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Congressman Al Ullman,
D-OR, said the House "has
taken an overdue step toward
solving a problem that pla
gues Oregon and many other
states" by passing legislation
to provide new federal pay
ments to counties where tax
Immune federal lands are
located.
; The county-by-county bre
akdown showing what am
ounts Oregon counties would
have received this year under
the bill lists Morrow County's
total amount due at $117,213.
The bill entitled the Pay
ments in Lieu of Taxes Act
was adopted in the house last
Thursday by a vote of 270-125.
It authorizes up to $117 million
in payments to more than
1,000 counties In 48 states,
where federal lands are ex
empt from local taxes, Senate
action on similar legislation
and a subsequent appropria
tion would be required before
payments could actually be
made.
Ullman reported that every
county In Oregon's 2nd con
gressional district would re
ceive additional funds under
the bill, and that all but two
Oregon counties would be eli
gible for new payments.
Speaking in the house in
support of the bill, Ullman
said population growth re
lation to development of
federal energy resources, In
creasing use of federal lands
for recreation and other
factors have "created and will
continue to create overwhel
ming demands on local gov
ernments to provide services.
"Since these lands are a
national resource, there is a
federal responsibility to mini-
City closer to dentist
. One way or another, it looks
as if the city of Heppner is
closer to gaining another
dentist. But it might take
some time.
The Tri-County Health Ser
vice met with representatives
of the Eastern Oregon Dental
Society and the National
Health Service Corps Tues
day night to try to gain
support from the two
agencies.
The TH County Service has
conducted a survey in the
three counties of Morrow,
Gilliam and Wheeler and
found that the counties are
lacking in dentists.
: Dr. Harold Huber, a part
time dentist in Heppner,
wants to curtail his operation
to half time. And, two more
dentists in Condon that live in
Bend and commute a couple
days a week, leave the area
practically dentistless.
There are 9300 people in
the three counties. Many
travel to Hermiston and
Pendleton for dental care.
If there are more than 5000
people per dentist, the NHSC
can designate the area as
"critical dental manpower
shortage area." That designa
tion would help the city with
federally funded dentists.
This is not the only option
the city is taking, just one of
many. They would prefer to
see a private practice dentist.
And that is the support the
E.O.D.S. gave them Tuesday
night. Earlier, in a letter, the
E.O.D.S. cited four reasons
why they would not support
' the idea that the area needed
dentists.
i Among those reasons wss
that the Hermiston dentists
draw many patients and
Heppner's federal acts would
interfere with their private
practices; Dr. Huber was
trying to find a private
practitioner and that was
being interfered with; and
people shop in Hermiston and
Pendleton and it was not an
inconvenience to see a dentist
during the trip.
The E.O.D.S. finally agreed
that the area needs dentists.
The federal program would
insure a dentist's salary for
two years but the city would
have to come up with the
facilities for him.
Although the E.O.D.S. fin
ally agreed, the Tri-County
Health Service says it may
override the agency through
Washington, D.C. letters so
that federal involvement, if
that is what is needed, can be
used.
mize the financial burden
placed on these jurisdictions,"
he said.
Payments on the bill would
be made on the basis of a
formula that compensates
local governments for the tax
immunity of national forests,
national parks, wilderness
areas, Bureau of Land Mana
gement lands, and major fed
eral water resource projects.
Under the bill, counties
would receive either 75 cents
per acre of so-called entitle
ment lands, minus current
receipts under existing pro
grams for timber harvest,
mineral development, grazing
and the like, or 10 cents per
acre," whichever is greater.
'These additional payments
would be limited, however, by
a population factor. Counties
with populations of 5,000 or
less could not receive pay
ments totaling more than $50
per person, and the amount
per person slides downward as
population increases. Morrow
County with a population of
1485 falls into this category.
Counties with more than
50,000 or more people would
receive a maximum payment
of $20 per person.
Finally, the bill would
provide annual payments of
one per cent of the fair market
value of lands acquired after
Dec. 31, 1970, for wilderness
areas and new units of the
National Park System. These
payments would be made
annually for five years follow
ing acquisition of formerly
taxable land by the Federal
government. They are intend-
ed to cushion local govern
ments against sudden drops in
local tax revenues resulting
from such acquisitions.
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Markets
Losses were narrow to wide
in grain markets for the week
& ending Aug. 5, according to
' Grain Market News, from the
U.S. Department of Agrl
f culture.
' In the Pacific Northwest
i summary, the news said
wheat futures slipped to new
contract lows following soy-
bean futures that worked at
j limit lows several sessions
' during the reporting period.
Schools
slote
opening
1 All schools in Morrow Court
(ty will begin the first day of
school September 7, the day
; after Labor Day.
School will dismiss at 1:30
p.m. on the first day. Lunches
will be served in all cafeterias
on that day. School lunches
I are 30 cents and milk Is served
'at all meals with extra milk
Costing an additional five
cents.
School buses will run at the
f egular time in the morning of
Sept. 7, unless special ar
rangements have been made
frith families by the driver.
I Morrow County school
ours are between 1:30 a.m.
nd 3 IS p.m. each day with
only a slight variation from
building to building.
Kindergarten students at
tend school one half day with
afternoon and morning ses
sions at Heppner Elementary
and AC. Houghton in Irrigon
knd morning session only at
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