Officers of the Illinois Municipal League PRESIDENT JAMES T. RYAN, Mayor,    Arlington Heights FIRST VICE PRESIDENT JEFFREY T. MARKLAND, Mayor,    Urbana SERGEANT-AT-ARMS JAMES M.THOMAS, Mayor, Ottawa EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVEN SARGENT VICE PRESIDENTS Belleville—Mayor Richard Brauer Bellwood—Mayor Sigel C. Davis Bradley—Village President Kenneth P. Hayes Bridgeview—Village President John A. Oremus Buffalo Grove—Village President Verna L. Clayton Carbondale—Mayor Helen Westberg Centralia—Mayor Jack Sligar Chicago—Mayor Harold Washington Decatur—Mayor Gary K. Anderson DeKalb—Mayor Greg Sparrow East Alton—Mayor Frank Keasler East Chicago Heights—Mayor Saul Beck Elgin—Mayor Richard L. Verbic Evergreen Park—Village President Anthony Vacco Gurnee—Village President Richard A. Welton Joliet—Mayor John Bourg, Jr. Loves Park—Mayor Joseph F. Sinkiawic Macomb—Mayor Robert Anstine Niles—Village President Nicholas B. Blase Northlake—Mayor Eugene Doyle Oak Lawn—Mayor Ernest F. Kolb Park Forest—Village President Ronald L. Bean Park Ridge—Mayor Martin J. Butler Paxton— Mayor James E. Kingston Pekin—Mayor Willard E. Birkmeier Peoria—Mayor James Maloof Pontiac—Mayor Dale O. Campbell Quincy—Mayor Verne W. Hagstrom Riverdale—Village President Frank J. Heenan Rockford—Mayor John McNamara Salem—Mayor Leonard E. Ferguson Schiller Park—Village President Edward E. Bluthardt Skokie—Mayor Albert J. Smith Waukegan—Mayor Robert Sabonjian West Chicago—Mayor A. Eugene Rennels Woodridge—Mayor William F. Murphy PAST PRESIDENTS HAROLD J GOUWENS. Village President, South Holland ROGER W. DETTRO, Mayor, Mattoon MARK B. McLeRoy, Mayor, Freeport JACK B. WILLIAMS. Village President, Franklin Park J. MICHAEL HOUSTON, Mayor, Springfield

ACTION CALL

Treasury kills off GRS, but
Congress still has last word!!!

By Leslie A. Wollack

The Treasury Department moved prematurely last week to write off revenue sharing when it sent a letter to all General Revenue Sharing recipient cities and towns announcing its process for termination of the program — despite the fact that Congress has not resolved the issue of whether to renew the program.

Although the current authorization for revenue sharing expires on Sept. 30, 1986 and no specific funds have been allocated for the program in either the House or Senate Budget Resolutions, the issue of renewing the revenue sharing program is far from over in Congress.

The Treasury Department cited P.L. 99-272, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act as terminating the program, and used that as the basis for its action, even though the legislation specifically provides for the possibility that the Congress could decide to renew the program before its authorization expires.

In fact, the House Government Operations Committee has overwhelmingly approved a three-year reauthorization bill and hopes to bring the legislation, HR 1400, to the full House next month.

The Senate Budget Resolution also allows for $1.8 billion for two FY 1987 revenue sharing payments, provided the program is reauthorized and a revenue source is identified.

Actual enactment of legislation reauthorizing the program has previously occurred after the program has officially expired.

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