Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 1.djvu/695

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 671 (3) Part of lot 811, square 717. (c) PROCEEDS.— Before September 30, 2002, proceeds from the sale of air rights under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous receipts. (d) CONVEYANCE OF AMTRAK AIR RIGHTS. — (1) GENERAL RULE. —As a condition of future Federal financial assistance, Amtrak shall convey to the Administrator of General Services on or before December 31, 1997, at no charge, all of the air rights of Amtrak described in subsection (b). (2) FAILURE TO COMPLY. — If Amtrak does not meet the condition established by paragraph (1), Amtrak shall be prohibited from obligating Federal funds after March 1, 1998. Subtitle B—User Fees SEC. 9201. EXTENSION OF HIGHER VESSEL TONNAGE DUTIES. (a) EXTENSION OF DUTIES. —Section 36 of the Act of August 5, 1909 (36 Stat. Ill; 46 U.S.C. App. 121) is amended by striking " for fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,^ ' each place it appears and inserting "for fiscal years 1991 through 2002,". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —The Act entitled "An Act concerning tonnage duties on vessels entering otherwise thsin by sea", approved March 8, 1910 (36 Stat. 234; 46 U.S.C. App. 132) is amended by striking "for fiscal years 1991, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998," and inserting "for fiscal years 1991 through 2002,". Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 9301. TEMPORARY FEDERAL SHARE FORMULA ADJUSTMENT. Minnesota. The Federal share of the cost of assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for damages suffered in Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Clay, and Wilkin Counties, Minnesota, as a result of the 1997 floods in the Red River Valley in Minnesota and North Dakota shall be at least 90 percent. SEC. 9302. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (a) CIGARETTES.— Subsection (b) of section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 26 USC 5701. (1) by striking "$12 per thousand ($10 per thousand on cigarettes removed during 1991 or 1992)" in paragraph (1) and inserting "$19.50 per thousand ($17 per thousand on cigarettes removed during 2000 or 2001)", and (2) by striking "$25.20 per thousand ($21 per thousand on cigarettes removed during 1991 or 1992)" in paragraph (2) and inserting "$40.95 per thousand ($35.70 per thousand on cigarettes removed during 2000 or 2001)". (b) CIGARS.— Subsection (a) of section 5701 of such Code is amended— (1) by striking "$1,125 cents per thousand (93.75 cents per thousand on cigars removed during 1991 or 1992)" in paragraph (1) and inserting "$1,828 cents per thousand ($1,594 cents per thousand on cigars removed during 2000 or 2001)", and