52 U.S.C. § 21002 — Allocation of funds
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-252 to r/title-52-VOTING-AND-ELECTIONS · 267 words · no verdicts yet
Each state's yearly payment equals the total money Congress appropriated times that state's share of the national voting-age population. Every state gets a guaranteed minimum, and shortfalls are covered by cutting other states' shares proportionally.
(a) In general: Subject to subsection (c), a state's payment for a year equals (1) the total money appropriated for these payments that year under section 21007, multiplied by (2) the state's "allocation percentage" from subsection (b).
(b) State* allocation percentage defined: This percentage is the state's voting-age population, from the most recent census, divided by the voting-age population of all states combined.
(c) Minimum amount of payment: A state's payment can never be less than: (1) one-half of 1 percent of the year's total appropriation, for any of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; or (2) one-tenth of 1 percent of that total, for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
(d) Pro rata reductions: The Administrator must cut every state's calculated share proportionally, as needed, to make room for these guaranteed minimums.
(e) Continuing availability of funds after appropriation: Once a state gets its payment, the money stays available with no fiscal-year deadline.
Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a requirements payment made to a State* for a year shall be equal to the product of—
the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year pursuant to the authorization under section 21007 of this title; and
the State allocation percentage for the State (as determined under subsection (b)).
The “State allocation percentage” for a State is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of—
the voting age population of the State (as reported in the most recent decennial census); and
the total voting age population of all States (as reported in the most recent decennial census).
The amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year may not be less than—
in the case of any of the several States or the District of Columbia, one-half of 1 percent of the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year under section 21007 of this title; or
in the case of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands, one-tenth of 1 percent of such total amount.
The Administrator 1 shall make such pro rata reductions to the allocations determined under subsection (a) as are necessary to comply with the requirements of subsection (c).
A requirements payment made to a State under this subpart shall be available to the State without fiscal year limitation.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 252, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1693.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-252 · 116 Stat. 1693
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-252 on 2002-10-29.
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