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48 U.S.C. § 1471...1479 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1471 to 1479. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, § 16(w)–(ee), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1463
text: Section 1471, act July 30, 1886, ch. 818, § 1, 24 Stat. 170, prohibited legislatures of Territories of the United States from passing local or special laws in certain enumerated cases.
text: Section 1472, acts July 30, 1886, ch. 818, § 4, 24 Stat. 171; Aug. 22, 1911, ch. 43, 37 Stat. 33, related to limitations on indebtedness of political or municipal corporations and county or other subdivisions in any Territory.
text: Section 1473, act July 30, 1886, ch. 818, § 3, 24 Stat. 171, limited authority of Territorial legislature to contract any debt by or on behalf of such Territory to certain enumerated cases.
text: Section 1474, act July 19, 1888, ch. 679, § 2, 25 Stat. 336, related to creation by Territorial legislatures of new counties and location of county seats.
text: Section 1475, act July 30, 1886, ch. 818, § 2, 24 Stat. 171, prohibited Territorial legislature or political subdivision thereof from subscribing to capital stock of, or loaning its credit to, any incorporated company or association.
text: Section 1476, act Mar. 4, 1898, ch. 35, 30 Stat. 252, authorized issuance of bonds by chartered municipal corporations for sanitary and health purposes, free of certain debt limitations.
text: Section 1477, act June 6, 1900, ch. 820, 31 Stat. 683, authorized issuance of bonds by chartered municipal corporations for erection of city buildings, free of certain debt limitations.
text: Section 1478, act July 30, 1886, ch. 818, § 6, 24 Stat. 171, prohibited construction of any provision to abridge power of Congress from annulling any law of a Territorial legislature, or modifying any existing law of Congress requiring that laws of any Territory be submitted to Congress.
text: Section 1479, act July 30, 1886, ch. 818, § 7, 24 Stat. 171, declared null and void any acts passed by any Territorial legislature after July 30, 1886, in conflict with specific sections of this title.
48 U.S.C. § 1480...1480b (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1480 to 1480b. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–584, § 1, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2483
text: Section 1480, R.S. § 1890, related to right of religious corporations to hold real estate.
text: Section 1480a, act Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 397, § 26, 24 Stat. 641, related to real estate necessary for use of congregations.
text: Section 1480b, act Sept. 22, 1950, ch. 986, 64 Stat. 905, related to inapplicability of sections 1480 and 1480a to Alaska.
heading: Effect of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 95–584, § 2, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2483, provided that: “This repeal [repealing sections 1480 to 1480b of this title] may not be considered or construed as endorsement, support, or permission for any development on or other use of any land in any territory or possession of the United States; nor shall it be evidence of congressional or other intent to confirm title to any lands in said territories or possessions claimed by any association, corporation, or other entity for religious or charitable purposes.”
48 U.S.C. § 1481...1485 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1481 to 1485. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, § 16(ff)–(jj), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1463
text: Section 1481, act June 16, 1880, ch. 235, 21 Stat. 277, related to care and custody of convicts.
text: Section 1482, R.S. § 1892, placed any penitentiary erected or to be erected under care and control of marshal of the United States for Territory or District in which situated.
text: Section 1483, R.S. § 1893, related to promulgation of rules and regulations by Attorney General of the United States for government of such penitentiaries, and compensation of marshals and their deputies.
text: Section 1484, R.S. § 1894, related to charging compensation and subsistence and employment expenses of offenders sentenced to imprisonment in such penitentiaries.
text: Section 1485, R.S. § 1895, related to imprisonment at cost of Territory in such penitentiaries of persons convicted for violation of laws of Territory.
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§§ 1487, 1488. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, § 16(b), (kk), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1462, 1463
text: Section 1487, act June 22, 1874, ch. 388, 18 Stat. 135, related to calling of an extraordinary session of Territorial legislature with approval of President of the United States.
text: Section 1488, act Apr. 16, 1880, ch. 56, 21 Stat. 74, related to filling of vacancies in office of justice of the peace by appointment or election, until a successor was regularly elected and qualified as provided by law.
48 U.S.C. § 1509...1512 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1509 to 1512. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Sections 1509 to 1512, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were omitted in view of the admission of Hawaii into the Union. Sections were formerly classified to sections 83 to 86 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Section 1509, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 73(f), 31 Stat. 154; May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 304, 42 Stat. 117, set out requirements for aliens who would be entitled to receive any certificate of occupation, right of purchase lease, cash freehold agreement, or special homestead agreement in public lands in Hawaii. Section was also classified to section 667 of this title.
Section 1510, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 73(g), 31 Stat. 154; May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 304, 42 Stat. 117, restricted conveyance or other transfer of public lands in Hawaii to aliens. Section was also classified to section 668 of this title.
Section 1511, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 338, § 73(j), 31 Stat. 154; May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 306, 42 Stat. 118, gave commissioner, with approval of governor, the right to give preferences in purchasing of public lands. Section was also classified to section 671 of this title.
Section 1512, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 73(l), 31 Stat. 154; May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 308, 42 Stat. 118, authorized sale of agricultural land in Hawaii for residential purposes to persons declaring intention to become citizens. Section was also classified to section 673 of this title.
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§§ 1686, 1687. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section 1686, act July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, 67 Stat. 274, which prohibited new activity in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands requiring expenditures of Federal funds without specific prior approval of Congress, was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Section was formerly classified to section 1439 of this title.
Section 1687, act Nov. 4, 1983, Pub. L. 98–146, title I, 97 Stat. 932, which provided that appropriations available for administration of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands could be expended for purchase, etc., of surface vessels for official expenses and for commercial transportation expenses, was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Section was formerly classified to section 1440 of this title. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Dec. 30, 1982, Pub. L. 97–394, title I, 96 Stat. 1979.
Dec. 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97–100, title I, 95 Stat. 1402.
Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–514, title I, 94 Stat. 2969.
Nov. 27, 1979, Pub. L. 96–126, title I, 93 Stat. 966.
Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95–465, title I, 92 Stat. 1289.
July 26, 1977, Pub. L. 95–74, title I, 91 Stat. 295.
July 31, 1976, Pub. L. 94–373, title I, 90 Stat. 1053.
Dec. 23, 1975, Pub. L. 94–165, title I, 89 Stat. 988.
Aug. 31, 1974, Pub. L. 93–404, title I, 88 Stat. 813.
Oct. 4, 1973, Pub. L. 93–120, title I, 87 Stat. 434.
Aug. 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92–369, title I, 86 Stat. 513.
Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 92–76, title I, 85 Stat. 233.
July 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–361, title I, 84 Stat. 673.
Oct. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91–98, title I, 83 Stat. 152.
July 26, 1968, Pub. L. 90–425, title I, 82 Stat. 431.
June 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90–28, title I, 81 Stat. 63.
May 31, 1966, Pub. L. 89–435, title I, 80 Stat. 174.
June 28, 1965, Pub. L. 89–52, title I, 79 Stat. 179.
July 7, 1964, Pub. L. 88–356, title I, 78 Stat. 278.
July 26, 1963, Pub. L. 88–79, title I, 77 Stat. 102.
Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–578, title I, 76 Stat. 340.
Aug. 3, 1961, Pub. L. 87–122, title I, 75 Stat. 251.
May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–455, title I, 74 Stat. 113.
June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–60, title I, 73 Stat. 101.
June 4, 1958, Pub. L. 85–439, title I, 72 Stat. 164.
July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85–77, title I, 71 Stat. 266.
June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title I, 70 Stat. 265.
June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title I, 69 Stat. 149.
July 1, 1954, ch. 446, title I, 68 Stat. 372.
48 U.S.C. § 1694...1694e (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1694 to 1694e. Transferred
heading: Codification
text: Sections 1694 to 1694e, Pub. L. 95–157, §§ 1–6, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1265–1267; Pub. L. 98–454, title IX, §§ 901–904, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1744, 1745, which related to establishment of District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, original and appellate jurisdiction, procedural requirements, relations between courts of United States and courts of Northern Mariana Islands, effective date, and authorization of appropriations, were transferred to sections 1821 to 1826, respectively, of this title.
48 U.S.C. § 1701...1703 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1701 to 1703. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–435, § 5, Oct. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1212
text: Section 1701, Pub. L. 88–183, § 1, Nov. 20, 1963, 77 Stat. 338, related to authority of Secretary of the Interior to transfer tidelands, submerged lands, and filled lands to governments of Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa with certain restrictions and conditions. See section 1705 of this title.
text: Section 1702, Pub. L. 88–183, § 2, Nov. 20, 1963, 77 Stat. 339, related to administrative responsibility of Secretary of the Interior for tidelands, submerged lands, and filled lands in adjacent to Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. See sections 1705 to 1708 of this title.
text: Section 1703, Pub. L. 88–183, § 3, Nov. 20, 1963, 77 Stat. 339, related to certain rights reserved for the United States for purposes of defense, navigation, flood control, commerce and international affairs. See section 1706 of this title.
48 U.S.C. § 2101 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2101. Effective date
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter shall take effect on June 30, 2016.
(b) Subchapter III and Subchapter VI
(1) Subchapter III shall apply with respect to cases commenced under subchapter III on or after June 30, 2016.
(2) Subchapters III and VI shall apply with respect to debts, claims, and liens (as such terms are defined in section 101 of title 11) created before, on, or after such date.
(Pub. L. 114–187, § 2, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 550.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 114–187, § 1(a), June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 1469e and 1492a of this title, sections 632 and 644 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and section 206 of Title 29, Labor, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 632 of Title 15] may be cited as the ‘Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act’ or ‘PROMESA’.”
48 U.S.C. § 2102 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2102. Severability
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), if any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of that provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, is not affected thereby, provided that subchapter III is not severable from subchapters I and II, and subchapters I and II are not severable from subchapter III.
(b) Uniformity
If a court holds invalid any provision of this chapter or the application thereof on the ground that the provision fails to treat similarly situated territories uniformly, then the court shall, in granting a remedy, order that the provision of this chapter or the application thereof be extended to any other similarly situated territory, provided that the legislature of that territory adopts a resolution signed by the territory’s governor requesting the establishment and organization of a Financial Oversight and Management Board pursuant to section 2121 of this title.
(Pub. L. 114–187, § 3, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 550.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2103 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2103. Supremacy
The provisions of this chapter shall prevail over any general or specific provisions of territory law, State law, or regulation that is inconsistent with this chapter.
(Pub. L. 114–187, § 4, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 551.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2105 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2105. Placement
The Law Revision Counsel is directed to place this Act as chapter 20 of title 48.
(Pub. L. 114–187, § 6, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 553.)
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, known as the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2106 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2106. Compliance with Federal laws
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as impairing or in any manner relieving a territorial government, or any territorial instrumentality thereof, from compliance with Federal laws or requirements or territorial laws and requirements implementing a federally authorized or federally delegated program protecting the health, safety, and environment of persons in such territory.
(Pub. L. 114–187, § 7, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 553.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2122 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2122. Location of Oversight Board
The Oversight Board shall have an office in the covered territory and additional offices as it deems necessary. At any time, any department or agency of the United States may provide the Oversight Board use of Federal facilities and equipment on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis and subject to such terms and conditions as the head of that department or agency may establish.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title I, § 102, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 557.)
48 U.S.C. § 2125 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2125. Exemption from liability for claims
The Oversight Board, its members, and its employees shall not be liable for any obligation of or claim against the Oversight Board or its members or employees or the territorial government resulting from actions taken to carry out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title I, § 105, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 561.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2126 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2126. Treatment of actions arising from chapter
(a) Jurisdiction
Except as provided in section 2124(f)(2) of this title (relating to the issuance of an order enforcing a subpoena), and subchapter III (relating to adjustments of debts), any action against the Oversight Board, and any action otherwise arising out of this chapter, in whole or in part, shall be brought in a United States district court for the covered territory or, for any covered territory that does not have a district court, in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
(b) Appeal
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any order of a United States district court that is issued pursuant to an action brought under subsection (a) shall be subject to review only pursuant to a notice of appeal to the applicable United States Court of Appeals.
(c) Timing of relief
Except with respect to any orders entered to remedy constitutional violations, no order of any court granting declaratory or injunctive relief against the Oversight Board, including relief permitting or requiring the obligation, borrowing, or expenditure of funds, shall take effect during the pendency of the action before such court, during the time appeal may be taken, or (if appeal is taken) during the period before the court has entered its final order disposing of such action.
(d) Expedited consideration
It shall be the duty of the applicable United States District Court, the applicable United States Court of Appeals, and, as applicable, the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter brought under this chapter.
(e) Review of oversight board certifications
There shall be no jurisdiction in any United States district court to review challenges to the Oversight Board’s certification determinations under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title I, § 106, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 562.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (d), and (e), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2127 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2127. Budget and funding for operation of Oversight Board
(a) Submission of budget
The Oversight Board shall submit a budget for each fiscal year during which the Oversight Board is in operation, to the President, the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Governor, and the Legislature.
(b) Funding
The Oversight Board shall use its powers with respect to the Territory Budget of the covered territory to ensure that sufficient funds are available to cover all expenses of the Oversight Board.
(1) Permanent funding
Within 30 days after June 30, 2016, the territorial government shall designate a dedicated funding source, not subject to subsequent legislative appropriations, sufficient to support the annual expenses of the Oversight Board as determined in the Oversight Board’s sole and exclusive discretion.
(2)
(A) Initial funding
On the date of establishment of an Oversight Board in accordance with section 2121(b) of this title and on the 5th day of each month thereafter, the Governor of the covered territory shall transfer or cause to be transferred the greater of $2,000,000 or such amount as shall be determined by the Oversight Board pursuant to subsection (a) to a new account established by the territorial government, which shall be available to and subject to the exclusive control of the Oversight Board, without any legislative appropriations of the territorial government.
(B) Termination
The initial funding requirements under subparagraph (A) shall terminate upon the territorial government designating a dedicated funding source not subject to subsequent legislative appropriations under paragraph (1).
(3) Remission of excess funds
If the Oversight Board determines in its sole discretion that any funds transferred under this subsection exceed the amounts required for the Oversight Board’s operations as established pursuant to subsection (a), any such excess funds shall be periodically remitted to the territorial government.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title I, § 107, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 562.)
48 U.S.C. § 2128 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2128. Autonomy of Oversight Board
(a) In general
Neither the Governor nor the Legislature may—
(1) exercise any control, supervision, oversight, or review over the Oversight Board or its activities; or
(2) enact, implement, or enforce any statute, resolution, policy, or rule that would impair or defeat the purposes of this chapter, as determined by the Oversight Board.
(b) Oversight Board legal representation
In any action brought by, on behalf of, or against the Oversight Board, the Oversight Board shall be represented by such counsel as it may hire or retain so long as the representation complies with the applicable professional rules of conduct governing conflicts of interests.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title I, § 108, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 563.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 2129 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 2129. Ethics
(a) Conflict of interest
Notwithstanding any ethics provision governing employees of the covered territory, all members and staff of the Oversight Board shall be subject to the Federal conflict of interest requirements described in section 208 of title 18.
(b) Financial disclosure
Notwithstanding any ethics provision governing employees of the covered territory, all members of the Oversight Board and staff designated by the Oversight Board shall be subject to disclosure of their financial interests, the contents of which shall conform to the same requirements set forth in section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(Pub. L. 114–187, title I, § 109, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 563.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 102 of Pub. L. 95–521, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5.