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 12 2 STA T . 1 468PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 3 4 —M A Y 22, 2008 ‘ ‘ Subti t leV—R e g i ona l Ec ono m ic an dI n fr a s tructure D e v elo p ment ‘ ‘ Chapter. ................................................................................................................. ‘‘ 15 1. GEN E RALP R OVIS IONS ............................................................................ 151 0 1 ‘‘15 3 . REGIONAL CO M MISSIONS ...................................................................... 15301 ‘‘155. F INANCIAL ASSIS T ANCE ......................................................................... 15501 ‘‘15 7 .A D MINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS ............................................................. 15701 ‘ ‘ CHAPTER1—G E N ERA L PR OVIS IONS ‘‘Se c . ‘‘15101. De fin iti o n s . ‘‘ § 1 5 1 0 1 .Defin i t i o n s‘ ‘ Inthis s ub tit le, the fo llo w in gd efinitions ap pl y: ‘‘ (1)COM M IS SIO N.—T he te rm ‘Commission ’ means a Commission established under se c tion 1 530 1. ‘‘( 2 ) L O CALDEV ELO P MEN T DIST R ICT.—The term ‘local de v elopment district’ means an entity that— ‘‘( A )(i) is an economic development district that is— ‘‘(I) in e x istence on the date of the enactment of this chapter and ‘‘(II) located in the region; or ‘‘(ii) if an entity described in clause (i) does not exist— ‘‘(I) is organi z ed and operated in a manner that ensures broad - based community participation and an effective opportunity for local officials, community leaders, and the public to contribute to the development and implementation of programs in the region; ‘‘(II) is governed by a policy board with at least a simple ma j ority of members consisting of— ‘‘(aa) elected officials; or ‘‘(bb) designees or employees of a general pur- pose unit of local government that have been appointed to represent the unit of local govern- ment; and ‘‘(III) is certified by the G overnor or appropriate S tate officer as having a charter or authority that includes the economic development of counties, por- tions of counties, or other political subdivisions within the region; and ‘‘( B ) has not, as certified by the F ederal Cochair- person— ‘‘(i) inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source; or ‘‘(ii) appointed an officer who, during the period in which another entity inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source, was an officer of the other entity. ‘‘(3) FEDERAL G RANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘Federal grant program’ means a Federal grant program to provide assistance in carrying out economic and community development activities. ‘‘( 4 ) INDIAN TRI B E.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self- D etermination and E ducation Assistance Act (25 U .S.C. 450b).

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