The payment is received by the unit of local government that levies and collects general purpose real property taxes. These may be counties, townships, cities, etc. The unit of local government is responsible to pass through funds to sub-units of local government incurring a loss of tax revenue by reason of the existence of FWS lands. The money may be used for any governmental purpose. The revenue sharing fund consists of net income from the sale of products or privileges.
Some examples are timber sales, grazing fees, permit fees, oil and gas royalties, etc.
Congress is authorized to appropriate money to make up the deficit. Should Congress fail to appropriate such funds, payments to units of local government will be reduced accordingly. The Refuge Revenue Sharing Act relates entirely to FWS Land. It is funded and administered separately from other Federal revenue sharing measures.