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[CITE: 42USC3162]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 38--PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 
    SUBCHAPTER III--ELIGIBILITY; COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
                               STRATEGIES
 
Sec. 3162. Comprehensive economic development strategies


(a) In general

    The Secretary may provide assistance under section 3141 or 3149 of 
this title (except for planning assistance under section 3149 of this 
title) to an eligible recipient for a project only if the eligible 
recipient submits to the Secretary, as part of an application for the 
assistance--
        (1) an identification of the economic development problems to be 
    addressed using the assistance;
        (2) an identification of the past, present, and projected future 
    economic development investments in the area receiving the 
    assistance and public and private participants and sources of 
    funding for the investments; and
        (3)(A) a comprehensive economic development strategy for 
    addressing the economic problems identified under paragraph (1) in a 
    manner that promotes economic development and opportunity, fosters 
    effective transportation access, enhances and protects the 
    environment, and balances resources through sound management of 
    development; and
        (B) a description of how the strategy will solve the problems.

(b) Approval of comprehensive economic development strategy

    The Secretary shall approve a comprehensive economic development 
strategy that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary.

(c) Approval of other plan

    The Secretary may accept as a comprehensive economic development 
strategy a satisfactory plan developed under another federally supported 
program.

(Pub. L. 89-136, title III, Sec. 302, as added Pub. L. 105-393, title I, 
Sec. 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3608.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3162, Pub. L. 89-136, title IV, Sec. 402, Aug. 26, 
1965, 79 Stat. 561; Pub. L. 92-65, title I, Sec. 107, Aug. 5, 1971, 85 
Stat. 167, required annual review of area eligibility, prior to repeal 
by Pub. L. 105-393, Sec. 102(a).
    A prior section 302 of Pub. L. 89-136 was classified to section 
3151a of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-393, Sec. 102(a).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3122 of this title.
