PUBLIC LAW 94-487—OCT. 12, 1976 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3171) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any municipality, designated as a redevelopment area or eligible to be designated as a redevelopment area, from combining with any other community having mutual economic interests and transportation and marketing patterns for the purposes of such designation.". SEC. 115. Section 403(g) of the Public W o r k s and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3171) is amended by inserting immediately after " June 30, 1976, the following: "not to exceed $11,250,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and not to exceed $45,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979,". SEC. 116. Section 404 of the Public W o r k s and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3172) is amended by striking out ", and June 30, 1976," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and June 30, 1976, not to exceed $6,250,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976. and ending September 30, 1976, and not to exceed $25,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979,". SEC. 117. Title IV of the Public W o r k s and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the followinsf:
90 STAT. 2335 42 USC 3161
Appropriation authorization.
Appropriation authorization.
" P A R T D — UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DETERMINATIONS
" SEC. 405. Whenever any provision of this Act requires the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary, to make any determination or other finding relating to the unemployment rate of any area, information regarding such unemployment rate may be furnished either by the Federal Government or by a State. Unemployment rates furnished by a State shall be accepted by the Secretary unless he determines that such rates are inaccurate. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to State and local governments in the calculation of unemployment rates to insure their validity and standardization.". SEC. 118. (a) Section 509(c) of the Public W o r k s and Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " The term 'Federal grantin-aid programs' as used in this section means those Federal grant-inaid programs authorized on or before September 30, 1979, by this Act and Acts other than this Act for the acquisition or development of land, the construction or equipment of facilities, or other community or economic development or economic adjustment activities, including but not limited to grant-in-aid programs authorized by the following Act s: Federal W a t e r Pollution Control Act; Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; titles VI and X VI of the Public Health Services Act; Vocational Education Act of 1963; L i b r a r y Services and Construction Act; Federal A i r p o r t Act; Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970; part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934; titles VI ( part A) and VII of the H i g h e r Education Act of 1965; L and and W a t e r Conservation F u n d Act of 1965; National Defense Education Act of 1958; Consolidated F a r m and R u r a l Development Act; and titles I and IX of this Act.". (b) The first sentence of section 5 0 9 (d)(1) of the Public W o r k s and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3188a) is amended by striking out at the end thereof "and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, to be available until expended, $250,000,000." and inserting in lieu thereof "and for the fiscal years ending September 30,
42 USC 3173.
"Federal grantin-aid programs.' 42 USC 3188a.,
33 USC 1151 note. 16 USC 1001 note. 42 USC 291, 300o. 20 USC 1241 note. 20 USC 351 note. 49 USC 1101-1120 notes. 49 USC 1701 note. 47 USC 390. 20 USC 1121, 1132a. 16 USC 460/-4 note. 20 USC 401 note. 7 USC 1921 note. 42 USC 3162, 3241.
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