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    42 USC CHAPTER 31 - PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION PROGRAM       01/02/2006

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    TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
    CHAPTER 31 - PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION PROGRAM

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              CHAPTER 31 - PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION PROGRAM          

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    Sec.                                                     
    2641.       Congressional declaration of purpose.                 
    2642.       Acceleration of public works.                         
                  (a)  Eligible areas.                                
                  (b)  Authority to initiate and accelerate projects;
                        allocation of funds.                          
                  (c)  Grants-in-aid; law governing; amount of Federal
                        contributions.                                
                  (d)  Authorization of appropriations.               
                  (e)  Rules and regulations; considerations.         
                  (f)  Restrictions on allocated funds.               
                  (g)  Limit on allocations available for projects in
                        any one State.                                
                  (h)  Criteria determining substantial unemployment. 
    2643.       Increase of State or local expenditures.              

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    42 USC Sec. 2641                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 2641. Congressional declaration of purpose

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      (a) The Congress finds that (1) certain communities and areas in
    the Nation are presently burdened by substantial unemployment and
    underemployment and have failed to share fully in the economic
    gains of the recovery from the recession of 1960-1961 and (2)
    action by the Federal Government is necessary, both to provide
    immediate useful work for the unemployed and underemployed in these
    communities and to help these communities, through improvement of
    their facilities, to become more conducive to industrial
    development and better places in which to live and work. The Nation
    has a backlog of needed public projects, and an acceleration of
    these projects now will not only increase employment at a time when
    jobs are urgently required but will also meet longstanding public
    needs, improve community services, and enhance the health and
    welfare of citizens of the Nation.
      (b) The Congress further finds that Federal assistance to
    stimulate public works investment in order to increase employment
    opportunities is most urgently needed in those areas, both urban
    and rural, which qualify as redevelopment areas because they suffer
    from persistent and chronic unemployment and economic
    underdevelopment, as well as in other areas which have suffered
    from substantial unemployment for a period of at least twelve
    months.

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    (Pub. L. 87-658, Sec. 2, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.)

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                                SHORT TITLE                            
      Section 1 of Pub. L. 87-658 provided: "That this Act [enacting
    this chapter and amending section 462 of former Title 40, Public
    Buildings, Property, and Works, and section 1492 of this title] may
    be cited as the 'Public Works Acceleration Act'."

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    42 USC Sec. 2642                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 2642. Acceleration of public works

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    (a) Eligible areas
      For the purposes of this section the term "eligible area" means -
    
        (1) those areas which the Secretary of Labor designates each
      month as having been areas of substantial unemployment for at
      least nine of the preceding twelve months; and
        (2) those areas which are designated by the Secretary of
      Commerce under subsections (a) and (b) of section 2504 of this
      title as "redevelopment areas".
    (b) Authority to initiate and accelerate projects; allocation of
      funds
      The President is authorized to initiate and accelerate in
    eligible areas those Federal public works projects which have been
    authorized by Congress, and those public works projects of States
    and local governments for which Federal financial assistance is
    authorized under provisions of law other than this chapter, by
    allocating funds appropriated to carry out this section - 
        (1) to the heads of the departments, agencies, and
      instrumentalities of the Federal Government responsible for the
      construction of Federal public works projects, and
        (2) to the heads of the departments, agencies, and
      instrumentalities of the Federal Government responsible for the
      administration of laws authorizing Federal financial assistance
      to public works projects of State and local governments.
    (c) Grants-in-aid; law governing; amount of Federal contributions
      All grants-in-aid made from allocations made by the President
    under this section shall be made by the head of the department,
    agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government administering
    the law authorizing such grants, and, except as otherwise provided
    in this subsection, shall be made in accordance with all of the
    provisions of such law except (1) provisions requiring allocation
    of funds among the States, and (2) limitations upon the total
    amount of such grants for any period. Notwithstanding any
    provisions of such law requiring the Federal contribution to the
    State or local government involved to be less than a fixed portion
    of the cost of a project, grants-in-aid may be made under authority
    of this section which bring the total of all Federal contributions
    to such project up to 50 per centum of the cost of such project, or
    up to 75 per centum of the cost of such project if the State or
    local government does not have economic and financial capacity to
    assume all of the additional financial obligations required.
    (d) Authorization of appropriations
      There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $900,000,000
    to be allocated by the President in accordance with subsection (b)
    of this section, except that not less than $300,000,000 shall be
    allocated for public works projects in areas designated by the
    Secretary of Commerce as redevelopment areas under subsection (b)
    of section 2504 of this title.
    (e) Rules and regulations; considerations
      The President shall prescribe rules, regulations, and procedures
    to carry out this section which will assure that adequate
    consideration is given to the relative needs of eligible areas. In
    prescribing such rules, regulations, and procedures the President
    shall consider among other relevant factors (1) the severity of the
    rates of unemployment in the eligible areas and the duration of
    such unemployment and (2) the income levels of families and the
    extent of underemployment in eligible areas.
    (f) Restrictions on allocated funds
      Funds allocated by the President under this section shall be
    available only for projects - 
        (1) which can be initiated or accelerated within a reasonably
      short period of time;
        (2) which will meet an essential public need;
        (3) a substantial portion of which can be completed within
      twelve months after initiation or acceleration;
        (4) which will contribute significantly to the reduction of
      local unemployment;
        (5) which are not inconsistent with locally approved
      comprehensive plans for the jurisdiction affected, wherever such
      plans exist.
    (g) Limit on allocations available for projects in any one State
      Not more than 10 per centum of all amounts allocated by the
    President under this section shall be made available for public
    works projects within any one State.
    (h) Criteria determining substantial unemployment
      The criteria to be used by the Secretary of Labor in determining
    areas of substantial unemployment for the purposes of paragraph (1)
    of subsection (a) of this section shall be the criteria established
    in section 6.3 of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in
    effect May 1, 1962.

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    (Pub. L. 87-658, Sec. 3, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.)

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                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 2504 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d),
    was omitted from the Code.

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                         EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11049                     
      Ex. Ord. No. 11049, Sept. 14, 1962, 27 F.R. 9203, which provided
    for implementation of public works acceleration program, was
    revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.

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    42 USC Sec. 2643                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 2643. Increase of State or local expenditures

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      (a) No part of any allocation made by the President under this
    chapter shall be made available during any fiscal year to any State
    or local government for any public works project, unless the
    proposed or planned total expenditure (exclusive of Federal funds)
    of such State or local government during such fiscal year for all
    its capital improvement projects is increased by an amount
    approximately equal to the non-Federal funds required to be made
    available for such public works project.
      (b) No part of any allocation made by the President under this
    chapter shall be made available for any planning or construction,
    directly or indirectly, of any school or other educational
    facility.

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    (Pub. L. 87-658, Sec. 4, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 543.)

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