§6708 — Title 31 Money and Finance | U.S. Code

Summary

Local governments must not get more money for a payment period than their adjusted tax amount as set under section 6705(b)(3). Any money above that adjusted tax amount goes to the governor of the state where the local government is located. If a local government (not an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native village) would get less than $5,000, or it waives the payment, the Secretary will send that money to the state governor. The governor must spend those funds on the programs listed in section 6701(a)(2) in the areas where the local governments are. If an Indian tribe or Alaskan native village would get less than $5,000 or waives the payment, the money will not go to the tribe. Instead, those small amounts are pooled and the Attorney General will give competitive grants to tribes and villages for the programs in section 6701(a)(2) or for building or fixing prisons and other correctional facilities.

Title 31, §6708

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(a)The amount allocated to a unit of general local government for a payment period may not exceed the adjusted taxes imposed by the unit of general local government as determined under section 6705(b)(3).11 So in original. Probably should be section “6705(c)(3).” Amounts in excess of adjusted taxes shall be paid to the Governor of the State in which the unit of local government is located.

(b)If the amount allocated to a unit of general local government (except an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native 22 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. village) for a payment period would be less than $5,000 but for this subsection or is waived by the governing authority of the unit of general local government, the Secretary shall pay the amount to the Governor of the State in which the unit is located.

(c)The Governor of a State shall use all amounts paid to the Governor under subsections (a) and (b) for programs described in section 6701(a)(2) in areas of the State where are located the units of general local government with respect to which amounts are paid under subsection (b).

(d)(1)If the amount allocated to an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native 2 village for a payment period would be less than $5,000 but for this subsection or is waived by the chief elected official of the tribe or village, the amount—

(A)shall not be paid to the tribe or village (except under paragraph (2)); and

(B)shall be aggregated with other such amounts and available for use by the Attorney General under paragraph (2).

(2)Amounts aggregated under paragraph (1) for a payment period shall be available for use by the Attorney General to make grants in the payment period on a competitive basis to Indian Tribes 33 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. and Alaskan native 2 village 44 So in original. Probably should be “villages”. for—

(A)programs described in section 6701(a)(2); or

(B)renovating or building prisons or other correctional facilities.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 6708, Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1017, related to county area and county government allocations, 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.

§6708 Adjustments of local government allocations

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Title 31, §6708

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