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i urge support for the udall-heinrich amendment and yield back. the presiding officer: is there further debate? the senator for wyoming. mr. enzi: mr. president, i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, reluctantly. i always fought to make sure that rural communities can keep the lights on. approximately half the land in my home state of wyoming is under federal control and counties unable to obtain property tax revenue from a large part of the state. payment in lieu of taxes from pilt is compensation for the money they lose pause they are unable to tax federal lands within their borders even though they are required to provide services on those lands. however, there is a reserve fund so i find this amendment to be duplicative an unnecessary. furthermore, vote-a-rama is not the correct form to make a program permanent and mandatory, even one i have long supported. i look forward to working with my colleagues from new mexico on fiscallile responsible legislation to -- fiscal responsibility and equity for america's rural counties and their com