PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-277 "(IV) a nonprofit association or combination of bodies, agencies, and instrumentalities described in subclauses (I) through (III); and "(2) has not, as certified by the Federal cochairperson— "(A) inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source; or "(B) appointed an officer who, during the period in which another entity inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source, was an officer of the other entity. "(b) GRANTS TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Authority may make grants for administrative expenses under this section. " (2) CONDITIONS FOR GRANTS.— "(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.— The amount of any grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 80 percent of the administrative expenses of the local development district receiving the grant. "(B) MAXIMUM PERIOD.—No grant described in paragraph (1) shall be awarded to a State agency certified as a local development district for a period greater than 3 years. "(C) LOCAL SHARE.— The contributions of a local development district for administrative expenses may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including space, equipment, and services. "(c) DUTIES OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. —^A local development district shall— "(1) operate as a lead organization serving multicounty areas in the region at the local level; and "(2) serve as a liaison between State and local governments, nonprofit organizations (including community-based groups and educationgil institutions), the business community, and citizens that— "(A) are involved in multijurisdictional planning; "(B) provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions and potential grantees; and "(C) provide leadership and civic development assistance. "SEC. 382F. DISTRESSED COUNTIES AND AREAS AND NONDISTRESSED COUNTIES. "(a) DESIGNATIONS. —Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter, the Authority, in accordance with such criteria as the Authority may establish, shall designate— "(1) as distressed counties, counties in the region that are the most severely and persistently distressed and underdeveloped and have high rates of poverty or unemployment; "(2) as nondistressed counties, counties in the region that are not designated as distressed counties under paragraph (1); and "(3) as isolated areas of distress, areas located in nondistressed counties (as designated under paragraph (2)) that have high rates of poverty or unemployment. "(b) DISTRESSED COUNTIES.—
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