2017 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 92 - Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use
Subchapter VI - Financial Assistance
Sec. 8401a - "Local government" defined

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 8401a (2017)
Section Name §8401a. "Local government" defined
Section Text

For the purposes of section 8401 of this title, the term "local government" shall include—

(1) any county, parish, city, town, township, village or other general purpose political subdivision of a State with the power to levy taxes and expend Federal, State, and local funds and exercise governmental powers; and

(2) which (in whole or in part) is located in, or has authority over the energy impacted area: Provided further, That such term shall include a public or private nonprofit corporation, or a school, water, sewer, highway, or other public special purpose district, authority, or body, with the concurrence of the Governor: Provided further, That such term shall be applicable to all applications for assistance received since the effective date of section 8401 of this title.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 96–514, title II, §201, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2975.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

For effective date of section 8401 of this title, referred to in par. (2), see section 901 of Pub. L. 95–620, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8301 of this title.

CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1981, and not as part of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 which comprises this chapter.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 92 - POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE
SUBCHAPTER VI - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Sec. 8401a - Local government" defined
Contains section 8401a
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 94 Stat. 2975
Public Law References Public Law 95-620, Public Law 96-514
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