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- § 2641. Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 2642. Acceleration of public works
- § 2643. Increase of State or local expenditures
§ 2641. Congressional declaration of purpose
(a) The Congress finds that (1) certain communities and areas in the Nation are presently burdened by substantial unemployment and underemployment and have failed to share fully in the economic gains of the recovery from the recession of 1960–1961 and (2) action by the Federal Government is necessary, both to provide immediate useful work for the unemployed and underemployed in these communities and to help these communities, through improvement of their facilities, to become more conducive to industrial development and better places in which to live and work. The Nation has a backlog of needed public projects, and an acceleration of these projects now will not only increase employment at a time when jobs are urgently required but will also meet longstanding public needs, improve community services, and enhance the health and welfare of citizens of the Nation.
(b) The Congress further finds that Federal assistance to stimulate public works investment in order to increase employment opportunities is most urgently needed in those areas, both urban and rural, which qualify as redevelopment areas because they suffer from persistent and chronic unemployment and economic underdevelopment, as well as in other areas which have suffered from substantial unemployment for a period of at least twelve months.
(Pub. L. 87–658, § 2, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.)
§ 2642. Acceleration of public works
(a) Eligible areas
For the purposes of this section the term “eligible area” means—
(1) those areas which the Secretary of Labor designates each month as having been areas of substantial unemployment for at least nine of the preceding twelve months; and
(2) those areas which are designated by the Secretary of Commerce under subsections (a) and (b) of section 2504 of this title as “redevelopment areas”.
(b) Authority to initiate and accelerate projects; allocation of funds
The President is authorized to initiate and accelerate in eligible areas those Federal public works projects which have been authorized by Congress, and those public works projects of States and local governments for which Federal financial assistance is authorized under provisions of law other than this chapter, by allocating funds appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) to the heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government responsible for the construction of Federal public works projects, and
(2) to the heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government responsible for the administration of laws authorizing Federal financial assistance to public works projects of State and local governments.
(c) Grants-in-aid; law governing; amount of Federal contributions
(d) Authorization of appropriations
(e) Rules and regulations; considerations
(f) Restrictions on allocated funds
Funds allocated by the President under this section shall be available only for projects—
(1) which can be initiated or accelerated within a reasonably short period of time;
(2) which will meet an essential public need;
(3) a substantial portion of which can be completed within twelve months after initiation or acceleration;
(4) which will contribute significantly to the reduction of local unemployment;
(5) which are not inconsistent with locally approved comprehensive plans for the jurisdiction affected, wherever such plans exist.
(g) Limit on allocations available for projects in any one State
(h) Criteria determining substantial unemployment
(Pub. L. 87–658, § 3, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.)
§ 2643. Increase of State or local expenditures
(a) No part of any allocation made by the President under this chapter shall be made available during any fiscal year to any State or local government for any public works project, unless the proposed or planned total expenditure (exclusive of Federal funds) of such State or local government during such fiscal year for all its capital improvement projects is increased by an amount approximately equal to the non-Federal funds required to be made available for such public works project.
(b) No part of any allocation made by the President under this chapter shall be made available for any planning or construction, directly or indirectly, of any school or other educational facility.
(Pub. L. 87–658, § 4, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 543.)