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[CITE: 42USC1490]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER 8A--SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING
 
                      SUBCHAPTER III--FARM HOUSING
 
Sec. 1490. ``Rural'' and ``rural area'' defined

    As used in this subchapter, the terms ``rural'' and ``rural area'' 
mean any open country, or any place, town, village, or city which is not 
(except in the cases of Pajaro, in the State of California, and 
Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona) part of or associated with an urban 
area and which (1) has a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, 
or (2) has a population in excess of 2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 
if it is rural in character, or (3) has a population in excess of 10,000 
but not in excess of 20,000, and (A) is not contained within a standard 
metropolitan statistical area, and (B) has a serious lack of mortgage 
credit for lower and moderate-income families, as determined by the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. For 
purposes of this subchapter, any area classified as ``rural'' or a 
``rural area'' prior to October 1, 1990, and determined not to be 
``rural'' or a ``rural area'' as a result of data received from or after 
the 1990 decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the 
receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000, if such area 
has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 25,000, is 
rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower 
and moderate-income families. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be considered a rural 
area for purposes of this subchapter, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, 
shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter until 
the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000.

(July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title V, Sec. 520, as added Pub. L. 89-117, 
title X, Sec. 1007, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 502; amended Pub. L. 91-609, 
title VIII, Sec. 803(e), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1807; Pub. L. 93-383, 
title V, Sec. 511, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 94-375, 
Sec. 25(b), Aug. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1078; Pub. L. 98-181, title V, 
Sec. 515, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 98-479, title I, 
Sec. 105(g), Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2227; Pub. L. 99-120, Sec. 3(b), 
Oct. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 99-156, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 15, 1985, 99 
Stat. 816; Pub. L. 99-219, Sec. 3(b), Dec. 26, 1985, 99 Stat. 1731; Pub. 
L. 99-267, Sec. 3(b), Mar. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 74; Pub. L. 99-272, title 
III, Sec. 3009(b), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 99-289, 
Sec. 1(b), May 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 99-345, Sec. 1, June 24, 
1986, 100 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 99-430, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 986; Pub. 
L. 100-122, Sec. 1, Sept. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 793; Pub. L. 100-154, Nov. 
5, 1987, 101 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 100-170, Nov. 17, 1987, 101 Stat. 914; 
Pub. L. 100-179, Dec. 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 100-200, Dec. 21, 
1987, 101 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 100-242, title III, Sec. 308, Feb. 5, 
1988, 101 Stat. 1896; Pub. L. 101-137, Sec. 7(b), Nov. 3, 1989, 103 
Stat. 826; Pub. L. 101-625, title VII, Sec. 715(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 
Stat. 4296; Pub. L. 102-550, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 
Stat. 3840; Pub. L. 105-276, title V, Sec. 599H(g), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 
Stat. 2669.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-276 inserted before period at end ``, and the city 
of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of 
this subchapter until the receipt of data from the decennial census in 
the year 2000''.
    1992--Pub. L. 102-550 inserted at end ``Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be 
considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter.''
    1990--Pub. L. 101-625 substituted ``cases'' for ``case'' in first 
sentence, inserted ``, and Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona'' after 
``California'', and substituted last sentence for ``For purposes of this 
subchapter, any area classified as `rural' or a `rural area' prior to 
the receipt of data from or after the 1980 decennial census and 
determined not to be `rural' or a `rural area' as a result of such data 
shall continue to be so classified through September 30, 1990, if such 
area has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 20,000.''
    1989--Pub. L. 101-137 substituted ``September 30, 1990'' for 
``September 30, 1989''.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-242 added parenthetical exception for Pajaro, in 
the State of California, and substituted ``September 30, 1989'' for 
``March 15, 1988''.
    1987--Pub. L. 100-200 substituted ``March 15, 1988'' for ``December 
16, 1987''.
    Pub. L. 100-179 substituted ``December 16, 1987'' for ``December 2, 
1987''.
    Pub. L. 100-170 substituted ``December 2, 1987'' for ``November 15, 
1987''.
    Pub. L. 100-154 substituted ``November 15, 1987'' for ``October 31, 
1987''.
    Pub. L. 100-122 substituted ``October 31, 1987'' for ``September 30, 
1987''.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-430 substituted ``September 30, 1987'' for 
``September 30, 1986''.
    Pub. L. 99-345 substituted ``September 30, 1986'' for ``June 6, 
1986''.
    Pub. L. 99-289 substituted ``June 6, 1986'' for ``April 30, 1986''.
    Pub. L. 99-272 directed amendment identical to Pub. L. 99-219, 
substituting ``March 17, 1986'' for ``December 15, 1985''.
    Pub. L. 99-267 substituted ``April 30, 1986'' for ``March 17, 
1986''.
    1985--Pub. L. 99-219 substituted ``March 17, 1986'' for ``December 
15, 1985''.
    Pub. L. 99-156 substituted ``December 15, 1985'' for ``November 14, 
1985''.
    Pub. L. 99-120 substituted ``November 14, 1985'' for ``the end of 
fiscal year 1985''.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-479 substituted ``1985'' for ``1984''.
    1983--Pub. L. 98-181 inserted provisions relating to applicability 
of this subchapter through fiscal year 1984 to areas classified pursuant 
to 1980 decennial census.
    1976--Cl. (3)(B). Pub. L. 94-375 inserted ``for lower and moderate-
income families'' after ``has a serious lack of mortgage credit''.
    1974--Cl. (3). Pub. L. 93-383 added cl. (3).
    1970--Pub. L. 91-609 substituted as upper population limit 
``10,000'' for ``5,500''.


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Section 715(b) of Pub. L. 101-625 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to 
classification of rural areas for fiscal year 1991 and any fiscal year 
thereafter.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1437a, 1479, 1480, 1485, 
1490q of this title; title 12 section 1441a.
