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PUBLIC LAW 246-AUG. 8, 1953

Public Law 246 August 8, 1953 '•"• ^ ' °"^^^

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CHAPTER 400

-^^ ACT To amend Public Law 815, Eighty-first Congress, to provide a temporary program of assistance in the construction of minimum school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 20irec2sY.255 September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, Eighty-first Congress), is 271-280. ' amended by adding at the end thereof the following new titles: " TITLE III — S C H O O L CONSTRUCTION A S S I S T A N C E I N AREAS W I T H SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN FEDERALLY-CONNECTED SCHOOL C H I L D R E N "PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATION

"SEC. 301. The purpose of this title is to provide assistance for the construction of urgently needed minimum school facilities in school districts which, since the school year 1951-1952, have had substantial increases in school membership as a result of new or increased Federal activities. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and the succeeding fiscal year such sums as the Congress may determine to be necessary for such purpose. "PORTION OF APPROPRIATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENTS

"SEC. 302. For each fiscal year the Commissioner shall determine the portion of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 301 which shall be available for carrying out the provisions of sections 309 and 310. The remainder of such funds shall be available for paying to local educational agencies the Federal share of the cost of projects for the construction of school facilities for which applications have been approved under section 306. uESTABLISHMENT O F PRIORITIES

" S E C 303. The Commissioner shall from time to time set dates, the last of which shall be not later than June 30, 1954, by which applications for payments under this title with respect to construction projects must be filed. If the funds appropriated under this title and remaining available on any such date for payments to local educational agencies are less than the Federal share of the cost of the projects with respect to which applications have been filed prior to such date (and for which funds under this title have not already been obligated), the Commissioner shall by regulation prescribe an order of priority, based on relative urgency of need, for approval of such applications. Only applications meeting the conditions for approval under this title (other than section 306(b)(3)) shall be considered applications for purposes of the preceding sentence. "FEDERAL SHARE FOR ANY PROJECT

"SEC. 304. Subject to section 305 (which imposes limitations on the total of the payments which may be made to any local educational agency), the Federal share of the cost of a project under this title shall be equal to such cost, but in no case to exceed the cost, in the school district of the applicant, of constructing minimum school facilities, and in no case to exceed the cost in such district of constructing minimum school facilities for the estimated number of children who will

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