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OCR: The "any other tax" provision was mentioned in the hearings until 1975 Approx imatelv two months before the final passage ot the Act, the House version of the discriminatory tax section contained fourth subsection prohibiting 'any other tax that discriminates against transporlation property: the Senate version did not E Two representatives ot the railroad industry asked the Senate add the same text the final Senate bill Specifically, Stuart Johnson. counsel for the New York Railway, pointed to the House counterpart hill and urged that the Senate version pnots contain similar provision forbidding the imposition of "any other tax which results IT discri iminatory treatment' of rail transportation property He testified that the provision would protect railroads, like the New Railroad he renre ...