FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The United States brought this action against the City of Columbia, Missouri, asserting that a component of the City's utility rate charged to the Veterans Administration hospital constitutes an unconstitutional tax on the federal government. The district court granted the United States' motion for summary judgment and ordered the City to refund past payments. The City appeals, and we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
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