-CITE- 40 USC CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS -HEAD- CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS -MISC1- SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 15701. Consent of States. 15702. Distressed counties and areas. 15703. Counties eligible for assistance in more than one region. 15704. Inspector General; records. 15705. Biannual meetings of representatives of all Commissions. SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS 15731. Southeast Crescent Regional Commission. 15732. Southwest Border Regional Commission. 15733. Northern Border Regional Commission. SUBCHAPTER III - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 15751. Authorization of appropriations. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. Probably should be "157". -End- -CITE- 40 USC SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15701 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15701. Consent of States -STATUTE- This subtitle does not require a State to engage in or accept a program under this subtitle without its consent. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1479, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2241.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -MISC1- EFFECTIVE DATE Chapter effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after June 18, 2008, see section 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110- 246, set out as a note under section 15101 of this title. -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15702 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15702. Distressed counties and areas -STATUTE- (a) Designations. - Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, each Commission shall make the following designations: (1) Distressed counties. - The Commission shall designate as distressed counties those counties in its region that are the most severely and persistently economically distressed and underdeveloped and have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration. (2) Transitional counties. - The Commission shall designate as transitional counties those counties in its region that are economically distressed and underdeveloped or have recently suffered high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration. (3) Attainment counties. - The Commission shall designate as attainment counties, those counties in its region that are not designated as distressed or transitional counties under this subsection. (4) Isolated areas of distress. - The Commission shall designate as isolated areas of distress, areas located in counties designated as attainment counties under paragraph (3) that have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration. (b) Allocation. - A Commission shall allocate at least 50 percent of the appropriations made available to the Commission to carry out this subtitle for programs and projects designed to serve the needs of distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the region. (c) Attainment Counties. - (1) In general. - Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds may not be provided under this subtitle for a project located in a county designated as an attainment county under subsection (a). (2) Exceptions. - (A) Administrative expenses of local development districts. - The funding prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to grants to fund the administrative expenses of local development districts under section 15505. (B) Multicounty and other projects. - A Commission may waive the application of the funding prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to - (i) a multicounty project that includes participation by an attainment county; and (ii) any other type of project, if a Commission determines that the project could bring significant benefits to areas of the region outside an attainment county. (3) Isolated areas of distress. - For a designation of an isolated area of distress to be effective, the designation shall be supported - (A) by the most recent Federal data available; or (B) if no recent Federal data are available, by the most recent data available through the government of the State in which the isolated area of distress is located. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1479, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2241.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-246, which was approved June 18, 2008. -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15703 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15703. Counties eligible for assistance in more than one region -STATUTE- (a) Limitation. - A political subdivision of a State may not receive assistance under this subtitle in a fiscal year from more than one Commission. (b) Selection of Commission. - A political subdivision included in the region of more than one Commission shall select the Commission with which it will participate by notifying, in writing, the Federal Cochairperson and the appropriate State member of that Commission. (c) Changes in Selections. - The selection of a Commission by a political subdivision shall apply in the fiscal year in which the selection is made, and shall apply in each subsequent fiscal year unless the political subdivision, at least 90 days before the first day of the fiscal year, notifies the Cochairpersons of another Commission in writing that the political subdivision will participate in that Commission and also transmits a copy of such notification to the Cochairpersons of the Commission in which the political subdivision is currently participating. (d) Inclusion of Appalachian Regional Commission. - In this section, the term "Commission" includes the Appalachian Regional Commission established under chapter 143. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1480, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2242.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15704 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15704. Inspector General; records -STATUTE- (a) Appointment of Inspector General. - There shall be an Inspector General for the Commissions appointed in accordance with section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). All of the Commissions shall be subject to a single Inspector General. (b) Records of a Commission. - (1) In general. - A Commission shall maintain accurate and complete records of all its transactions and activities. (2) Availability. - All records of a Commission shall be available for audit and examination by the Inspector General (including authorized representatives of the Inspector General). (c) Records of Recipients of Commission Assistance. - (1) In general. - A recipient of funds from a Commission under this subtitle shall maintain accurate and complete records of transactions and activities financed with the funds and report to the Commission on the transactions and activities. (2) Availability. - All records required under paragraph (1) shall be available for audit by the Commission and the Inspector General (including authorized representatives of the Commission and the Inspector General). (d) Annual Audit. - The Inspector General shall audit the activities, transactions, and records of each Commission on an annual basis. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1480, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2242.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 3(a) of Pub. L. 95-452, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15705 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15705. Biannual meetings of representatives of all Commissions -STATUTE- (a) In General. - Representatives of each Commission, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Denali Commission shall meet biannually to discuss issues confronting regions suffering from chronic and contiguous distress and successful strategies for promoting regional development. (b) Chair of Meetings. - The chair of each meeting shall rotate among the Commissions, with the Appalachian Regional Commission to host the first meeting. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1480, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2242.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS -HEAD- SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15731 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15731. Southeast Crescent Regional Commission -STATUTE- The region of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission shall consist of all counties of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida not already served by the Appalachian Regional Commission or the Delta Regional Authority. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1481, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2243.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15732 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15732. Southwest Border Regional Commission -STATUTE- The region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission shall consist of the following political subdivisions: (1) Arizona. - The counties of Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma in the State of Arizona. (2) California. - The counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura in the State of California. (3) New mexico. - The counties of Catron, Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra, and Socorro in the State of New Mexico. (4) Texas. - The counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Loving, Mason, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Shleicher, Sutton, Starr, Sterling, Terrell, Tom Green (!1) Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Winkler, Zapata, and Zavala in the State of Texas. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1481, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2243.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15733 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER II - DESIGNATION OF REGIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15733. Northern Border Regional Commission -STATUTE- The region of the Northern Border Regional Commission shall include the following counties: (1) Maine. - The counties of Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington in the State of Maine. (2) New hampshire. - The counties of Carroll, Coos, Grafton, and Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire. (3) New york. - The counties of Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Seneca, and St. Lawrence in the State of New York. (4) Vermont. - The counties of Caledonia, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Orleans in the State of Vermont. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1481, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2243.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC SUBCHAPTER III - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER III - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS -HEAD- SUBCHAPTER III - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS -End- -CITE- 40 USC Sec. 15751 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE V - REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4(!1) - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER III - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS -HEAD- Sec. 15751. Authorization of appropriations -STATUTE- (a) In General. - There is authorized to be appropriated to each Commission to carry out this subtitle $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. (b) Administrative Expenses. - Not more than 10 percent of the funds made available to a Commission in a fiscal year under this section may be used for administrative expenses. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1482, and Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2244.) -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246. -End- -CITE- 40 USC SUBTITLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS -HEAD- SUBTITLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS -MISC1- Chapter Sec. 171. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES 17101 173. GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT 17301 175. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL 17501 177. ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL 17701 179. ALASKA FEDERAL-CIVILIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SWAP 17901 181. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS 18101 183. NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS 18301 AMENDMENTS 2008 - Pub. L. 110-234, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1467, and Pub. L. 110-246, title XIV, Sec. 14217(a)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 2229, made identical amendments, redesignating subtitle V of this title as subtitle VI. The amendment by Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 4(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664. -End-