2019 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 50 - Agricultural Credit
Subchapter VII - Northern Great Plains Regional Authority
Sec. 2009bb-5 - Distressed counties and areas and nondistressed counties

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 2009bb-5 (2019)
Section Name §2009bb–5. Distressed counties and areas and nondistressed counties
Section Text (a) Designations

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.

(b) Distressed counties (1) In general

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.

(2) Funding limitations

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.

(c) Transportation, telecommunication, renewable energy, and basic public infrastructure

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.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §383G, formerly §383F, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, §6028, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 384; renumbered §383G and amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, §6026(c)(1)(A), (2)(D), (g), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1178, 1179, 1181, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title VI, §6026(c)(1)(A), (2)(D), (g), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1940–1942; Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, §6701(h), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4779.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 383G of Pub. L. 87–128, title III, was renumbered section 383H and is classified to section 2009bb–6 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

2018—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "telecommunication, renewable energy," for "telecommunication renewable energy,," in heading and "telecommunication," for "telecommunication,," in text.

2008—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(g)(1), substituted "50" for "75".

Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(c)(2)(D)(i)(I), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2009bb–12 of this title.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(c)(2)(D)(i)(II), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2009bb–3(b) of this title.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(g)(2)–(4), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c), inserted "renewable energy," after "telecommunication" in heading and ", renewable energy," after "telecommunication," in text, and struck out former subsec. (c) which prohibited provision of funds for a project located in a county designated as a nondistressed county.

Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(c)(2)(D)(ii), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2009bb–4(b) of this title.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(g)(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c).

Pub. L. 110–246, §6026(c)(2)(D)(iii), made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 2009bb–12 of this title and section 2009bb–2(a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 50 - AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
SUBCHAPTER VII - NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHORITY
Sec. 2009bb-5 - Distressed counties and areas and nondistressed counties
Contains section 2009bb-5
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 116 Stat. 384
122 Stat. 1178, 1664
132 Stat. 4779
Public Law References Public Law 87-128, Public Law 107-171, Public Law 110-234, Public Law 110-246, Public Law 115-334
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