116 STAT. 422 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 director, in coordination with the environmental protection director of the State. (4) SEARCH GRANT.— The term "SEARCH grant" means a grant awarded under section 6302(f). (5) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. (6) SMALL COMMUNITY.—The term "small community" means an incorporated or unincorporated rural community with a population of 2,500 inhabitants or less. (7) STATE.—The term "State" has the meaning given the term in section 38 lA of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009). 7 USC 2009ee-l. SEC. 6302. SEARCH GRANT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may establish the SEARCH grant program. (b) ALLOCATION TO STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS.— Deadline. (1) IN GENERAL. — Subject to paragraph (2) and section 6304(a)(2), not later than 60 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget apportions any amounts made available under this subtitle for any of fiscal years 2002 through 2007, the Secretary, on request of a State rural development director (in coordination with the environmental protection director of the State), shall allocate to the State rural development director an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, to be used by the State rural development director to award SEARCH grants under subsection (d). (2) GRANTS TO STATES.—The total amount of funds allocated to State rural development directors in all States other than Alaska, Hawaii, or the 48 contiguous States for a fiscal year under this subsection shall not exceed $1,000,000. (c) INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' COUNCIL.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— The State rural development director of a State shall establish an independent citizens' council to carry out the duties described in this section. (2) COMPOSITION.— (A) IN GENERAL.— A council shall be composed of 9 members, appointed by the State rural development director, in coordination with the environmental protection director of the State. (B) REPRESENTATION; RESIDENCE. —Each member of a council shall— (i) represent an individual region of the State, as determined by the State rural development director; and (ii) reside in a small community in the State. (d) ELIGIBILITY.— A SEARCH grant shall be awarded under this section only to a small community for 1 or more environmental projects for which the small community— (1) needs funds to carry out initial feasibility or environmental studies as required by Federal or State law befoi^e applying to traditional funding sources; and (2) demonstrates that the small community has been unable to obtain sufficient funding from traditional funding sources.
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