42 USC 2642 - Acceleration of public works

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 26, 2024

§ 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

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

(e)

Rules and regulations; considerations

(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

(h)

Criteria determining substantial unemployment

(Pub. L. 87–658, § 3, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.)

cite as: 42 USC 2642