§ 810. — Disposition of charges arising from licenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC810]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12--FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
SUBCHAPTER I--REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES
Sec. 810. Disposition of charges arising from licenses
(a) Receipts from charges
All proceeds from any Indian reservation shall be placed to the
credit of the Indians of such reservation. All other charges arising
from licenses hereunder, except charges fixed by the Commission for the
purpose of reimbursing the United States for the costs of administration
of this subchapter, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United
States, subject to the following distribution: 12\1/2\ per centum
thereof is hereby appropriated to be paid into the Treasury of the
United States and credited to ``Miscellaneous receipts''; 50 per centum
of the charges arising from licenses hereunder for the occupancy and use
of public lands and national forests shall be paid into, reserved, and
appropriated as a part of the reclamation fund created by the Act of
Congress known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17, 1902; and 37\1/
2\ per centum of the charges arising from licenses hereunder for the
occupancy and use of national forests and public lands from development
within the boundaries of any State shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury to such State; and 50 per centum of the charges arising from
all other licenses hereunder is reserved and appropriated as a special
fund in the Treasury to be expended under the direction of the Secretary
of the Army in the maintenance and operation of dams and other
navigation structures owned by the United States or in the construction,
maintenance, or operation of headwater or other improvements of
navigable waters of the United States. The proceeds of charges made by
the Commission for the purpose of reimbursing the United States for the
costs of the administration of this subchapter shall be paid into the
Treasury of the United States and credited to miscellaneous receipts.
(b) Delinquent payments
In case of delinquency on the part of any licensee in the payment of
annual charges a penalty of 5 per centum of the total amount so
delinquent may be added to the total charges which shall apply for the
first month or part of month so delinquent with an additional penalty of
3 per centum for each subsequent month until the total of the charges
and penalties are paid or until the license is canceled and the charges
and penalties satisfied in accordance with law.
(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. I, Sec. 17, 41 Stat. 1072; renumbered pt. I
and amended, Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, Secs. 208, 212, 49 Stat.
845, 847; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
References in Text
Act of Congress known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17,
1902, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32
Stat. 388, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 12
(Sec. 371 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 371 of Title 43 and Tables. The reclamation fund created
by that Act was established by section 391 of Title 43.
Amendments
1935--Act Aug. 26, 1935, Sec. 208, amended section generally,
designating existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserting ``except
charges fixed by the Commission for the purpose of reimbursing the
United States for the costs of administration of this Part,'',
substituting ``national forests'' for ``national monuments, national
forests, and national parks'' wherever appearing, inserting last
sentence relating to payment of proceeds of charges into Treasury, and
adding subsec. (b).
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military
Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of
the Army.
Transfer of Functions
Federal Power Commission terminated and its functions, personnel,
property, funds, etc., transferred to Secretary of Energy (except for
certain functions transferred to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
by sections 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 803 of this title; title 31
section 6903.
