the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3212). 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DESIGNATION OF REGIONS 
‘‘§ 15731. Delta Regional Commission 
‘‘The region of the Delta Regional Commission shall 
consist of the following political subdivisions: 
‘‘(1) ALABAMA.—The counties of Barbour, Bul-
lock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, 
Escambia, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, 
Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Russell, Sumter, Wash-
ington, and Wilcox in the State of Alabama. 
‘‘(2) ARKANSAS.—The counties of Arkansas, 
Ashley, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clay, 
Cleveland, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, 
Desha, Drew, Fulton, Grant, Greene, Independence, 
Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, 
Lonoke, Marion, Mississippi, Monroe, Ouachita, 
Phillips, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, St. 
Francis, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Union, Van Buren, 
White, and Woodruff in the State of Arkansas. 
‘‘(3) ILLINOIS.—The counties of Alexander, 
Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, 
Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, 
Saline, Union, White, and Woodruff in the State of 
Illinois. 
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‘‘(4) KENTUCKY.—The counties of Ballard, 
Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, 
Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Liv-
ingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muh-
lenberg, Todd, Trigg, Union, and Webster in the 
State of Kentucky. 
‘‘(5) LOUISIANA.—The parishes of Acadia, 
Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Caldwell, 
Catahoula, Concordia, E. Baton Rouge, E. Carroll, 
E. Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, 
Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafourche, La Salle, 
Lincoln, 
Livingston, 
Madison, 
Morehouse, 
Natchitoches, 
Orleans, 
Ouachita, 
Plaquemines, 
Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Richland, St. Bernard, St. 
Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Bap-
tist, St. Landry, St. Martin, Tangipahoa, Tensas, 
Union, Washington, W. Baton Rouge, W. Carroll, 
W. Feliciana, and Winn in the State of Louisiana. 
‘‘(6) MISSISSIPPI.—The counties of Adams, 
Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, 
Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, Desoto, Franklin, Gre-
nada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jef-
ferson, 
Jefferson 
Davis, 
Lafayette, 
Lawrence, 
Leflore, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mont-
gomery, Panola, Pike, Quitman, Rankin, Sharkey, 
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Simpson, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, 
Tunica, Union, Walthall, Warren, Washington, 
Wilkinson, Yalobusha, and Yazoo in the State of 
Mississippi. 
‘‘(7) MISSOURI.—The counties Bollinger, But-
ler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent, Doug-
las, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, 
New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscott, Perry, 
Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Ste. Genevieve, St. Fran-
cois, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Texas, Washington, 
Wayne, and Wright in the State of Missouri. 
‘‘(8) TENNESSEE.—The counties of Benton, 
Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, 
Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, 
Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Obion, 
Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley in the State of Ten-
nessee. 
‘‘§ 15732. Northern Great Plains Regional Commis-
sion 
‘‘The region of the Northern Great Plains Regional 
Commission shall consist of all counties of the States of 
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South 
Dakota. 
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‘‘§ 15733. Southeast Crescent Regional Commission 
‘‘The region of the Southeast Crescent Regional 
Commission shall consist of all counties of the States of 
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala-
bama, Mississippi, and Florida not already served by the 
Appalachian Regional Commission or the Delta Regional 
Commission. 
‘‘§ 15734. Southwest Border Regional Commission 
‘‘The region of the Southwest Border Regional Com-
mission shall consist of the following political subdivisions: 
‘‘(1) ARIZONA.—The counties of Cochise, Gila, 
Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, 
Santa Cruz, and Yuma in the State of Arizona. 
‘‘(2) CALIFORNIA.—The counties of Imperial, 
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, 
San Diego, and Ventura in the State of California. 
‘‘(3) NEW MEXICO.—The counties of Catron, 
Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, 
Luna, Otero, Sierra, and Socorro in the State of 
New Mexico. 
‘‘(4) 
TEXAS.—The 
counties 
of 
Atascosa, 
Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, 
Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, 
Duval, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Gillespie, 
Glasscock, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, 
Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, 
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Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, 
Loving, Mason, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Men-
ard, Midland, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, 
Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Shleicher, Sutton, Starr, 
Sterling, Terrell, Tom Green Upton, Uvalde, Val 
Verde, Ward, Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Winkler, Za-
pata, and Zavala in the State of Texas. 
‘‘§ 15735. Northern Border Regional Commission 
‘‘The region of the Northern Border Regional Com-
mission shall include the following counties: 
‘‘(1) MAINE.—The counties of Androscoggin, 
Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Ox-
ford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and 
Washington in the State of Maine. 
‘‘(2) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—The counties of Car-
roll, Coos, Grafton, and Sullivan in the State of New 
Hampshire. 
‘‘(3) NEW
YORK.—The counties of Cayuga, 
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Her-
kimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, 
Seneca, and St. Lawrence in the State of New York. 
‘‘(4) VERMONT.—The counties of Caledonia, 
Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Orleans 
in the State of Vermont. 
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