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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-573—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 2993

(b) The fee which is charged under subsection (a) shall be paid by each person using the customs services at the airport and shall be in an amount equal to the expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Treasury in providing the customs services which are rendered to such person at such airport (including the salary and expenses of individuals employed by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide such customs services). (c) The Secretary of the Treasury may designate 4 airports under this subsection. An airport may be designated under this subsection only if— (1) the Secretary of the Treasury has made a determination that the volume or value of business cleared through such airport is insufficient to justify the availability of customs services at such airport, and (2) the governor of the State in which such airport is located approves such designation. (d) Any person who, after notice and demand for payment of any fee charged under subsection (a), fails to pay such fee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and if convicted thereof shall pay a fine that does not exceed an amount equal to 200 percent of such fee. (e) Fees collected by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (a) with respect to the provision of services at an airport shall be deposited in an account within the Treasury of the United States that IS specially designated for such airport. The funds in such account shall only be available, as provided by appropriation Acts, for expenditures relating to the provision of customs services at such airport (including expenditures for the salaries and expenses of individuals employed to provide such services). SEC. 237. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.

(a) The Commissioner of Customs shall notify the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives at least 90 days prior to initiating any major field reorganization or consolidation or taking any other action which would— (1) result in a significant reduction in force of employees other than by means of attrition; (2) eliminate or relocate any district, regional, or border office of the United States Customs Service; or (3) significantly reduce the number of employees assigned to any district, regional, or border office of the United States Customs Service. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply after September 30, 1985. (c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect after the effective date of any provision of law enacted by the 98th Congress that would, but for this section, limit the authority of the Commissioner of Customs to reorganize or consolidate any district, regional, or border office of the Service.

Effective dates.

SEC. 238. COLUMBIA-SNAKE CUSTOMS DISTRICT.

The Commissioner of the United States Customs Service shall establish a customs district that shall— (1) be known as the Columbia-Snake Customs District; (2) have headquarters at Portland, Oregon; and (3) consist of the following areas:

19 USC 2 note.