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[CITE: 42USC3108]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
      CHAPTER 37--COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ADVANCE LAND ACQUISITION
 
Sec. 3108. Authorization of appropriations

    (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
commencing after June 30, 1965, and ending prior to July 1, 1969, not to 
exceed (1) $200,000,000 (or $350,000,000 in the case of the fiscal year 
commencing July 1, 1968) for grants under section 3102 of this title, 
(2) $50,000,000 for grants under section 3103 of this title, and (3) 
$25,000,000 for grants under section 3104 of this title. In addition, 
there is authorized to be appropriated for grants under section 3102 of 
this title not to exceed $115,000,000 for the fiscal year commencing 
July 1, 1969, and not to exceed $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 
commencing July 1, 1970. In addition, upon the enactment of the 
Emergency Community Facilities Act of 1970, there is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under section 3102 of this title not to exceed 
$1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1970. In addition, 
there is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year commencing 
July 1, 1971, not to exceed $50,000,000 for grants under section 3103 of 
this title. In addition, there are authorized to be appropriated for the 
fiscal year commencing July 1, 1973, not to exceed $40,000,000 for 
grants under section 3103 of this title.
    (b) Any amounts appropriated under this section shall remain 
available until expended, and any amounts authorized for any fiscal year 
under this section but not appropriated may be appropriated for any 
succeeding fiscal year commencing prior to July 1, 1974.

(Pub. L. 89-117, title VII, Sec. 708, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 493; Pub. 
L. 90-448, title VI, Sec. 605, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 534; Pub. L. 91-
152, title III, Sec. 305(b), (c), Dec. 24, 1969, 83 Stat. 391; Pub. L. 
91-431, Sec. 3(a), (b), Oct. 6, 1970, 84 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 91-609, 
title III, Sec. 304, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1780; Pub. L. 92-335, 
Sec. 3, July 1, 1972, 86 Stat. 405; Pub. L. 93-117, Sec. 8, Oct. 2, 
1973, 87 Stat. 422.)

                       References in Text

    Sections 3102 and 3103 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), 
were omitted from the Code pursuant to section 5316 of this title which 
terminated the authority to make grants or loans under those sections 
after Jan. 1, 1975.
    The Emergency Community Facilities Act of 1970, referred to in 
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 91-431, Oct. 6, 1970, 84 Stat. 886, which 
amended sections 3102 and 3108 of this title, and enacted a provision 
set out as a note under this section. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of 
this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1973--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-117, Sec. 8(a), provided for 
neighborhood facility grant authorization of $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
commencing July 1, 1973.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-117, Sec. 8(b), substituted ``July 1, 1974'' 
for ``September 30, 1972''.
    1972--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-335 substituted ``September 30, 1972'' 
for ``July 1, 1972''.
    1970--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-609, Sec. 304(a), authorized 
appropriation of $50,000,000 for fiscal year commencing July 1, 1971, 
for grants under section 3103 of this title.
    Pub. L. 91-431, Sec. 3(a), authorized appropriations for grants 
under section 3102 of this title of not to exceed $1,000,000,000 for 
fiscal year commencing July 1, 1970.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-609, Sec. 304(b), substituted ``July 1, 
1972'' for ``July 1, 1971''.
    Pub. L. 91-431, Sec. 3(b), substituted ``July 1, 1972'' for ``July 
1, 1971''.
    1969--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-152, Sec. 305(c), authorized 
appropriations of not more than $100,000,000 for fiscal year commencing 
July 1, 1970.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-152, Sec. 305(b), substituted ``July 1, 
1971'' for ``July 1, 1970''.
    1968--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-448, Sec. 605(b), authorized 
appropriations of not more than $350,000,000 for fiscal year commencing 
July 1, 1968, and not more than $115,000,000 for fiscal year commencing 
July 1, 1969.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-448, Sec. 605(a), substituted ``July 1, 
1970'' for ``July 1, 1969''.


                   Congressional Statement of Findings

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 91-431 provided that:
    ``(a) The Congress finds that a large number of municipalities and 
other entities of local government throughout the Nation are unable to 
finance construction of vital and urgently needed public facilities 
because of the shortage of funds for long-term borrowing.
    ``(b) The Congress further finds that there is an immediate need for 
such facilities in order to provide basic safeguards for the health and 
well-being of the people of the United States, to check widespread 
pollution of irreplaceable water sources, and to provide an effective 
and practical method of combating rising unemployment.''


Administrative Priority for Applications Relating to Activities in Areas 
                        Affected by Base Closings

    State or unit of local government or agency thereof affected by 
reduction in level of expenditure or employment at Department of Defense 
installation located in or near such State or unit of local government, 
priority in processing applications for assistance under this section, 
see section 1453a of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1453a of this title.
