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PUBLIC LAW 91-648-JAN. 5, 1971

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ment or combination of local governments that the programs or projects are consistent with the applicable principles set forth in clauses (l) - (6) of the third paragraph of section 2 of this Act, to strengthen the personnel administration of such governments. Such a grant may not be made— . conduionr"*' (1) if, at the time of submission of an application, the State concerned has an approved plan which, with the agreement of the particular local government concerned, provides for strengthening one or more aspects of personnel administration in that local government, unless the local government concerned has problems which are not met by the previously approved plan and for which, with the agreement of the State government concerned with respect to those aspects of personnel administration covered in the approved plan, it is submitting an application; or (2) after the State concerned has a statewide plan which has been developed by an appropriate State agency designated or established pursuant to State law which provides such agency with adequate authority, administrative organization, and staffing to develop and administer such a statewide plan, and to provide technical assistance and other appropriate support in carrying out the local components of the plan, and which provides procedures insuring adequate involvement of officials of affected local governments in the development and administration of such a statewide plan, unless the local government concerned has special, unique, or urgent problems which are not met by the approved statewide plan and for which it submits an application for funds to be distributed under section 506(a). Upon the request of a Governor or chief executive authority, a grant to a general local government or combination of such governments in that State may not be made during a period not to exceed ninety days commencing with the date provided in section 513, or the date on which official regulations for this Act are promulgated, whichever dat© is later: Provided, That the request of the Governor or chief executive authority indicates that he is developing a plan under (1) above, or during a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty days commencing with the date provided in section 513, or the date on which official regulations for this Act are promulgated, whichever date is later, provided the request of the Governor or chief executive authority indicates that he is developing a statewide plan under (2) above. (b) An application for a grant from a general local government Local governor a combination of general local governments shall be made at such tTons.^*^^"'^' "'^'" time or times and shall contain such information as the Commission may prescribe. The Commission may make a grant under subsection (a) of this section only if the application therefor meets requirements similar to those established in section 202(b) of this Act for a State application for a grant, unless any such requirement is specifically waived by the Commission, and the requirements of subsection (c) of this section. Such a grant may cover the costs of developing the program or project covered by the application. The Commission may make grants to general local governments, or combinations of such governments, that serve a population of less than fifty thousand, if it finds that such grants will help meet essential needs in programs or projects of national interest and will assist general local governments experiencing special problems in personnel administration related to such programs or projects. (c) An application to be submitted to the Commission under sub- Application, section (b) of this section shall first be submitted by the general local gubernatorial review.

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