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PUBLIC LAW 92-512-OCT. 20, 1972

[86 STAT.

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Post. p. 935.

(H) REDUCTION IN ENTITLEMENT.—If the Secretary has reason to believe that paragraph (1) requires a reduction in the entitlement of any State government for any entitlement period, he shall give reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State. If. thereafter, he determines that paragraph (1) rex:]uires the reduction of such entitlement, he shall also determine the amount of such reduction and shall notify the Governor of such State of such determinations and shall withhold from subsequent payments to such State government under this subtitle an amount equal to such reduction. (7) TRANSFER TO (iENERAL FUND.—An amount equal to the reduction in the entitlement of any State government which results from the application of this subsection (after any judicial review under section 143) shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the general fund of the Treasury on the day on which such reduction becomes final. SEC. 108. ENTITLEMENTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) ALLOCATION AMONG COUNTY AREAS.—The amount to be allocated to the units of local government within a State for any entitlement period shall be allocated among the county areas located in that State so that each county area will receive an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount to be allocated to the units of local ir«)vernment within that State as— (1) the population of that county area, multiplied by the general tax effort factor of that county area, multiplied by the relative income factor of that county area, bears to (2) the sum of the products determined under paragraph (1) for all county areas within that State. (b) ALLOCATION TO COUNTY (TOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, TOWNSHIPS, E T C. —

(1) CouNTT GOVERNMENTS.—The county government shall be allocated that portion of the amount allocated to the county area for the entitlement period under subsection (a) which bears the same ratio to such amount as the adjusted taxes of the county government bear to the adjusted taxes of the county government ' and all other units of local government located in the county area. (2) OTHER UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The amount remain-

itfi ],jg ffyj. allocation within a county area after the application of a/if paragraph (1) shall be allocated among the units of local government (other than the county government and other than township governments) located in that county area so that each unit of local government will receive an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount to be allocated to all such units as— (A) the population of that local government, multiplied by the general tax effort factor of that local government, multiplied by the relative income factor of that local government, bears to (B) the sum of the products determined under subparagraph (A) for all such units. (3) TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS.—If the county area includes one ov more township governments, then before applying paragraph ' ' * '

(A) there shall be set aside for allocation under subparagraph (B) to such township governments that portion of the amount allocated to the county area for the entitlement period which bears the same ratio to such amount as the sum

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