receive the impact aid that their circumstances demand. So H.R. 3269 makes minor technical corrections in the impact aid law, so that federally impacted school districts are treated fairly. H.R. 3269 makes four changes in the impact aid law. Two are related to Federal property payments. One addresses the effects of military housing renovation. And the last clarifies the intent of Congress with regard to impact aid payments to Hawaii.”