CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 44—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS > 44.30—How does the Department make payments for acquired lands?

44.30—How does the Department make payments for acquired lands?

This section describes how the Department disburses payments for Acquisitions or Interest in Lands Acquired for Addition to the National Park System or National Forest Wilderness Areas ( section 6904 payments).
(a) The Department disburses section 6904 payments to qualified local governments only if the administering agency supplies the following information for each qualified local government:
(1) Acreage or interests in land for which the payments are authorized; and
(2) Any other information the Department may require to certify payments to each qualified local government.
(b) The Department disburses payments under this section only for a period of 5 years from the date the land was conveyed to the United States.