48 U.S.C. § 1707
Payment of rents, royalties, and fees to local government
United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective
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- 48 U.S.C. § 1707, Payment of rents, royalties, and fees to local government, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489652
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On and after the date of enactment of this Act, all rents, royalties, or fees from leases, permits, or use rights, issued prior to such date of enactment by the United States with respect to the land conveyed by this Act, or by the amendment made by this Act, and rights of action for damages for trespass occupancies of such lands shall accrue and belong to the appropriate local government under whose jurisdiction the land is located.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- A bill to place certain submerged lands within the jurisdiction of the governments of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally