Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/880

 90 STAT. 234e

31 USC 1221.

PUBLIC LAW 94-488—OCT. 13, 1976 in any fiscal period, the budget for which is to be enacted on or after January 1, 1977, shall, after adequate public notice, have at least one public hearing at which citizens shall have the opportunity to provide written and oral comment on the possible uses of such funds before the governmental authority responsible for presenting the proposed budget to such body. " (2) BUDGET HEARING.—Each State government or unit of local government which expends fund received under subtitle A in any fiscal period, the budget for which is to be enacted on or after January 1, 1977, shall have at least one public hearing on the proposed use of such funds in relation to its entire budget. A t such hearing, citizens shall have the opportunity to provide written and oral comment to the body responsible for enacting the budget, and to ask questions concerning the entire budget and the relation thereto of funds made available under subtitle A. Such hearing shall be at a place and time that permits and encourages public attendance and participation. " (3) WAIVER.—The provisions of paragraph (1) may be waived in whole or in part in accordance with regulations of the Secretary if the cost of such a requirement would be unreasonably burdensome in relation to the entitlement of such State government or unit of local government to funds made available under subtitle A. The provisions of paragraph (2) may be waived in whole or in part in accordance with regulations of the Secretary if the budget processes required under applicable State or local laws or charter provisions assure the opportunity for public attendance and participation contemplated by the provisions of this subsection and a portion of such process includes a hearing on the proposed use of funds made available under subtitle A in relation to its entire budget. "(c) NOTIFICATION AND P U B L I C I T Y or P U B L I C H E A R I N G S; ACCESS TO BUDGET SUMMARY AND PROPOSED U S E or F U N D S. —

Publication.

Public inspection.

" (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State government and unit of local government which expends funds received under subtitle A in any fiscal period, the budget for which is to be enacted on or after January 1, 1977, shall— " (A) at least 10 days prior to the public hearing required by subsection (b)(2) — " (i) publish, in at least one newspaper of general circulation, the proposed uses of funds made available under subtitle A together with a summary of its proposed budget and a notice of the time and place of such public h e a r i n g; and " (ii) make available for inspection by the public at the principal office of such State government or unit of local government a statement of the proposed use of funds, together with a summary of its proposed budget; and " (B) within 30 days after adoption of its budget as provided for under State or local law— " (i) make a summary of the adopted budget, including the proposed use of funds made available under subtitle A, available for inspection by the public at the principal office of such State government or unit of local government; and " ( i i) publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation a notice of the availability for inspection of the information referred to in clause (i).

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