(2) how such local government plans to operate 
without the funds it receives under this Act after the 
3-year grant period, including any plans to increase 
property taxes or reduce elementary and secondary 
school budgets. 
(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this Act, 
the Secretary of Education shall give priority to eligible 
local governments— 
(1) that have experienced the largest amount of 
decrease in property tax revenues collected from fis-
cal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009 or from fiscal year 
2009 to fiscal year 2010, as applicable, in proportion 
to the tax base of such local government, relative to 
the total tax base of all eligible local governments; 
and 
(2) where the decrease in property tax revenues 
collected from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009 
or from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2010, as ap-
plicable, is attributable to the permanent or tem-
porary shutdown or closure of an establishment of a 
large employer (as determined by the Secretary) or 
several small employers (as determined by the Sec-
retary). 
(g) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible local 
government receiving a grant under this Act shall only use 
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the grant funds to fund elementary and secondary school 
education programs, including— 
(1) programs for construction, maintenance, re-
habilitation, or repair of a school facility; 
(2) programs to maintain the salaries of teach-
ers or other faculty; or 
(3) school lunch programs or other nutrition 
programs that are funded by such local government. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘eligible local government’’ means a city, county, 
town, parish, village, or other general-purpose polit-
ical subdivision of a State that has the authority to 
levy real property taxes and— 
(A) has experienced at least a 15 percent 
decrease in property tax revenues from fiscal 
year 2008 to fiscal year 2009 or from fiscal 
year 2009 to fiscal year 2010; and 
(B) spend such tax funds on elementary 
and secondary education programs within the 
jurisdiction of such local government. 
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(2) FISCAL YEAR.—The term ‘‘fiscal year’’ has 
the meaning given such term under applicable State 
or local law. 
(3) PROPERTY
TAX
REVENUES.—The term 
‘‘property tax revenues’’ means the revenues gen-
erated by the levying of real property taxes by a 
local government based on the assessment of the 
value of real property located within the jurisdiction 
of such local government. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(5) TAX BASE.—The term ‘‘tax base’’ means 
the assessment by a local government of the total 
value of taxable real property located within the ju-
risdiction of such local government. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect not later than November 
1, 2009. 
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