U.S. Code » Title 31 » Subtitle SUBTITLE V— GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 69— PAYMENT FOR ENTITLEMENT LAND

31 U.S.C. § 6902

Authority and Eligibility 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

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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 under applicable State law to receive payments in lieu of taxes from the State of Utah for such land: Provided, however, That no payment under this paragraph shall exceed the payment that would have been made under State law if such land had not been acquired.(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1032; Pub. L. 103–93, § 10(b), Oct. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 103–397, § 4, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4157; Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title X, § 1033(b), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4240.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

6902(a)

31:1601.

Oct. 20, 1976, Pub. L. 94–565, §§ 1, 5(a), (b), 90 Stat. 2662, 2665.

6902(b)

31:1605(c).

Oct. 20, 1976, Pub. L. 94–565, 90 Stat. 2662, § 5(c); added Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95–469, § 3(2), 92 Stat. 1321.

6902(c)

31:1605(a).

6902(d)

31:1605(b).

In subsection (a), the words “Effective for fiscal years beginning on and after October 1, 1976” are omitted as executed. The words “(as defined in section 1606 of this title)” are omitted because of the restatement. The text of 31:1601(last sentence) is omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b), the word “or” is substituted for “and/or” for consistency. The words “except that, beginning in fiscal year 1979” are omitted as executed. The words “of such land” are omitted as surplus. The word “Federal” is omitted as unnecessary. The words “and which is or was so donated . . . thereof by the State or unit of local government” are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (c), the citation in parentheses for the Act of May 24, 1939, is included only for information purposes.

In subsection (d), the words “county or” are omitted as unnecessary because a county is a unit of general local government under section 6901 of the revised title.

Editorial NotesAmendments

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–333 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “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.”

1994—Pub. L. 103–397 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

“(a) 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. A unit may use the payment for any governmental purpose.

“(b) A unit of general local government may not receive a payment for land for which payment under this chapter otherwise may be received if the land was owned or administered by a State or unit and was exempt from real estate taxes when the land was conveyed to the United States Government. This subsection does not apply to payments for land a State or unit acquires from a private party to donate to the Government within 8 years of acquisition, nor does this subsection apply to payments for lands in Utah acquired by the United States if at the time of such acquisition units, under applicable State law, were entitled to receive payments from the State for such lands, but in such case no payment under this chapter with respect to such acquired lands shall exceed the payment that would have been made under State law if such lands had not been acquired.

“(c) A unit of general local government receiving payment for a fiscal year for land under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), or the Act of May 24, 1939 (ch. 144, 53 Stat. 753), may not receive a payment under this chapter for the land for that fiscal year. This chapter does not apply to either Act.

“(d) If the total payment to a unit of general local government for a fiscal year would be less than $100, the Secretary may not make the payment.”

1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–93 substituted “acquisition, nor does this subsection apply to payments for lands in Utah acquired by the United States if at the time of such acquisition units, under applicable State law, were entitled to receive payments from the State for such lands, but in such case no payment under this chapter with respect to such acquired lands shall exceed the payment that would have been made under State law if such lands had not been acquired” for “acquisition”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–397, § 5(a), Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4158, provided that:“(1)In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), this Act [amending this section and section 6903 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 6901 and 6903 of this title] and the amendments made by this Act shall become effective on October 1, 1994.“(2)Limitation.—The amendment made by section 2(b)(2) [amending section 6903 of this title] shall become effective on October 1, 1998.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: Lawrence Cnty. v. Lead-Deadwood Sch. Dist. No. 40-1, 469 U.S. 256 (1985).
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Lawrence Cnty. v. Lead-Deadwood Sch. Dist. No. 40-1, 469 U.S. 256 (1985). · cites it 3× “The issue presented in this appeal is whether a State may regulate the distribution of funds that units of local government *258 in that State receive from the Federal Government in lieu of taxes under 31 U. S. C. § 6902 . The Supreme Court of South Dakota sustained a state…”
Greenlee Cnty., Arizona v. United States, 487 F.3d 871 (Fed. Cir. 2007). “A “unit of general local government” is defined as a local government unit “that the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, determines to be the principal provider .”
Prairie Cnty., Montana v. United States, 782 F.3d 685 (Fed. Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “PILT provides two alternative formulas for calculating the amount of payment with respect to each eligible local government based on the size of entitlement land within the jurisdiction of the local government, the population within that jurisdiction, and any funds that the…”
Greenlee Cnty. v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 482 (Fed. Cl. 2005). · cites it 5× “31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1). The Act includes a formula for calculating the compensation due each unit of local government in a given year.”
Ephrim McMullen v. Wakulla Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 650 F. App'x 703 (11th Cir. 2016). “See 31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1) (providing that “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”).”
Prairie Cnty., Montana & Greenlee Cnty., Arizona v. United States, 113 Fed. Cl. 194 (Fed. Cl. 2013). “A “unit of general local government” includes counties and other municipalities that the Secretary of the Interior “determines to be the principal provider or providors of governmental services within the state[.]” Id. § 6901(2)(A). “Entitlement land” includes land owned by the…”
Bormes v. United States, 626 F.3d 574 (Fed. Cir. 2010). “at 877 (quoting 31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1) (emphasis added)), and the plaintiff had clearly been designated a “unit of general local government.”
U.S. Home Corp. v. United States, 92 Fed. Cl. 401 (Fed. Cl. 2010). “2007) (holding that a statute was money-mandating when it stated that “ ‘the Secretary of the Interior shall make a payment ’ ” and the law “provide[d] a detailed mechanism for calculating these payments” (quoting 31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1) (2006) and citing 31 U.”
Arnot-Ogden Mem'l Hosp. v. Axelrod, 131 Misc. 2d 779 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986). “The State statute in that case required local governments to distribute Federal payments in lieu of taxes in same manner manner as they distribute tax revenues contary to the " 'any governmental purpose’ ” ( 469 US, at p 258 , citing 31 USC § 6902 [a]) clause in the Federal…”
United States ex rel. Erickson v. Uintah Special Servs. Dist., 395 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (D. Utah 2005). “” 31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1). This conspiracy claim, therefore, rests on Relators’ allegation that USSD falsely represents that it is “financially and politically independent of Uintah County .”
Kane Cnty., Utah v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2018). · cites it 2× “” 31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1). The amount of the payment is determined by certain formulas set out in § 6903.”
Us Ex Rel. Erickson v. Uintah Special Servs., 395 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (D. Utah 2005). “" 31 U.S.C. § 6902 (a)(1). This conspiracy claim, therefore, rests on Relators' allegation that USSD falsely represents that it is "financially and politically independent of Uintah County .”
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