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

Summary

A local government can’t get more money for a payment period than its adjusted taxes as set under section 6705(b)(3). Any amount above that limit must go to the Governor of the state where the local government is located. If a payment to a local government (except an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native village) would be less than $5,000, or if the local government’s leaders waive the payment, the Secretary must send that money to the Governor instead. The Governor must use those funds for the programs listed in section 6701(a)(2) in the areas where the local governments are located. If a payment to an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native village would be under $5,000 or is waived by the tribe’s elected chief, that money is not paid to the tribe. Those small amounts are combined and given to the Attorney General. The Attorney General must award the combined funds by competitive grants to tribes and Alaskan native villages for the programs in section 6701(a)(2) or for building or renovating 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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