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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', 'art 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', 'art 75', '§ 75', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222']

Dates: April 14, 2004.
69 FR 12234
-12240 (7 pages)
Document Number: 04-5670
Shorter URL: https://federalregister.gov/a/04-5670 Related Topics
Impact Aid Programs 3 actions from October 22nd, 2003 to December 2003
68 FR 60598
On October 22, 2003, the Secretary published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this program in the Federal Register (68 FR 60598). The NPRM was similar to the final FY 2002 regulations, but we included clarifying language based on our experiences in implementing this program. These clarifications were made in §§ 222.172, 222.173, and 222.176 of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Available Local Funds (Section 222.192) Back to Top
Change: The Secretary will also exclude from consideration capital funds that a grantee can show have been committed by a written binding agreement but have not yet been paid from the grantee's capital fund. We have amended § 222.192 to reflect this revision.
Permissible Uses of Funds (Section 222.172) Back to Top
Comment: One commenter expressed a concern that § 222.172 would prohibit any grants to LEAs that do not hold title to a school facility. In the commenter's State, LEAs often have exclusive use through ground leases of a school facility located on Indian lands.
Discussion: The regulations provide that an LEA may receive emergency or modernization grants for repairs or renovations to a facility in which it has an interest, including a leasehold interest. Accordingly, LEAs leasing space on Indian lands for their schools would be eligible to receive these types of grants, but as noted in § 222.172(c), we would not allow a grant to completely replace a school (new construction) for which the applicant does not hold title. We do not believe a change to the regulations is necessary.
We discussed the potential costs and benefits of these final regulations in the preamble to the NPRM under the heading Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. We include additional discussion of potential costs and benefits in the section of this preamble titled Analysis of Comments and Changes.
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2.Revise subpart L of part 222 to read as follows: Sec.
222.171 What LEAs may be eligible for Discretionary Construction grants?
222.173 What activities will not receive funding under a Discretionary Construction grant?
222.174 What prohibitions apply to these funds?
222.188 What priorities may the Secretary establish?
222.196 What additional construction and legal requirements apply?
Subpart L—Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program Under Section 8007(b) of the Act Back to Top
§ 222.171 What LEAs may be eligible for Discretionary Construction grants?
(a) Applications for these grants are considered in four funding priority categories. The specific requirements for each priority are detailed in §§ 222.177 through 222.182.
(e) Except in the limited circumstances as provided in § 222.172(c), when new construction is permissible, acquisition of any interest in real property.
Example 1. “Supplanting.” Back to Top
Example 2. “Non-supplanting.” Back to Top
(1) 34 CFR part 75 (Direct Grant Programs) except for 34 CFR §§ 75.600 through 75.617.
(e) Has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7707(b))
(1) Contain the information required in §§ 222.184 through 222.186, as applicable, and in any application notice that the Secretary may publish in the Federal Register; and
(b)(1) For an applicant under section 8003(b) of the Act, the number of federally connected children described in section 8003(a)(1) enrolled in the school facility, as well as the total enrollment in the facility, for which the LEA is seeking a grant; or (2) For an applicant under section 8002 of the Act, the total enrollment, for the preceding year, in the LEA and in the school facility for which the LEA is seeking a grant, based on the fall State count date.
(a) To the extent that they are consistent with these regulations and section 8007(b) of the Act, the Secretary will follow grant selection procedures that are specified in 34 CFR 75.215 through 75.222. In general these procedures are based on the authorizing statute, the selection criteria, and any priorities or other applicable requirements that have been published in the Federal Register.
(a) Subject to any applicable contribution requirements as described in §§ 222.192 and 222.193, the procedures in 34 CFR 75.231 through 75.236, and the provisions in paragraph (b) of this section, the Secretary may fund up to 100 percent of the allowable costs in an approved grantee's proposed project.
To determine the amount of local funds that an LEA has available under § 222.191(b)(2) for a project under this program, the Secretary will consider as available all LEA funds that may be used for capital expenditures except $100,000 or 10 percent of the average annual capital expenditures of the applicant for the three previous fiscal years, whichever is greater. The Secretary will not consider capital funds that an LEA can demonstrate have been committed through signed contracts or other written binding agreements but have not yet been expended.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section and § 222.191, the amount of funds provided under an emergency grant or a modernization grant awarded to an eligible LEA is subject to the following limitations: