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PUBLIC LAW 91-123-NOV. 25, 1969

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projects and programs shall be carried out through departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the Federal Government or of State or local governments.*' (b) The second sentence of subsection (b) of section 505 of such Administrative Act is amended to read as follows: "Thereafter, such expenses shall er^rshare. be paid 50 per centum by the Federal Government and 50 per centum 79 Stat. 567. by the States in the region, except that the administrative expenses of '^^ ^^'^ ^^^^• the Federal cochairman, his alternate, and his staff shall be paid solely by the Federal Government. The share to be paid by each State shall be determined by the Connnission. The Federal cochairman shall not participate or vote in such determination." (c) Subsection (c) of section 505 of such Act is amended to read ^f^st°a^r266,"" as follows: "(c) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds appropriated under authority of section 509(d) of this title for any fiscal year shall be Post, p. 218. expended in such fiscal year in carrying out subsection (a)(1) and subsection (b) of this section." SEC. 204. Section 506 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3186) is amended by inserting " (a) " immediately after "SEC. 506.-' and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection (b): "(b) The Federal cochairman shall establish and at all times maintain his headquarters office in the District of Columbia.'' SEC. 205. (a) Subsection (a) of section 509 of the Public Works, federal grantsand Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C 3188a) is amended su'ppiemTntT.'"^' to read as follows: si Stat. 266. " (a) In order to enable the State and other entities within economic development regions established under this Act to take maximum advantage of Federal grant-in-aid programs (as hereinafter defined) for which they are eligible but for which, because of their economic situation, they cannot supply the required matching share, or for which there are insufficient funds available under the Federal grantin-aid Act authorizing such programs to meet pressing needs of the region, the Secretary shall, once a comprehensive long-range economic plan established pursuant to clause (2) of section 503(a) is ^9 Stat. ses; in effect, provide funds pursuant to specific recommendations, to each ^^2 USC MSS. of the Federal cochairmen of the regional commissions heretofore or hereafter established under this title, to be used for all or any portion of the basic Federal contribution to projects under such Federal grant-in-aid programs authorized by Federal grant-in-aid Acts, and for the purpose of increasing the Federal contribution to projects under such programs above the fixed maximum portion of the cost of such projects otherwise authorized by the applicable law, No program, or project authorized under this section shall be implemented until (1) applications and plans relating to the program or project have been determined by the responsible Federal official to be compatible with the provisions and objectives of Federal laws which he administers that are not inconsistent with this Act, and (2) the Regional Commission involved has approved such program or project and has determined that it meets the applicable criteria under section 504 and will contribute to the development of the region, ^2 USC 3184. which determination shall be controlling. In the case of any program or project for which all or any portion of the basic Federal contribution to the project under a Federal grant-in-aid program is proposed

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