Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1065

 PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1023

(1) in determining an allocation for an entitlement period, use information on tax collections for years more recent than the years used by the Secretary of Commerce in the most recent Bureau of the Census general determination of State and local taxes made before the beginning of that period; and (2) consider a change in information used to determine an allocation for a period of 60 months when the change— (A) results from a major disaster declared by the President under section 301 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5141); and (B) reduces the amount of an allocation. § 6714. Public hearings (a)(1) A State government or unit of general local government expending payments received under this chapter shall hold at least one public hearing for each fiscal period of the government at which persons are given an opportunity to present written and oral views on the possible uses of the payments. The government shall give adequate notice of the hearing and hold the hearing at least 7 calendar days before presenting its budget to the governmental authority responsible for enacting the budget. (2) A State government or unit of general local government expending payments under this chapter shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of the payment in relation to its entire budget. At the hearing, persons shall be given an opportunity to provide written and oral views to the governmental authority responsible for enacting the budget and to ask questions about the entire budget and the relation of the payment to the entire budget. The government shall hold the hearing at a time and a place that allows and encourages public attendance and participation. (3) A State government or unit of general local government Senior citizens. holding a hearing required under this subsection or by the budget process of the government shall try to provide senior citizens and senior citizen organizations with an opportunity to present views at the hearing before the government makes a final decision on the use of the payment. (b)(1) By the 10th day before a hearing required under subsection (a)(2) of this section is held, a State government or unit of general local government shall— (A) make available for inspection by the public at the principal office of the government a statement of the proposed use of the payment and a summary of the proposed budget of the government; and (B) publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation the proposed use of the payment with the summary of the proposed budget and a notice of the time and place of the hearing. (2) By the 30th day after adoption of the budget under State or local law, the government shall— (A) make available for inspection by the public at the principal office of the government a summary of the adopted budget, including the proposed use of the payment; and (B) publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation a notice that the information referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph is available for inspection. (c) Under regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, a Waivers. requirement—

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