PUBLIC LAW 95-469—OCT. 17, 1978
92 STAT. 1319
Public Law 95-469 95th Congress An Act To provide for payments to local governments based upon the acreage of the National Wildlife Refuge System which is vrithin their boundaries, and for other purposes. Be it enacted &y t^^ Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly referred to as the "Refuge Revenue S h a r i n g Act", 1 6 U.S.C. 715s) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) is amended— (A) by inserting "salmonoid carcassas," after "animals,"; and (B) by inserting after "National Wildlife Refuge System" the second time it appears ", National F i s h Hatcheries, or other areas,". (2) Subsection (b) is amended by inserting " and revenues h a r i n g " immediately after "revenue-producing"; and by striking out "set forth in subsection (a) ". (3) Subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) are amended to read as follows: " (c)(1) The Secretary shall pay out the fund, for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, to each county in which is situated any fee area whichever of the following amounts is g r e a t e r: " (A) A n amount equal to the product of 75 cents multiplied by the total acreage of that portion of the fee area which is located within such county. " (B) A n amount equal to three-fourths of 1 per centum of the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, of that portion of the fee area (excluding any improvements thereto made after the date of Federal acquisition) which is located within such county. " (C) A n amount equal to 25 per centum of the net receipts collected by the Secretary in connection with the operation and management of such fee area during such fiscal year; but if a fee area is located in two or more counties, the amount each such county is entitled to shall be the amount which bears to such 25 per centum the same ratio as that portion of the fee area acreage which is within such county bears to the total acreage of such fee area. " (2) A t the end of each fiscal year the Secretary shall pay out of the fund for such fiscal year to each county in which any reserve area is situated, an amount equal to 25 per centum of the net receipts collected by the Secretary in connection with the operation and management of such area during such fiscal year: Provided, That when any such area is situated in more than one county the distributive share to each county from the aforesaid receipts shall be proportional to its acreage of such reserve area. " (3) For purposes of this section, the Commonwealth of P u e r to Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall each be treated as a county.
Oct. 17, 1978 [H.R. 8394]
Refuge Revenue Sharing Act, amendment.
Payments,
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