§ 6901. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 31USC6901]
TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE V--GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 69--PAYMENT FOR ENTITLEMENT LAND
Sec. 6901. Definitions
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), and
section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1956 (16 U.S.C. 577d-1);
(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))); 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) where the city is independent of any other unit
of general local government, that--
(I) is within the class or classes of such political
subdivision in a State that the Secretary of the Interior,
in his discretion, determines to be the principal provider
or providers of governmental services within the State; and
(II) is a unit of general government, as determined by
the Secretary of the Interior on the basis of the same
principles as were used by the Secretary of Commerce on
January 1, 1983, for general statistical purposes;
(ii) any area in Alaska that is within the boundaries of a
census area used by the Secretary of Commerce in the decennial
census, but that is not included within the boundary of a
governmental entity described under clause (i);
(iii) the District of Columbia;
(iv) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(v) Guam; and
(vi) the Virgin Islands.
(B) the term ``governmental services'' includes, but is not
limited to, those services that relate to public safety, the
environment, housing, social services, transportation, and
governmental administration.
(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1031; Pub. L. 98-63, title I,
Sec. 101(1), July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 100-446, title I,
Sept. 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 1775; Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(f)(3), July 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 1364; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title X, Sec. 1033(a),
Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4239; Pub. L. 105-83, title III, Sec. 350, Nov.
14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1607; Pub. L. 105-263, Sec. 5(d), Oct. 19, 1998, 112
Stat. 2348.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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6901(1) (A)-(F)...................... 31:1606(a)(1)-(3), (5), (b). Oct. 20, 1976, Pub. L. 94-565, Sec.
6(a)(1)-(3), (5), (b), (c), 90 Stat.
2665; Dec. 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97-99, Sec.
912(a)(2), 95 Stat. 1387.
31:1606(a)(4). Oct. 20, 1976, Pub. L. 94-565, Sec.
6(a)(4), 90 Stat. 2665; restated Oct.
17, 1978, Pub. L. 95-469, Sec. 3(1), 92
Stat. 1321; Dec. 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97-
99, Sec. 912(a)(1), 95 Stat. 1387.
31:1606(a)(6). Oct. 20, 1976, Pub. L. 94-565, 90 Stat.
2662, Sec. 6(a)(6); added Dec. 23,
1981, Pub. L. 97-99, Sec. 912(a)(3), 95
Stat. 1387.
6901(1)(G)........................... 16:715s(h)(1). June 15, 1935, ch. 261, 49 Stat. 378,
Sec. 401(h)(1); added Oct. 17, 1978,
Pub. L. 95-469, Sec. 1(a)(4), 92 Stat.
1321.
6901(2).............................. 31:1606(c).
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In clause (1), before subclause (A), the text of 31:1606(b) is
omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement of the source
provisions. In subclause (A), the word ``and'' is substituted for
``within each, or any combination thereof'' to eliminate unnecessary
words. The words ``but not limited to'' are omitted as surplus. In
subclause (D), the words ``effective October 1, 1978'' are omitted as
executed. The words ``Secretary of the Army'' are substituted for
``Army'' for consistency. In subclause (E), the words ``owned by the
United States'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``Secretary of the
Army'' are substituted for ``Army Corps of Engineers'' because of
10:3012. In subclause (F), the word ``Government'' is added for clarity.
In subclause (G), the words ``In administering sections 1601 to 1607 of
title 31'' are omitted as unnecessary. The words ``for fiscal years
occurring after September 30, 1978'' are omitted as executed. Subclause
(G) is substituted for 16:715s(h)(1) because of the restatement.
In clause (2), before subclause (A), the word ``general'' is added
for consistency in the title. In subclause (A), the word ``parish'' is
omitted as unnecessary because of 1:2. The word ``city'' is substituted
for ``municipality'' for consistency in the subtitle. The words ``State
of'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``political subdivision of a
State'' are substituted for ``unit of government below the State'' for
consistency. The words ``the basis of'' are omitted as surplus. The word
``basis'' is substituted for ``principle'' for consistency in the
subtitle. The words ``Secretary of Commerce'' are substituted for
``Bureau of the Census'', and the words ``general purpose political
subdivision of a State'' are substituted for ``unit of general
government'', for consistency. In subclause (B), the words ``Such term
also includes'' are omitted as unnecessary. Subclause (D) is added
because of section 502 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States
of America.
References in Text
Section 5 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998,
referred to in par. (1)(H), is section 5 of Pub. L. 105-263, Oct. 19,
1998, 112 Stat. 2347, subsec. (d) of which amended this section.
Subsecs. (a) to (c) of section 5, which related to acquisition of
certain environmentally sensitive land, are not classified to the Code.
Amendments
1998--Par. (1)(H). Pub. L. 105-263 added subpar. (H).
1997--Par. (2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 105-83 inserted ``(other than in
Alaska)'' after ``borough, or city''.
1996--Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-333 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to
amendment, par. (2) read as follows: `` `unit of general local
government' means:
``(A) a county (or parish), township, borough, or city where the
city is independent of any other unit of general local government,
that: (i) is within the class or classes of such political
subdivisions in a State that the Secretary of the Interior, in his
discretion, determines to be the principal provider or providers of
governmental services within the State; and (ii) is a unit of
general government as determined by the Secretary of the Interior on
the basis of the same principles as were used on January 1, 1983, by
the Secretary of Commerce for general statistical purposes. The term
`governmental services' includes, but is not limited to, those
services that relate to public safety, environment, housing, social
services, transportation, and governmental administration;
``(B) the District of Columbia;
``(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
``(D) Guam; and
``(E) the Virgin Islands.''
1994--Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 103-272 amended Pub. L. 100-446. See 1988
Amendment note below.
1988--Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 100-446, as amended by Pub. L. 103-272,
struck out ``existing in Alaska on October 20, 1976'' after ``township,
borough''.
1983--Par. (2). Pub. L. 98-63 amended par. (2) generally,
substituting in subpar. (A) ``a county (or parish), township, borough
existing in Alaska on October 20, 1976, or city where the city is
independent of any other unit of general local government, that: (i) is
within the class or classes of such political subdivisions in a State
that the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, determines to be
the principal provider or providers of governmental services within the
State; and (ii) is a unit of general government as determined by the
Secretary of the Interior on the basis of the same principles as were
used on January 1, 1983, by the Secretary of Commerce for general
statistical purposes. The term `governmental services' includes, but is
not limited to, those services that relate to public safety,
environment, housing, social services, transportation, and governmental
administration'' for ``a county, city, township, borough existing in
Alaska on October 20, 1976, or other political subdivision of a State
that the Secretary of the Interior, on the same basis that the Secretary
of Commerce uses for general statistical purposes, decides is a general
purpose political subdivision of a State''; including the District of
Columbia in definition; and excluding the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands from definition.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Section 4(f)(3) of Pub. L. 103-272 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective Sept. 27, 1988.
Short Title of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-263, Sec. 1, Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2343, provided
that: ``This Act [amending this section and section 460ccc-1 of Title
16, Conservation] may be cited as the `Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998'.''
Short Title of 1994 Amendment
Pub. L. 103-397, Sec. 1, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4156, provided
that: ``This Act [amending sections 6902 and 6903 of this title and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 6902 and 6903 of
this title] may be cited as the `Payments In Lieu of Taxes Act'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 6902 of this title; title 16
section 698v-3.
