diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go b/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go
index d2a567fa4..3166a6cc2 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake"
-	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake"
 	stakeTypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake/types"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
diff --git a/x/distribution/alias.go b/x/distribution/alias.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a89375034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/distribution/alias.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// nolint
+package stake
+
+import (
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/keeper"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/querier"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/tags"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
+)
+
+type (
+	Keeper                = keeper.Keeper
+	DelegatorWithdrawInfo = types.DelegatorWithdrawInfo
+	DelegatorDistInfo     = types.DelegatorDistInfo
+	ValidatorDistInfo     = types.ValidatorDistInfo
+	TotalAccum            = types.TotalAccum
+	FeePool               = types.FeePool
+
+	MsgSetWithdrawAddress          = types.MsgSetWithdrawAddress
+	MsgWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll = types.MsgWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll
+	MsgWithdrawDelegationReward    = types.MsgWithdrawDelegationReward
+	MsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll = types.MsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll
+
+	GenesisState = types.GenesisState
+)
+
+var (
+	NewKeeper  = keeper.NewKeeper
+	NewQuerier = querier.NewQuerier
+
+	GetValidatorDistInfoKey     = keeper.GetValidatorDistInfoKey
+	GetDelegationDistInfoKey    = keeper.GetDelegationDistInfoKey
+	GetDelegationDistInfosKey   = keeper.GetDelegationDistInfosKey
+	GetDelegatorWithdrawAddrKey = keeper.GetDelegatorWithdrawAddrKey
+	FeePoolKey                  = keeper.FeePoolKey
+	ValidatorDistInfoKey        = keeper.ValidatorDistInfoKey
+	DelegatorDistInfoKey        = keeper.DelegatorDistInfoKey
+	DelegatorWithdrawInfoKey    = keeper.DelegatorWithdrawInfoKey
+	ProposerKey                 = keeper.ProposerKey
+
+	InitialFeePool = types.InitialFeePool
+
+	NewGenesisState     = types.NewGenesisState
+	DefaultGenesisState = types.DefaultGenesisState
+
+	RegisterCodec = types.RegisterCodec
+
+	NewMsgSetWithdrawAddress          = types.NewMsgSetWithdrawAddress
+	NewMsgWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll = types.NewMsgWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll
+	NewMsgWithdrawDelegationReward    = types.NewMsgWithdrawDelegationReward
+	NewMsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll = types.NewMsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll
+)
+
+const (
+	DefaultCodespace = types.DefaultCodespace
+	CodeInvalidInput = types.CodeInvalidInput
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrNilDelegatorAddr = types.ErrNilDelegatorAddr
+	ErrNilWithdrawAddr  = types.ErrNilWithdrawAddr
+	ErrNilValidatorAddr = types.ErrNilValidatorAddr
+)
+
+var (
+	ActionModifyWithdrawAddress       = tags.ActionModifyWithdrawAddress
+	ActionWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll = tags.ActionWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll
+	ActionWithdrawDelegatorReward     = tags.ActionWithdrawDelegatorReward
+	ActionWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll = tags.ActionWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll
+
+	TagAction    = tags.Action
+	TagValidator = tags.SrcValidator
+	TagDelegator = tags.Delegator
+)
diff --git a/x/distribution/genesis.go b/x/distribution/genesis.go
index f377750f8..045c840ed 100644
--- a/x/distribution/genesis.go
+++ b/x/distribution/genesis.go
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake/types"
 )
 
-// InitGenesis sets the pool and parameters for the provided keeper and
-// initializes the IntraTxCounter. For each validator in data, it sets that
-// validator in the keeper along with manually setting the indexes. In
-// addition, it also sets any delegations found in data. Finally, it updates
-// the bonded validators.
-// Returns final validator set after applying all declaration and delegations
+// InitGenesis sets distribution information for genesis
 func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper, data types.GenesisState) {
 	keeper.SetFeePool(ctx, data.FeePool)
 
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/allocation.go b/x/distribution/keeper/allocation.go
index 922d60989..d6e586b60 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/allocation.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/allocation.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (k Keeper) AllocateFees(ctx sdk.Context) {
 	proposerDist.Pool = proposerDist.Pool.Add(proposerReward.Sub(commission))
 
 	// allocate community funding
-	communityTax := sdk.NewDecWithPrec(1, 2) // XXX TODO get from global params store
+	communityTax := k.GetCommunityTax(ctx)
 	communityFunding := feesCollectedDec.Mul(communityTax)
 	feePool := k.GetFeePool(ctx)
 	feePool.CommunityFund = feePool.CommunityFund.Add(communityFunding)
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go b/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go
index 13c5a0b73..ff5ab62cc 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ import (
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
+)
+
+// nolint
+const (
+	ParamStoreKeyCommunityTax = "distr/community-tax"
 )
 
 // keeper of the stake store
@@ -12,6 +18,7 @@ type Keeper struct {
 	storeKey    sdk.StoreKey
 	storeTKey   sdk.StoreKey
 	cdc         *wire.Codec
+	ps          params.Setter
 	coinKeeper  types.CoinKeeper
 	stakeKeeper types.StakeKeeper
 
@@ -19,7 +26,7 @@ type Keeper struct {
 	codespace sdk.CodespaceType
 }
 
-func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key, tkey sdk.StoreKey, ck types.CoinKeeper,
+func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key, tkey sdk.StoreKey, ps params.Setter, ck types.CoinKeeper,
 	sk types.StakeKeeper, codespace sdk.CodespaceType) Keeper {
 
 	keeper := Keeper{
@@ -75,3 +82,18 @@ func (k Keeper) SetProposerConsAddr(ctx sdk.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress) {
 	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(consAddr)
 	store.Set(ProposerKey, b)
 }
+
+//______________________________________________________________________
+
+// Returns the current Deposit Procedure from the global param store
+// nolint: errcheck
+func (k Keeper) GetCommunityTax(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Dec {
+	var communityTax sdk.Dec
+	keeper.ps.Get(ctx, ParamStoreKeyCommunityTax, &communityTax)
+	return communityTax
+}
+
+// nolint: errcheck
+func (k Keeper) setCommunityTax(ctx sdk.Context, communityTax sdk.Dec) {
+	keeper.ps.Set(ctx, ParamStoreKeyCommunityTax, &communityTax)
+}
diff --git a/x/distribution/types/errors.go b/x/distribution/types/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57a3dd73e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/distribution/types/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// nolint
+package types
+
+import (
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+)
+
+type CodeType = sdk.CodeType
+
+const (
+	DefaultCodespace sdk.CodespaceType = 6
+	CodeInvalidInput CodeType          = 103
+)
+
+func ErrNilDelegatorAddr(codespace sdk.CodespaceType) sdk.Error {
+	return sdk.NewError(codespace, CodeInvalidInput, "delegator address is nil")
+}
+func ErrNilWithdrawAddr(codespace sdk.CodespaceType) sdk.Error {
+	return sdk.NewError(codespace, CodeInvalidInput, "withdraw address is nil")
+}
+func ErrNilValidatorAddr(codespace sdk.CodespaceType) sdk.Error {
+	return sdk.NewError(codespace, CodeInvalidInput, "validator address is nil")
+}