An Act to authorize appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights
PL 92-64 (H.R.7271), enacted 08/04/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-64-AUG. 4, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
August 4,1971 
[H. R. 7271] 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
Appropriation. 
84 Stat. 1356. 
Public Law 92-64 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 106 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 636; 42 U.S.G. 1975e) as 
amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
"For the purposes of carrying out this Act, there is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, the 
sum of $4,000,000, and for each fiscal year thereafter until January 31, 
1973, the sum of $4,000,000." 
Approved August 4, 1971. 
Public Law 92-65 
August 5,1971 
[S.2317] 
Public works; 
Appalachian re-
gional develop-
ment. 
Program exten-
sion. 
Citation of title. 
Grants. 
79 Stat. 552. 
Post, p. 167. 
83 Stat. 219. 
AN ACT 
Appropriation. 
79 Stat. 554; 
84 Stat. 375. 
To extend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentati/ues of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965 
SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "Public Works and Economic 
Development Act Amendments of 1971". 
SEC. 102. (a) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 101 of 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3131) is amended by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph 
(B), by striking out the colon at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "; and", and by adding at the 
end thereof the following: 
"(D) in the case of a redevelopment area so designated under 
section 401(a)(6), the project to be undertaken wdll provide 
immediate useful work to unemployed and underemployed persons 
in that area.", 
(b) Subsection (c) of section 101 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3131) is amended by inserting 
immediately following the first sentence thereof the following: "In 
the case of any State or political subdivision thereof which the Secre-
tary determines has exhausted its effective taxing and borrowing 
capacity, the Secretary may reduce the non-Federal share below such 
per centum or may waive the non-Federal share in the case of such 
a grant for a project in a redevelopment area designated as such under 
section 401(a) (6) of this Act.". 
SEC. 103. Section 105 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3135) is amended by striking out the 
period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and 
the following: "and not to exceed $800,000,000 per fiscal year for the 
fiscal years ending June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973. Any amounts 
authorized for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, under this section 
but not appropriated may be appropriated for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1973. Not less than 25 per centum nor more than 35 per 
centum of all appropriations made for the fiscal years ending June 30, 
1972, and June 30, 1973, under authority of the preceding sentences