2013 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle IV - APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (§§ 14101 - 14704)
Chapter 145 - SPECIAL APPALACHIAN PROGRAMS (§§ 14501 - 14526)
Subchapter II - ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 14521 - 14526)
Section 14526 - Distressed, at-risk, and economically strong counties
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE IV - APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 145 - SPECIAL APPALACHIAN PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER II - ADMINISTRATIVE Sec. 14526 - Distressed, at-risk, and economically strong counties |
Contains | section 14526 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1277; Pub. L. 110-371, §4(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4041. |
Statutes at Large References | 112 Stat. 3623 116 Stat. 1277 122 Stat. 4041 |
Public Law References | Public Law 89-4, Public Law 105-393, Public Law 107-217, Public Law 110-371 |
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(a)
(1)
(A) designate as "distressed counties" those counties in the Appalachian region that are the most severely and persistently distressed;
(B) designate as "at-risk counties" those counties in the Appalachian region that are most at risk of becoming economically distressed; and
(C) designate two categories of economically strong counties, consisting of—
(i) "competitive counties", which shall be those counties in the region that are approaching economic parity with the rest of the United States; and
(ii) "attainment counties", which shall be those counties in the region that have attained or exceeded economic parity with the rest of the United States.
(2)
(A) conduct an annual review of each designation of a county under paragraph (1) to determine if the county still meets the criteria for the designation; and
(B) renew the designation for another one-year period only if the county still meets the criteria.
(b)
(c)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(A) a project on the Appalachian development highway system authorized by section 14501 of this title;
(B) a local development district administrative project assisted under section 14321(a)(1)(A) of this title; or
(C) a multicounty project that is carried out in at least two counties designated under this section if—
(i) at least one of the participating counties is designated as a distressed county under this section; and
(ii) the project will be of substantial direct benefit to at least one distressed county.
(4)
(A)
(i) a significant pocket of distress in the part of the county in which the project is carried out.
(ii) a significant potential benefit from the project in at least one area of the region outside the designated county.
(B)
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1277; Pub. L. 110–371, §4(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4041.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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14526 | 40 App.:226. | Pub. L. 89–4, title II, §226, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title II, §219, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3623. |
In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words "Not later than 90 days after November 13, 1988" are omitted as obsolete.
AMENDMENTS2008—Pub. L. 110–371, §4(a)(1), inserted ", at-risk," after "Distressed" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1)(B), (C). Pub. L. 110–371, §4(a)(2), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C).
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