Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§6707 State variation of local government allocations
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— - GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 67— - FEDERAL PAYMENTS › § 6707
Summary
A State may change how it divides payments to cities and counties using population times tax‑effort or income‑gap factors from 6705(a) and (b), or a mix. The State must notify the Secretary by the 30th day before the start of the first payment period when the change begins. The Secretary will certify the change only if notified at least 30 days before that period. It must allocate the same total amount statewide.
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Title 31, §6707
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(a)A State government may provide by law for the allocation of amounts among units of general local government in the State on the basis of population multiplied by the general tax effort factors or income gaps of the units of general local government determined under section 6705(a) and (b) 11 So in original. Probably should be “section 6705(a) and (c)”. or a combination of those factors. A State government providing for a variation of an allocation formula provided under section 6705(a) and (b) 1 shall notify the Secretary of the variation by the 30th day before the beginning of the first payment period in which the variation applies. A variation shall—
(1)provide for allocating the total amount allocated under section 6705(a) and (b); 1 and
(2)apply uniformly in the State.
(b)A variation by a State government under this section may apply only if the Secretary certifies that the variation complies with this section. The Secretary may certify a variation only if the Secretary is notified of the variation at least 30 days before the first payment period in which the variation applies.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 6707, Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 98–185, § 9(c), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1312, related to State allocations for units of general local government, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(a)(1), (e), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 327, 329, eff. Oct. 18, 1986.
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31 U.S.C. § 6707
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73