Us Code § 6905 - Redwood National Park and the Lake Tahoe Basin
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§ 6905. Redwood National Park and the Lake Tahoe Basin
(a) The Secretary of the Interior shall make a payment for each fiscal year to each unit of general local government in which an interest in land owned by the United States Government in the Redwood National Park is located. A unit may use the payment for any governmental purpose. The payment shall be made as provided in section 6903 of this title and shall include an amount payable under section 6903.
(b)(1) In addition to payments the Secretary makes under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall make a payment for each fiscal year to each unit of general local government in which is located an interest in land—
(A) owned by the Government in the Redwood National Park; or
(B) acquired in the Lake Tahoe Basin under the Act of December 23, 1980 (Public Law 96–586, 94 Stat. 3383).
(2) The payment shall be made as provided in section 6904 of this title and shall include an amount payable under section 6904. However, an amount computed but not paid because of the first sentence of subsection (b) and the 2d sentence of subsection (c) of section 6904 shall be carried forward and applied to future years in which the payment would not otherwise equal the amount of real property taxes assessed and levied on the land during the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the interest was acquired until the amount is applied completely.
(3) The unit of general local government may use the payment for any governmental purpose.
(4) The Redwoods Community College District is a school district under section 6904(b) of this title.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1034.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6905(a) | 16:79o(a), (b). | Mar. 27, 1978, Pub. L. 95–250, §106, 92 Stat. 171. |
| 6905(b)(1)– (3) | (uncodified). | Dec. 23, 1980, Pub. L. 96–586, §2(i), 94 Stat. 3383. |
| 16:79o(c). | ||
| 6905(b)(4) | 16:79o(d). |
In subsection (a), the words "Notwithstanding any contrary provision of sections 1601 to 1607 of title 31" are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The word "general" is added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words "an interest in" are added for consistency because of the source provisions restated in the revised section. The word "Government" is added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code. The text of 16:79o(a)(last sentence) is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b)(1)–(3), the source provisions are combined for clarity and because of the restatement.
In subsection (b)(2), the words "portion of the total", "full", and "land or" are omitted as surplus. The words "for addition to Redwood National Park" are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.
In subsection (b)(4), the word "affected" is omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The provisions of Act of December 23, 1980 (Public Law 96–586, 94 Stat. 3383) which relate to the acquisition of the Lake Tahoe Basin, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), are not classified to the Code.
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