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31 U.S.C. § 6903 — Payments
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**(a)** In this section—
(1) “payment law” means—
(A) the Act of June 20, 1910 (ch. 310, 36 Stat. 557);
(B) section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ([7 U.S.C. 1012](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1012&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) the Act of May 23, 1908 ([16 U.S.C. 500](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section500&num=0&edition=prelim)) or the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000;
(D) section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 ([16 U.S.C. 577g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577g&num=0&edition=prelim), 577g–1);
(E) section 401(c)(2) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ([16 U.S.C. 715s(c)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715s/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim));
(F) section 17 of the Federal Power Act ([16 U.S.C. 810](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section810&num=0&edition=prelim));
(G) section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 ([30 U.S.C. 191](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191&num=0&edition=prelim));
(H) section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ([30 U.S.C. 355](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section355&num=0&edition=prelim));
(I) section 3 of the Act of July 31, 1947 ([30 U.S.C. 603](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section603&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(J) section 10 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (known as the Taylor Grazing Act) ([43 U.S.C. 315i](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315i&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) population shall be determined
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**(a)** In this section—
(1) “payment law” means—
(A) the Act of June 20, 1910 (ch. 310, 36 Stat. 557);
(B) section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ([7 U.S.C. 1012](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1012&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) the Act of May 23, 1908 ([16 U.S.C. 500](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section500&num=0&edition=prelim)) or the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000;
(D) section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 ([16 U.S.C. 577g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577g&num=0&edition=prelim), 577g–1);
(E) section 401(c)(2) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ([16 U.S.C. 715s(c)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715s/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim));
(F) section 17 of the Federal Power Act ([16 U.S.C. 810](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section810&num=0&edition=prelim));
(G) section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 ([30 U.S.C. 191](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191&num=0&edition=prelim));
(H) section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ([30 U.S.C. 355](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section355&num=0&edition=prelim));
(I) section 3 of the Act of July 31, 1947 ([30 U.S.C. 603](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section603&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(J) section 10 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (known as the Taylor Grazing Act) ([43 U.S.C. 315i](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315i&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) population shall be determined on the same basis that the Secretary of Commerce determines resident population for general statistical purposes.
(3) a unit of general local government may not be credited with a population of more than 50,000.
**(b)**
(1) A payment under [section 6902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6902&num=0&edition=prelim) is equal to the greater of—
(A) 93 cents during fiscal year 1995, $1.11 during fiscal year 1996, $1.29 during fiscal year 1997, $1.47 during fiscal year 1998, and $1.65 during fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, for each acre of entitlement land located within a unit of general local government (but not more than the limitation determined under subsection (c) of this section) reduced (but not below 0) by amounts the unit received in the prior fiscal year under a payment law; or
(B) 12 cents during fiscal year 1995, 15 cents during fiscal year 1996, 17 cents during fiscal year 1997, 20 cents during fiscal year 1998, and 22 cents during fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, for each acre of entitlement land located in the unit (but not more than the limitation determined under subsection (c) of this section).
(2) The chief executive officer of a State shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a statement on the amounts of payments the State transfers to each unit of general local government in the State out of amounts received under a payment law.
**(c)**
(1) The limitation for a unit of general local government with a population of not more than 4,999 is the highest dollar amount specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The limitation for a unit of general local government with a population of at least 5,000 is the following amount (rounding the population off to the nearest thousand): If the population equals—the limitation is equal to the population times— 5,000$110.00 6,000103.00 7,00097.00 8,00090.00 9,00084.00 10,00077.00 11,00075.00 12,00073.00 13,00070.00 14,00068.00 15,00066.00 16,00065.00 17,00064.00 18,00063.00 19,00062.00 20,00061.00 21,00060.00 22,00059.00 23,00059.00 24,00058.00 25,00057.00 26,00056.00 27,00056.00 28,00056.00 29,00055.00 30,00055.00 31,00054.00 32,00054.00 33,00053.00 34,00053.00 35,00052.00 36,00052.00 37,00051.00 38,00051.00 39,00050.00 40,00050.00 41,00049.00 42,00048.00 43,00048.00 44,00047.00 45,00047.00 46,00046.00 47,00046.00 48,00045.00 49,00045.00 50,00044.00.
**(d)** On October 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall adjust each dollar amount specified in subsections (b) and (c) to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for the 12 months ending the preceding June 30.
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All moneys received from the disposal of materials under this subchapter shall be disposed of in the same manner as moneys received from the sale of public lands, except that moneys received from the disposal of materials by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be disposed of in the same manner as other moneys received by the Department of Agriculture from the administration of the lands from which the disposal of materials is made, and except that revenues from the lands described in subchapter I of chapter 44 of title 43 and subchapter III of chapter 44 of title 43 shall be disposed of in accordance with said subchapters and except that moneys received from the disposal of materials from school section lands in Alaska, reserved under section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214), shall be set apart as separate and permanent funds in the Territorial Treasury, as provided for income derived from said school section lands pursuant to said Act.
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To effectuate the program provided for in [section 1010 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1010&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary is authorized—
**(a)** Repealed. Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 102(b), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 607.
**(b)** To protect, improve, develop, and administer any property so acquired and to construct such structures thereon as may be necessary to adapt it to its most beneficial use.
**(c)** To sell, exchange, lease, or otherwise dispose of, with or without a consideration, any property so acquired, under such terms and conditions as he deems will best accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, but any sale, exchange, or grant shall be made only to public authorities and agencies and only on condition that the property is used for public purposes: Provided, however, That an exchange may be made with private owners and with subdivisions or agencies of State governments in any case where the Secretary of Agriculture finds that such exchange would not conflict with the purposes of the Act, and that the value of the property received in exchange is substantially equal to that of the property conveyed. The Secretary may recommend to the President other Federal, State, or Territorial agencies to administer such property, together with the conditions of use and administration which will best serve the purposes of a land-conservation and land-utilization program, and the President is authorized to transfer such property to such agencies.
**(d)** With respect to any land, or any interest therein, acquired by, or transferred to, the Secretary for the purposes of this subchapter, to make dedications or grants, in his discretion, for any public purpose, and to grant licenses and easements upon such t
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**(a) In general** All money received from sales, bonuses, royalties including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 [[30 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and rentals of the public lands under the provisions of this chapter and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [[30 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States; and, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), 50 per centum thereof shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State other than Alaska within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located; said moneys paid to any of such States on or after January 1, 1976, to be used by such State and its subdivisions, as the legislature of the State may direct giving priority to those subdivisions of the State socially or economically impacted by development of minerals leased under this chapter, for (i) planning, (ii) construction and maintenance of public facilities, and (iii) provision of public service; and excepting those from Alaska, 40 per centum thereof shall be paid into, reserved, appropriated, as part of the reclamation fund created by the Act of Congress known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17, 1902, and of those from Alaska, 90 per centum thereof shall be paid to the State of Alaska for disposition by the legislature thereof: Provided, That all moneys which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of this chapter and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 from lands within the naval petroleum reserves shall be deposited in the Treasury as “m
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The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the certification of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pay to the State of Minnesota, at the close of each fiscal year from any national-forest receipts not otherwise appropriated a sum of money equivalent to three-quarters of 1 per centum of the fair appraised value of such national-forest lands as may be situated within the area described in [section 577d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d&num=0&edition=prelim) at the end of each fiscal year; and the payments made hereunder shall be distributed to each of the three aforesaid counties in conformity with the fair appraised value of such national-forest lands in each county: Provided, That the fair appraised value of the lands shall be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at ten-year intervals and his determination shall be conclusive and final: Provided further, That the first payment to the State of Minnesota under the provisions of this section shall not be due until the close of the first full fiscal year after June 22, 1948: And provided further, That the provisions of [section 500 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section500&num=0&edition=prelim), shall not be applicable to the national-forest lands to which this section applies.
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Except as provided in sections 315h and 315j of this title, all moneys received under the authority of this subchapter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts, but the following proportions of the moneys so received shall be distributed as follows: (a) 12½ per centum of the moneys collected as grazing fees under [section 315b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315b&num=0&edition=prelim) during any fiscal year shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the grazing districts producing such moneys are situated, to be expended as the State legislature of such State may prescribe for the benefit of the county or counties in which the grazing districts producing such moneys are situated: Provided, That if any grazing district is in more than one State or county, the distributive share to each from the proceeds of said district shall be proportional to its area in said district; (b) 50 per centum of all moneys collected under [section 315m of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315m&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 See References in Text note below. during any fiscal year shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the lands producing such moneys are located, to be expended as the State legislature of such State may prescribe for the benefit of the county or counties in which the lands producing such moneys are located: Provided, That if any leased tract is in more than one State or county, the distributive share to each from the proceeds of said leased tract shall be proportional to its area in said leased tract.
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**(a) Receipts from charges** All proceeds from any Indian reservation shall be placed to the credit of the Indians of such reservation. All other charges arising from licenses hereunder, except charges fixed by the Commission for the purpose of reimbursing the United States for the costs of administration of this subchapter, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States, subject to the following distribution: 12½ per centum thereof is hereby appropriated to be paid into the Treasury of the United States and credited to “Miscellaneous receipts”; 50 per centum of the charges arising from licenses hereunder for the occupancy and use of public lands and national forests shall be paid into, reserved, and appropriated as a part of the reclamation fund created by the Act of Congress known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17, 1902; and 37½ per centum of the charges arising from licenses hereunder for the occupancy and use of national forests and public lands from development within the boundaries of any State shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to such State; and 50 per centum of the charges arising from all other licenses hereunder is reserved and appropriated as a special fund in the Treasury to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army in the maintenance and operation of dams and other navigation structures owned by the United States or in the construction, maintenance, or operation of headwater or other improvements of navigable waters of the United States. The proceeds of charges made by the Commission for the purpose of reimbursing the United States for the costs of the administration of this subchapter shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and credited to miscellaneous receipts.
**(b) Delinquent payments** In cas
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There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this chapter.
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**(a)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall make a payment for each fiscal year to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located as set forth in this chapter. A unit of general local government may use the payment for any governmental purpose.
(2) For each unit of general local government described in section 6901(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary of the Interior shall make a payment for each fiscal year to the State of Alaska for entitlement land located within such unit as set forth in this chapter. The State of Alaska shall distribute such payment to home rule cities and general law cities (as such cities are defined by the State) located within the boundaries of the unit of general local government for which the payment was received. Such cities may use monies received under this paragraph for any governmental purpose.
**(b)** A unit of general local government may not receive a payment for land for which payment under this Act 22 So in original. Probably should be “this chapter”. otherwise may be received if the land was owned or administered by a State or unit of general local government and was exempt from real estate taxes when the land was conveyed to the United States except that a unit of general local government may receive a payment for—
(1) land a State or unit of general local government acquires from a private party to donate to the United States within 8 years of acquisition;
(2) land acquired by a State through an exchange with the United States if such land was entitlement land as defined by this chapter; or
(3) land in Utah acquired by the United States for Federal land, royalties, or other assets if, at the time of such acquisition, a unit of general local government was entitled und
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On and after May 23, 1908, an amount equal to the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years from each national forest shall be paid, at the end of such year, by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State or Territory in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State or Territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest is situated: Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State or Territory or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein. In sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest products the amounts made available for schools and roads by this section shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber. Beginning October 1, 1976, the term “moneys received” shall include all collections under the Act of June 9, 1930, and all amounts earned or allowed any purchaser of national forest timber and other forest products within such State as purchaser credits, for the construction of roads on the National Forest Transportation System within such national forests or parts thereof in connection with any Forest Service timber sales contract. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time to time as he goes through his process of developing the budget revenue estimates, make available to the States his current projections of revenues and payments estimated to be made under the Act of May 23, 1908, as amended, or any other special Acts making payments in lieu of taxes, for their use for local budget planning purposes.
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In this chapter—
(1) “entitlement land” means land owned by the United States Government—
(A) that is in the National Park System or the National Forest System, including wilderness areas and lands described in section 2 of the Act of June 22, 1948 ([16 U.S.C. 577d](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d&num=0&edition=prelim)), and section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1956 ([16 U.S.C. 577d–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d–1&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) the Secretary of the Interior administers through the Bureau of Land Management;
(C) dedicated to the use of the Government for water resource development projects;
(D) on which are located semi-active or inactive installations (except industrial installations) that the Secretary of the Army keeps for mobilization and for reserve component training;
(E) that is a dredge disposal area under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army;
(F) that is located in the vicinity of Purgatory River Canyon and Pinon Canyon, Colorado, and acquired after December 23, 1981, by the United States Government to expand the Fort Carson military installation;
(G) that is a reserve area (as defined in section 401(g)(3) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ([16 U.S.C. 715s(g)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715s/g/3&num=0&edition=prelim))); or
(H) acquired by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture under section 5 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 that is not otherwise described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).
(2)
(A) “unit of general local government” means—
(i) a county (or parish), township, borough, or city (other than in Alaska) whe
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