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 PUBLIC LAW 94-487—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2333

Development Act of 1965 (as redesignated by section 107 of this Act) ^"^e- P- 2332. is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and adding the following: "(D) paying those debts with respect to which a lien against property has been legally obtained (including the refinancing of any such debt) in any case where the Secretary determines that it is essential to do so in order to save employment in a designated area, to avoid a significant rise in unemployment, or to create new or increased employment." SEC. 109. Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 42 USC 3141. section: u REDEVELOPMENT AREA LOAN PROGRAM

"SEC. 204. (a) If a redevelopment area prepares a plan for the redevelopment of the area or a part thereof and submits such plan to the Secretary for his approval and the Secretary approves such plan, the Secretary is authorized to make an interest free loan to such area for the purpose of carrying out such plan. Such plan may include industrial land assembly, land banking, acquisition of surplus government property, acquisition of industrial sites including acquisition of abandoned properties with redevelopment potential, real estate development including redevelopment and rehabilitation of historical buildings for industrial and commercial use, rehabilitation and renovation of usable empty factory buildings for industrial and commercial use, and other investments which will accelerate recycling of land and facilities for job creating economic activity. Any such interest free loan shall be made on condition (1) that the area will use such interest free loan to make loans to carry out such plan, (2) the repayment of any loans made by the area from such interest free loan shall be placed by such area in a revolving fund available solely for the making of other loans by the area, upon approval by the Secretary, for the economic redevelopment of the area. Any such interest free loan shall be repaid to the United States by a redevelopment area whenever such area has its designation as a redevelopment area terminated or modified under section 402 of this Act. This section shall not apply to any redevelopment area whose designation as a redevelopment area would be terminated or modified under section 402 of this Act except for the provisions of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations for titles I through IV through fiscal year 1971", approved July 6, 1970 (P.L. 91-304). "<'b)(1) Each eligible recipient which receives assistance under this section shall annually during the period such assistance continues make a full and complete report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, and such report shall contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of the economic assistance provided under this section in meeting the need it was designed to alleviate and the purposes of this section. "(2) The Secretary shall provide an annual consolidated report to the Congress, with his recommendations, if any, on the assistance authorized under this section, in a form which he deems appropriate. The first such report to Congress under this subsection shall be made not later than July 1, 1977. "(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not to exceed $125,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979.". SEC. 110. The fourth sentence of subsection (a) of section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended to

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Interest free loans. 42 USC 3144.

Repayment.

42 USC 3162.

42 USC 3131, 3161. 42 USC 3162 note.

Report to Congress.

Appropriation authorization. State economic development plan. 42 USC 3151a.

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