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 PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1035

(3) The unit of general local government may use the payment for any governmental purpose. (4) The Redwoods Community College District is a school district under section 6904(b) of this title. § 6906. Authorization of appropriations Necessary amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this chapter. Amounts are available only as provided in appropriation laws. CHAPTER 71—JOINT FUNDING SIMPLIFICATION Sec. 7101. 7102. 7103. 7104. 7105. 7106. 7107. 7108. 7109. 7110. 7111. 7112.

Purposes. Definitions. Authority of the President and heads of executive agencies. Processing project requests to be financed by at least 2 assistance programs. Prescribing uniform technical and administrative provisions. Delegation of supervision of assistance. Joint management funds. Limitation on authority under sections 7105-7107. Appropriations available for joint financing. Use of joint financing provisions for Federal-State assisted projects. Report to Congress. Expiration date.

§7101. Purposes The purposes of this chapter are to— (1) enable States, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations to use assistance of the United States Government more effectively and efficiently; (2) adapt the assistance more readily to particular needs through wider use of projects that are supported by more than one executive agency, assistance program, or appropriation of the United States Government; and (3) encourage Federal-State arrangements under which local governments and private nonprofit organizations may more effectively and efficiently combine Federal and State resources to support projects of common interest to those local governments and those organizations. §7102. Definitions In this chapter— (1) "applicant" means a State, local government, or private nonprofit organization applying for assistance for one project. (2) "assistance program" meems a program of the United States Government providing assistance through a grant or contract but does not include revenue sharing, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance. (3) "local government" means a county, city, political subdivision of a county or city, or other general purpose politicial subdivision of a State, a school district, a council of governments, or other instrumentality of a local government. (4) "project" means an undertaking that includes components that contribute materially to carrying out one purpose or closely related purposes and are proposed or approved for assistance under— (A) more than one United States Government program; or

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