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[CITE: 42USC2642]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
              CHAPTER 31--PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION PROGRAM
 
Sec. 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

    All grants-in-aid made from allocations made by the President under 
this section shall be made by the head of the department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the Federal Government administering the law 
authorizing such grants, and, except as otherwise provided in this 
subsection, shall be made in accordance with all of the provisions of 
such law except (1) provisions requiring allocation of funds among the 
States, and (2) limitations upon the total amount of such grants for any 
period. Notwithstanding any provisions of such law requiring the Federal 
contribution to the State or local government involved to be less than a 
fixed portion of the cost of a project, grants-in-aid may be made under 
authority of this section which bring the total of all Federal 
contributions to such project up to 50 per centum of the cost of such 
project, or up to 75 per centum of the cost of such project if the State 
or local government does not have economic and financial capacity to 
assume all of the additional financial obligations required.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

    There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $900,000,000 to 
be allocated by the President in accordance with subsection (b) of this 
section, except that not less than $300,000,000 shall be allocated for 
public works projects in areas designated by the Secretary of Commerce 
as redevelopment areas under subsection (b) of section 2504 of this 
title.

(e) Rules and regulations; considerations

    The President shall prescribe rules, regulations, and procedures to 
carry out this section which will assure that adequate consideration is 
given to the relative needs of eligible areas. In prescribing such 
rules, regulations, and procedures the President shall consider among 
other relevant factors (1) the severity of the rates of unemployment in 
the eligible areas and the duration of such unemployment and (2) the 
income levels of families and the extent of underemployment in eligible 
areas.

(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

    Not more than 10 per centum of all amounts allocated by the 
President under this section shall be made available for public works 
projects within any one State.

(h) Criteria determining substantial unemployment

    The criteria to be used by the Secretary of Labor in determining 
areas of substantial unemployment for the purposes of paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a) of this section shall be the criteria established in 
section 6.3 of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect 
May 1, 1962.

(Pub. L. 87-658, Sec. 3, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.)

                       References in Text

    Section 2504 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), was 
omitted from the Code.

                        Executive Order No. 11049

    Ex. Ord. No. 11049, Sept. 14, 1962, 27 F.R. 9203, which provided for 
implementation of public works acceleration program, was revoked by Ex. 
Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.
