---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 44.54"
title: "43"
number: "44.54"
heading: "What happens if a State repeals or amends distribution legislation?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/44.54"
---

# §44.54. What happens if a State repeals or amends distribution legislation?

- (a) If a State repeals or amends distribution legislation, the State must immediately notify the Department in writing of this fact and send the Department a copy of the new law.
- (b) **When the Department receives a notification under paragraph (a) of this section, it must—**
  - (1) Determine if the State's process complies with [31 U.S.C. 6907](/usc/31/6907.md). If the Department determines that it does not, we must notify the designated State government office that the Department will disburse payment directly to the eligible local governments; and
  - (2) **Start the payments—**
    - (i) In the current Federal fiscal year, if the Department receives a copy of the State's amendatory legislation before July 1; or
    - (ii) Start the payments in the next Federal fiscal year, if the Department receives a copy of the State's amendatory legislation after July 1.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Public Law 94-565, 90 Stat. 2662, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 6901-6907.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 70559, Dec. 7, 2004, unless otherwise noted.