---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 U.S.C. § 15503"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
number: "15503"
heading: "Approval of applications for assistance"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/15503"
units:
  - "Subtitle V — Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development"
  - "Chapter 155 — Financial Assistance"
---

# §15503. Approval of applications for assistance

- (a) **Evaluation by State Member.—** An application to a [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) for a grant or any other assistance for a project under this subtitle shall be made through, and evaluated for approval by, the State member of the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) representing the applicant.
- (b) **Certification.—** An application to a [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) for a grant or other assistance for a project under this subtitle shall be eligible for assistance only on certification by the State member of the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) representing the applicant that the application for the project—
  - (1) describes ways in which the project complies with any applicable State economic and infrastructure development plan;
  - (2) meets applicable criteria under [section 15504](/usc/40/15504.md);
  - (3) adequately ensures that the project will be properly administered, operated, and maintained; and
  - (4) otherwise meets the requirements for assistance under this subtitle.
- (c) **Votes for Decisions.—** On certification by a State member of a [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) of an application for a grant or other assistance for a specific project under this section, an affirmative vote of the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) under [section 15302](/usc/40/15302.md) shall be required for approval of the application.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1476, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2238.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after June 18, 2008, see section 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 15101 of this title.