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 108 STAT. 1872 PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 "(2) 1.2, with respect to the remainder of such amount. "(a) STATE FORMULA. —^A State government may provide by law for the allocation of amounts among units of general local government in the State on the basis of population multiplied by the general tax effort factors or income gaps of the units of general local government determined under sections 6705(a) and (b) or a combination of those factors. A State government providing for a variation of an allocation formula provided under sections 6705 (a) and (b) shall notify the Secretary of the variation by the Both day before the beginning of the first pa3mtient period in which the variation applies. A variation shall— "(1) provide for allocating the total amount allocated under sections 6705(a) and (b); and "(2) apply uniformly in the State. "(b) CERTIFICATION.— ^A variation by a State government under this section may apply only if the Secretary certifies that the variation complies with this section. The Secretary may certify a variation only if the Secretary is notified of the variation at least 30 days before the first payment period in which the variation applies. "(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.— The amount allocated to a unit of general local government for a payment period may not exceed the adjusted taxes imposed by the unit of general local government as determined under section 6705(b)(3). Amounts in excess of adjusted tsixes shall be paid to the Governor of the State in which the unit of local government is located. "(b) DE MINIMIS ALLOCATIONS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GrOVERNMENT.— I f the amount allocated to a unit of general local government (except an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native village) for a payment period would be less than $5,000 but for this subsection or is waived by the governing authority of the unit of general local government, the Secretary shall pay the amount to the Governor of the State in which the unit is located. "(c) USE OF PAYMENTS TO STATES. — The Governor of a State shall use all amounts paid to the Governor under subsections (a) and (b) for programs described in section 6701(a)(2) in areas of the State where are located the units of general local government with respect to which amounts are paid under subsection (b). "(d) DE MINIMIS ALLOCATIONS TO INDIAN TRIBES AND ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES. — "(1) AGGREGATION OF DE MINIMIS ALLOCATIONS. — If the amount allocated to an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native village for a payment period would be less than $5,000 but for this subsection or is waived by the chief elected official of the tribe or village, the amount— "(A) shall not be paid to the tribe or village (except under paragraph (2)); and "(B) shall be aggregated with other such amounts and available for use by the Attorney General under paragraph (2). "(2) USE OF AGGREGATED AMOUNTS.— Amounts aggregated under paragraph (1) for a payment period shall be available for use by the Attorney General to make grants in the payment
 * § 6707. State variation of local government allocations
 * § 6708. Adjustments of local government allocations

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