§2009aa. Definitions — Inbound Citations
7 U.S.C. § 2009aa
Cited by 230 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §2009aa(1)
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(1) There is established the Delta Regional Authority.
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(ii) as a liaison between the Federal Government and the Authority; and
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(A) who is not an Authority member; or
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(B) who is not entitled to vote in Authority meetings.
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(1) A decision by the Authority shall require the affirmative vote of the Federal cochairperson and a majority of the State members (not including any member representing a State that is delinquent under subsection (g)(2)(C)) to be effective.
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(A) a modification or revision of an Authority policy decision;
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(A) a responsibility of the Authority; and
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(d) The Authority shall—(1) develop, on a continuing basis, comprehensive and coordinated plans and programs to establish priorities and approve grants for the economic development of the region, giving due consideration to other Federal, State, and local planning and development activities in the region;(2) not later than 220 days after December 21, 2000, establish priorities in a development plan for the region (including 5-year regional outcome targets);(3) assess the needs and assets of the region based on available research, demonstrations, investigations, assessments, and evaluations of the region prepared by Federal, State, and local agencies, universities, local development districts, and other nonprofit groups;(4) formulate and recommend to the Governors and legislatures of States that participate in the Authority forms of interstate cooperation;(5) work with State and local agencies in developing appropriate model legislation;(A) enhance the capacity of, and provide support for, local development districts in the region; or(B) if no local development district exists in an area in a participating State in the region, foster the creation of a local development district;(7) encourage private investment in industrial, commercial, and other economic development projects in the region; and
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(e) In carrying out subsection (d), the Authority may—(1) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and print or otherwise reproduce and distribute a description of the proceedings and reports on actions by the Authority as the Authority considers appropriate;(2) authorize, through the Federal or State cochairperson or any other member of the Authority designated by the Authority, the administration of oaths if the Authority determines that testimony should be taken or evidence received under oath;(3) request from any Federal, State, or local department or agency such information as may be available to or procurable by the department or agency that may be of use to the Authority in carrying out duties of the Authority;(4) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the conduct of Authority business and the performance of Authority duties;(5) request the head of any Federal department or agency to detail to the Authority such personnel as the Authority requires to carry out duties of the Authority, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status;(6) request the head of any State department or agency or local government to detail to the Authority such personnel as the Authority requires to carry out duties of the Authority, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status;(7) provide for coverage of Authority employees in a suitable retirement and employee benefit system by—(A) making arrangements or entering into contracts with any participating State government; or(B) otherwise providing retirement and other employee benefit coverage;(8) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or real, personal, tangible, or intangible property;(9) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as are necessary to carry out Authority duties, including any contracts, leases, or cooperative agreements with—(A) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;(C) any person, firm, association, or corporation;(10) establish and maintain a central office and field offices at such locations as the Authority may select; and(11) collect fees for the Delta Doctors program of the Authority and retain and expend those fees.
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(9) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as are necessary to carry out Authority duties, including any contracts, leases, or cooperative agreements with—(A) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;(C) any person, firm, association, or corporation;
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(10) establish and maintain a central office and field offices at such locations as the Authority may select; and
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(11) collect fees for the Delta Doctors program of the Authority and retain and expend those fees.
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(1) cooperate with the Authority; and
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(1) Administrative expenses of the Authority (except for the expenses of the Federal cochairperson, including expenses of the alternate and staff of the Federal cochairperson, which shall be paid solely by the Federal Government) shall be paid—(A) by the Federal Government, in an amount equal to 50 percent of the administrative expenses; and
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(A) No person detailed to serve the Authority under subsection (e)(6) shall receive any salary or any contribution to or supplementation of salary for services provided to the Authority from—(i) any source other than the State, local, or intergovernmental department or agency from which the person was detailed; or(ii) the Authority.
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(ii) the Authority.
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(C) The Federal cochairperson, the alternate Federal cochairperson, and any Federal officer or employee detailed to duty on the Authority under subsection (e)(5) shall not be subject to subparagraph (A), but shall remain subject to sections 202 through 209 of title 18.
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(i) the carrying out of the administrative duties of the Authority;
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(ii) direction of the Authority staff;
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(iv) such other duties as the Authority may assign.
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(C) No member, alternate, officer, or employee of the Authority (except the Federal cochairperson of the Authority, the alternate and staff for the Federal cochairperson, and any Federal employee detailed to the Authority under subsection (e)(5)) shall be considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose.
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(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), no State member, alternate, officer, or employee of the Authority shall participate personally and substantially as a member, alternate, officer, or employee of the Authority, through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise, in any proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, or other matter in which, to knowledge of the member, alternate, officer, or employee—(A) the member, alternate, officer, or employee;(B) the spouse, minor child, partner, or organization (other than a State or political subdivision of the State) of the member, alternate, officer, or employee, in which the member, alternate, officer, or employee is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee; or(C) any person or organization with whom the member, alternate, officer, or employee is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment;has a financial interest.
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(A) immediately advises the Authority of the nature and circumstances of the proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, or other particular matter presenting a potential conflict of interest;
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(C) before the proceeding concerning the matter presenting the conflict of interest, receives a written determination by the Authority that the interest is not so substantial as to be likely to affect the integrity of the services that the Authority may expect from the State member, alternate, officer, or employee.
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(j) The Authority may declare void any contract, loan, or grant of or by the Authority in relation to which the Authority determines that there has been a violation of any provision under subsection (h)(4), subsection (i), or sections 202 through 209 of title 18.
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(2) All records of the Authority shall be available for audit and examination by the Comptroller General of the United States and the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture (including authorized representatives of the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture).
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(2) All records required under paragraph (1) shall be available for audit by the Comptroller General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, and the Authority (including authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, and the Authority).
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Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Authority shall submit to the President and to Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this subchapter.
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(a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Authority to carry out this subchapter $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.
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(b) Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be used for administrative expenses of the Authority.
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(a) The Authority may approve grants to States, Indian Tribes, and public and nonprofit entities for projects, approved in accordance with section 2009aa–8 of this title—(1) to develop the transportation infrastructure of the region for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region (except that grants for this purpose may only be made to a State, Tribal, or local government);(2) to assist the region in obtaining the job training, employment-related education, and business development (with an emphasis on entrepreneurship) that are needed to build and maintain strong local economies;(3) to provide assistance to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas that lack financial resources for improving basic public services;(4) to provide assistance to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas that lack financial resources for equipping industrial parks and related facilities; and(5) to otherwise achieve the purposes of this subchapter.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authorizations of appropriations of any Federal grant program, and in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to a project to be carried out in the region—(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under the Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009aa–5(b) of this title); and(2) shall use amounts made available to carry out this subchapter to pay the increased Federal share.
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(A) The certifications and determinations required to be made by the Authority for approval of projects under this Act in accordance with section 2009aa–8 of this title—(i) shall be controlling; and(ii) shall be accepted by the Federal agencies.
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(1) The Authority shall make grants for administrative expenses under this section.
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(a) Not later than 90 days after December 21, 2000, and annually thereafter, the Authority, in accordance with such criteria as the Authority may establish, shall designate—(1) as distressed counties, counties in the region that are the most severely and persistently distressed and underdeveloped and have high rates of poverty or unemployment;(2) as nondistressed counties, counties in the region that are not designated as distressed counties under paragraph (1); and(3) as isolated areas of distress, areas located in nondistressed counties (as designated under paragraph (2)) that have high rates of poverty or unemployment.
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(1) The Authority shall allocate at least 75 percent of the appropriations made available under section 2009aa–12 of this title for programs and projects designed to serve the needs of distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the region.
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(B) The Authority may waive the application of the funding prohibition under paragraph (1) to—(i) a multicounty project that includes participation by a nondistressed county; or(ii) any other type of project;
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(d) The Authority shall allocate at least 50 percent of any funds made available under section 2009aa–12 of this title for transportation and basic public infrastructure projects authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 2009aa–2(a) of this title.
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(2) The Authority shall develop guidelines for providing public participation described in paragraph (1), including public hearings.
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(a) In considering programs and projects to be provided assistance under this subchapter, and in establishing a priority ranking of the requests for assistance provided by the Authority, the Authority shall follow procedures that ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, consideration of—(1) the relationship of the project or class of projects to overall regional development;(2) the per capita income and poverty and unemployment rates in an area;(3) the financial resources available to the applicants for assistance seeking to carry out the project, with emphasis on ensuring that projects are adequately financed to maximize the probability of successful economic development;(4) the importance of the project or class of projects in relation to other projects or classes of projects that may be in competition for the same funds;(5) the prospects that the project for which assistance is sought will improve, on a continuing rather than a temporary basis, the opportunities for employment, the average level of income, or the economic development of the area served by the project; and(6) the extent to which the project design provides for detailed outcome measurements by which grant expenditures and the results of the expenditures may be evaluated.
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(c) Funds may be provided for a program or project in a State under this subchapter only if the Authority determines that the level of Federal or State financial assistance provided under a law other than this subchapter, for the same type of program or project in the same area of the State within the region, will not be reduced as a result of funds made available by this subchapter.
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(d) On certification by a State member of the Authority of an application for a grant or other assistance for a specific project under this section, an affirmative vote of the Authority under section 2009aa–1(c) of this title shall be required for approval of the application.
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(1) The term “Authority” means the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority established by section 2009bb–1 of this title.
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(1) There is established the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority.
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(2) The Authority shall be composed of—(A) a Federal member, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;(B) the Governor (or a designee of the Governor) of each State in the region that elects to participate in the Authority; and(C) a member of an Indian tribe, who shall be a chairperson of an Indian tribe in the region or a designee of such a chairperson, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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(3) The Authority shall be headed by—(A) the Federal member, who shall serve—(i) as the Federal cochairperson; and(ii) as a liaison between the Federal Government and the Authority;(B) a State cochairperson, who—(ii) shall be elected by the State members for a term of not less than 1 year; and(C) the member of an Indian tribe, who shall serve—(i) as the tribal cochairperson; and(ii) as a liaison between the governments of Indian tribes in the region and the Authority.
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(ii) as a liaison between the Federal Government and the Authority;
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(ii) as a liaison between the governments of Indian tribes in the region and the Authority.
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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a Federal member described in paragraph (2)(A) has not been confirmed by the Senate by not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Authority may organize and operate without the Federal member.
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(B) In the case of the Indian Chairperson, if no Indian Chairperson is confirmed by the Senate, the regional authority shall consult and coordinate with the leaders of Indian tribes in the region concerning the activities of the Authority, as appropriate.
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(A) a member of the Authority; or
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(B) entitled to vote in Authority meetings.
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(1) A decision by the Authority shall require a majority vote of the Authority (not including any member representing a State that is delinquent under subsection (g)(2)(D)) to be effective.
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(A) a modification or revision of an Authority policy decision;
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(A) a responsibility of the Authority; and
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(d) The Authority shall—(1) develop, on a continuing basis, comprehensive and coordinated plans and programs for multistate cooperation to advance the economic and social well-being of the region and to approve grants for the economic development of the region, giving due consideration to other Federal, State, tribal, and local planning and development activities in the region;(2) not later than 220 days after May 13, 2002, establish priorities in a development plan for the region (including 5-year regional outcome targets);(3) assess the needs and assets of the region based on available research, demonstrations, investigations, assessments, and evaluations of the region prepared by Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies, universities, regional and local development districts or organizations, regional boards established under subchapter IX, and other nonprofit groups;(4) formulate and recommend to the Governors and legislatures of States that participate in the Authority forms of interstate cooperation for—(i) renewable energy development and transmission;(ii) transportation planning and economic development;(iii) information technology;(iv) movement of freight and individuals within the region;(v) federally-funded research at institutions of higher education; and(vi) conservation land management;(5) work with State, tribal, and local agencies in developing appropriate model legislation;(6) enhance the capacity of, and provide support for, multistate development and research organizations, local development organizations and districts, and resource conservation districts in the region;(7) encourage private investment in industrial, commercial, renewable energy, and other economic development projects in the region; and
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(4) formulate and recommend to the Governors and legislatures of States that participate in the Authority forms of interstate cooperation for—(i) renewable energy development and transmission;(ii) transportation planning and economic development;(iii) information technology;(iv) movement of freight and individuals within the region;(v) federally-funded research at institutions of higher education; and(vi) conservation land management;
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(e) In carrying out subsection (d), the Authority may—(1) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and print or otherwise reproduce and distribute a description of the proceedings and reports on actions by the Authority as the Authority considers appropriate;(2) authorize, through the Federal, State, or tribal cochairperson or any other member of the Authority designated by the Authority, the administration of oaths if the Authority determines that testimony should be taken or evidence received under oath;(3) request from any Federal, State, tribal, or local agency such information as may be available to or procurable by the agency that may be of use to the Authority in carrying out the duties of the Authority;(4) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and rules governing the conduct of business and the performance of duties of the Authority;(5) request the head of any Federal agency to detail to the Authority such personnel as the Authority requires to carry out duties of the Authority, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status;(6) request the head of any State agency, tribal government, or local government to detail to the Authority such personnel as the Authority requires to carry out duties of the Authority, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status;(7) provide for coverage of Authority employees in a suitable retirement and employee benefit system by—(A) making arrangements or entering into contracts with any participating State government or tribal government; or(B) otherwise providing retirement and other employee benefit coverage;(8) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or real, personal, tangible, or intangible property;(9) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as are necessary to carry out Authority duties, including any contracts, leases, or cooperative agreements with—(A) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;(C) any Indian tribe in the region; or(D) any person, firm, association, or corporation; and(10) establish and maintain a central office and field offices at such locations as the Authority may select.
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(4) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and rules governing the conduct of business and the performance of duties of the Authority;
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(9) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as are necessary to carry out Authority duties, including any contracts, leases, or cooperative agreements with—(A) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;(C) any Indian tribe in the region; or(D) any person, firm, association, or corporation; and
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(10) establish and maintain a central office and field offices at such locations as the Authority may select.
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(1) cooperate with the Authority; and
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(1) The Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Authority shall be—(A) for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, 100 percent;(B) for fiscal year 2010, 75 percent; and(C) for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, 50 percent.
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(A) No person detailed to serve the Authority under subsection (e)(6) shall receive any salary or any contribution to or supplementation of salary for services provided to the Authority from—(i) any source other than the State, tribal, local, or intergovernmental agency from which the person was detailed; or(ii) the Authority.
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(ii) the Authority.
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(C) The Federal cochairperson, the alternate Federal cochairperson, and any Federal officer or employee detailed to duty on the Authority under subsection (e)(5) shall not be subject to subparagraph (A), but shall remain subject to sections 202 through 209 of title 18.
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(i) the carrying out of the administrative duties of the Authority;
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(ii) direction of the Authority staff; and
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(iii) such other duties as the Authority may assign.
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(C) No member, alternate, officer, or employee of the Authority (except the Federal cochairperson of the Authority, the alternate and staff for the Federal cochairperson, and any Federal employee detailed to the Authority under subsection (e)(5)) shall be considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose.
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(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), no State member, Indian tribe member, State alternate, officer, or employee of the Authority shall participate personally and substantially as a member, alternate, officer, or employee of the Authority, through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise, in any proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, or other matter in which, to knowledge of the member, alternate, officer, or employee—(A) the member, alternate, officer, or employee;(B) the spouse, minor child, partner, or organization (other than a State or political subdivision of the State or the Indian tribe) of the member, alternate, officer, or employee, in which the member, alternate, officer, or employee is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee; or(C) any person or organization with whom the member, alternate, officer, or employee is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment;has a financial interest.
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(A) immediately advises the Authority of the nature and circumstances of the proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, or other particular matter presenting a potential conflict of interest;
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(C) before the proceeding concerning the matter presenting the conflict of interest, receives a written determination by the Authority that the interest is not so substantial as to be likely to affect the integrity of the services that the Authority may expect from the State member, Indian tribe member, alternate, officer, or employee.
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(j) The Authority may declare void any contract, loan, or grant of or by the Authority in relation to which the Authority determines that there has been a violation of any provision under subsection (h)(4) or subsection (i) of this subtitle1, or sections 202 through 209 of title 18.
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(2) All records of the Authority shall be available for audit and examination by the Comptroller General of the United States and the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture (including authorized representatives of the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture).
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(2) All records required under paragraph (1) shall be available for audit by the Comptroller General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, and the Authority (including authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, and the Authority).
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(c) The Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall audit the activities, transactions, and records of the Authority on an annual basis for any fiscal year for which funds are appropriated.
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Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Authority shall submit to the President and to Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this subchapter.
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(a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Authority to carry out this subchapter $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.
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(b) Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be used for administrative expenses of the Authority.
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(a) The Authority shall provide assistance to States in developing regional plans to address multistate economic issues, including plans—(1) to develop a regional transmission system for movement of renewable energy to markets outside the region;(2) to address regional transportation concerns, including the establishment of a Northern Great Plains Regional Transportation Working Group;(3) to encourage and support interstate collaboration on federally-funded research that is in the national interest; and(4) to establish a Regional Working Group on Agriculture Development and Transportation.
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(a) The Authority may approve grants to States, Indian tribes, local governments, and public and nonprofit organizations for projects, approved in accordance with section 2009bb–8 of this title—(1) to assist the region in obtaining the job training, employment-related education, and business development (with an emphasis on entrepreneurship) that are needed to build and maintain strong local economies;(2) to develop the transportation, renewable energy transmission, and telecommunication infrastructure of the region for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region (except that grants for this purpose may be made only to States, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations);(3) to provide assistance to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas that lack financial resources for improving basic public services;(4) to provide assistance to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas that lack financial resources for equipping industrial parks and related facilities; and(5) to otherwise achieve the purposes of this subchapter.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authorizations of appropriations, under any Federal grant program, and in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to a project to be carried out in the region—(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under any Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009bb–5(b) of this title); and(2) shall use amounts made available to carry out this subchapter to pay the increased Federal share.
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(A) The certifications and determinations required to be made by the Authority for approval of projects under this Act in accordance with section 2009bb–8 of this title—(i) shall be controlling; and(ii) shall be accepted by the Federal agencies.
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(2) that has not, as certified by the Authority (in consultation with the Federal cochairperson or Secretary, as appropriate)—(A) inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source; or(B) appointed an officer who, during the period in which another entity inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source, was an officer of the other entity.
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(1) The Authority may make grants for administrative expenses under this section to multistate, local, and regional development districts and organizations.
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(2) shall advise the Authority on development of international trade;
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(3) may provide research, education, training, and other support to the Authority; and
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(a) Not later than 90 days after May 13, 2002, and annually thereafter, the Authority, in accordance with such criteria as the Authority may establish, shall designate—(1) as distressed counties, counties in the region that are the most severely and persistently distressed and underdeveloped and have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration;(2) as nondistressed counties, counties in the region that are not designated as distressed counties under paragraph (1); and(3) as isolated areas of distress, areas located in nondistressed counties (as designated under paragraph (2)) that have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration.
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(1) The Authority shall allocate at least 50 percent of the appropriations made available under section 2009bb–12 of this title for programs and projects designed to serve the needs of distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the region.
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(c) The Authority shall allocate at least 50 percent of any funds made available under section 2009bb–12 of this title for transportation, telecommunication, renewable energy, and basic public infrastructure projects authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 2009bb–2(a) of this title.
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(1) The Authority and applicable multistate, regional, and local development districts and organizations shall encourage and assist, to the maximum extent practicable, public participation in the development, revision, and implementation of all plans and programs under this subchapter.
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(2) The Authority shall develop guidelines for providing public participation described in paragraph (1), including public hearings.
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(a) In considering programs and projects to be provided assistance under this subchapter, and in establishing a priority ranking of the requests for assistance provided to the Authority, the Authority shall follow procedures that ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, consideration of—(1) the relationship of the project or class of projects to overall multistate or regional development;(2) the per capita income and poverty and unemployment and outmigration rates in an area;(3) the financial resources available to the applicants for assistance seeking to carry out the project, with emphasis on ensuring that projects are adequately financed to maximize the probability of successful economic development;(4) the importance of the project or class of projects in relation to other projects or classes of projects that may be in competition for the same funds;(5) the prospects that the project for which assistance is sought will improve, on a continuing rather than a temporary basis, the opportunities for employment, the average level of income, or the economic development of the area to be served by the project; and(6) the extent to which the project design provides for detailed outcome measurements by which grant expenditures and the results of the expenditures may be evaluated.
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(c) Funds may be provided for a program or project in a State under this subchapter only if the Authority determines that the level of Federal or State financial assistance provided under a law other than this subchapter, for the same type of program or project in the same area of the State within the region, will not be reduced as a result of funds made available by this subchapter.
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(d) On certification by a State member of the Authority of an application for a grant or other assistance for a specific project under this section, an affirmative vote of the Authority under section 2009bb–1(c) of this title shall be required for approval of the application.
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(B) $10,000,000, with respect to each rural business investment company authorized or seeking authority to issue participating securities to be purchased or guaranteed by the Secretary under this subchapter.
Citations to §2009aa(2)
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(2) not later than 220 days after December 21, 2000, establish priorities in a development plan for the region (including 5-year regional outcome targets);
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(A) enhance the capacity of, and provide support for, local development districts in the region; or
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(7) encourage private investment in industrial, commercial, and other economic development projects in the region; and
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(2) to assist the region in obtaining the job training, employment-related education, and business development (with an emphasis on entrepreneurship) that are needed to build and maintain strong local economies;
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(2) To best build the foundations for long-term economic development and to complement other Federal and State resources in the region, Federal funds available under this subchapter shall be focused on the activities in the following order or priority:(A) Basic public infrastructure in distressed counties and isolated areas of distress.(B) Transportation infrastructure for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region.(C) Business development, with emphasis on entrepreneurship.(D) Job training or employment-related education, with emphasis on use of existing public educational institutions located in the region.
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(B) Transportation infrastructure for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region.
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(D) Job training or employment-related education, with emphasis on use of existing public educational institutions located in the region.
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(a) Congress finds that certain States and local communities of the region, including local development districts, may be unable to take maximum advantage of Federal grant programs for which the States and communities are eligible because—(1) the States or communities lack the economic resources to provide the required matching share; or(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authorizations of appropriations of any Federal grant program, and in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to a project to be carried out in the region—(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under the Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009aa–5(b) of this title); and(2) shall use amounts made available to carry out this subchapter to pay the increased Federal share.
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(i) organized and operated in a manner that ensures broad-based community participation and an effective opportunity for other nonprofit groups to contribute to the development and implementation of programs in the region;
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(1) operate as a lead organization serving multicounty areas in the region at the local level; and
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(1) as distressed counties, counties in the region that are the most severely and persistently distressed and underdeveloped and have high rates of poverty or unemployment;
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(2) as nondistressed counties, counties in the region that are not designated as distressed counties under paragraph (1); and
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(1) The Authority shall allocate at least 75 percent of the appropriations made available under section 2009aa–12 of this title for programs and projects designed to serve the needs of distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the region.
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(2) The funding limitations under section 2009aa–3(b) of this title shall not apply to a project providing transportation or basic public services to residents of one or more distressed counties or isolated areas of distress in the region.
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(B) The Authority may waive the application of the funding prohibition under paragraph (1) to—(i) a multicounty project that includes participation by a nondistressed county; or(ii) any other type of project;
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(c) Funds may be provided for a program or project in a State under this subchapter only if the Authority determines that the level of Federal or State financial assistance provided under a law other than this subchapter, for the same type of program or project in the same area of the State within the region, will not be reduced as a result of funds made available by this subchapter.
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(C) a member of an Indian tribe, who shall be a chairperson of an Indian tribe in the region or a designee of such a chairperson, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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(ii) as a liaison between the governments of Indian tribes in the region and the Authority.
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(B) In the case of the Indian Chairperson, if no Indian Chairperson is confirmed by the Senate, the regional authority shall consult and coordinate with the leaders of Indian tribes in the region concerning the activities of the Authority, as appropriate.
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(1) develop, on a continuing basis, comprehensive and coordinated plans and programs for multistate cooperation to advance the economic and social well-being of the region and to approve grants for the economic development of the region, giving due consideration to other Federal, State, tribal, and local planning and development activities in the region;
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(2) not later than 220 days after May 13, 2002, establish priorities in a development plan for the region (including 5-year regional outcome targets);
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(3) assess the needs and assets of the region based on available research, demonstrations, investigations, assessments, and evaluations of the region prepared by Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies, universities, regional and local development districts or organizations, regional boards established under subchapter IX, and other nonprofit groups;
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(iv) movement of freight and individuals within the region;
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(6) enhance the capacity of, and provide support for, multistate development and research organizations, local development organizations and districts, and resource conservation districts in the region;
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(7) encourage private investment in industrial, commercial, renewable energy, and other economic development projects in the region; and
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(C) any Indian tribe in the region; or
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(B) the population of the region (as so determined).
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(4) movement of freight and individuals within the region;
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(1) to assist the region in obtaining the job training, employment-related education, and business development (with an emphasis on entrepreneurship) that are needed to build and maintain strong local economies;
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(2) to develop the transportation, renewable energy transmission, and telecommunication infrastructure of the region for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region (except that grants for this purpose may be made only to States, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations);
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(2) To best build the foundations for long-term economic development and to complement other Federal, State, and tribal resources in the region, Federal funds available under this subchapter shall be focused on the following activities:(A) Basic public infrastructure in distressed counties and isolated areas of distress.(B) Transportation and telecommunication infrastructure for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region.(C) Business development, with emphasis on entrepreneurship.(D) Job training or employment-related education, with emphasis on use of existing public educational institutions located in the region.
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(B) Transportation and telecommunication infrastructure for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the region.
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(D) Job training or employment-related education, with emphasis on use of existing public educational institutions located in the region.
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(a) Congress finds that certain States and local communities of the region may be unable to take maximum advantage of Federal grant programs for which the States and communities are eligible because—(1) they lack the economic resources to provide the required matching share; or(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authorizations of appropriations, under any Federal grant program, and in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to a project to be carried out in the region—(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under any Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009bb–5(b) of this title); and(2) shall use amounts made available to carry out this subchapter to pay the increased Federal share.
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(i) organized and operated in a manner that ensures broad-based community participation and an effective opportunity for other nonprofit groups to contribute to the development and implementation of programs in the region;
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(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a local development district shall operate as a lead organization serving multicounty areas in the region at the local level.
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(1) as distressed counties, counties in the region that are the most severely and persistently distressed and underdeveloped and have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration;
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(2) as nondistressed counties, counties in the region that are not designated as distressed counties under paragraph (1); and
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(1) The Authority shall allocate at least 50 percent of the appropriations made available under section 2009bb–12 of this title for programs and projects designed to serve the needs of distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the region.
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(2) The funding limitations under section 2009bb–3(b) of this title shall not apply to a project to provide transportation or telecommunication or basic public services to residents of 1 or more distressed counties or isolated areas of distress in the region.
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(c) Funds may be provided for a program or project in a State under this subchapter only if the Authority determines that the level of Federal or State financial assistance provided under a law other than this subchapter, for the same type of program or project in the same area of the State within the region, will not be reduced as a result of funds made available by this subchapter.
Citations to §2009aa(3)
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(B) in combination with funds available under another Federal or Federal grant program; or
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(a) Congress finds that certain States and local communities of the region, including local development districts, may be unable to take maximum advantage of Federal grant programs for which the States and communities are eligible because—(1) the States or communities lack the economic resources to provide the required matching share; or(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authorizations of appropriations of any Federal grant program, and in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to a project to be carried out in the region—(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under the Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009aa–5(b) of this title); and(2) shall use amounts made available to carry out this subchapter to pay the increased Federal share.
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(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under the Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009aa–5(b) of this title); and
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(1) In the case of any project for which all or any portion of the basic Federal share of the costs of the project is proposed to be paid under this section, no Federal contribution shall be made until the Federal official administering the Federal law that authorizes the Federal grant program certifies that the project—(A) meets (except as provided in subsection (b)) the applicable requirements of the applicable Federal grant program; and(B) could be approved for Federal contribution under the Federal grant program if funds were available under the law for the project.
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(A) meets (except as provided in subsection (b)) the applicable requirements of the applicable Federal grant program; and
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(B) could be approved for Federal contribution under the Federal grant program if funds were available under the law for the project.
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(B) In the case of any project described in paragraph (1), any finding, report, certification, or documentation required to be submitted with respect to the project to the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government responsible for the administration of the Federal grant program under which the project is carried out shall be accepted by the Federal cochairperson.
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(2) The term “Federal grant program” means a Federal grant program to provide assistance in—(A) implementing the recommendations of the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission established by the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2661 note; Public Law 103–318);(B) acquiring or developing land;(C) constructing or equipping a highway, road, bridge, or facility;(D) carrying out other economic development activities; or
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(B) in combination with funds available under another Federal grant program; or
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(a) Congress finds that certain States and local communities of the region may be unable to take maximum advantage of Federal grant programs for which the States and communities are eligible because—(1) they lack the economic resources to provide the required matching share; or(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(2) there are insufficient funds available under the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal grant program to meet pressing needs of the region.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authorizations of appropriations, under any Federal grant program, and in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to a project to be carried out in the region—(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under any Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009bb–5(b) of this title); and(2) shall use amounts made available to carry out this subchapter to pay the increased Federal share.
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(1) may increase the Federal share of the costs of a project under any Federal grant program to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in section 2009bb–5(b) of this title); and
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(1) In the case of any project for which all or any portion of the basic Federal share of the costs of the project is proposed to be paid under this section, no Federal contribution shall be made until the Federal official administering the Federal law that authorizes the Federal grant program certifies that the project—(A) meets (except as provided in subsection (b)) the applicable requirements of the applicable Federal grant program; and(B) could be approved for Federal contribution under the Federal grant program if funds were available under the law for the project.
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(A) meets (except as provided in subsection (b)) the applicable requirements of the applicable Federal grant program; and
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(B) could be approved for Federal contribution under the Federal grant program if funds were available under the law for the project.
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(B) In the case of any project described in paragraph (1), any finding, report, certification, or documentation required to be submitted with respect to the project to the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government responsible for the administration of the Federal grant program under which the project is carried out shall be accepted by the Federal cochairperson.