120 STAT. 3520
Establishment.
VerDate 14-DEC-2004
12:05 Jul 13, 2007
PUBLIC LAW 109–469—DEC. 29, 2006
‘‘(4) a significant increase in allocation of Federal resources is necessary to respond adequately to drug-related activities in the area. ‘‘(e) ORGANIZATION OF HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS.— ‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICERS.—To be eligible for funds appropriated under this section, each high intensity drug trafficking area shall be governed by an Executive Board. The Executive Board shall designate a chairman, vice chairman, and any other officers to the Executive Board that it determines are necessary. ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Executive Board of a high intensity drug trafficking area shall be responsible for— ‘‘(A) providing direction and oversight in establishing and achieving the goals of the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(B) managing the funds of the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(C) reviewing and approving all funding proposals consistent with the overall objective of the high intensity drug trafficking area; and ‘‘(D) reviewing and approving all reports to the Director on the activities of the high intensity drug trafficking area. ‘‘(3) BOARD REPRESENTATION.—None of the funds appropriated under this section may be expended for any high intensity drug trafficking area, or for a partnership or region of a high intensity drug trafficking area, if the Executive Board for such area, region, or partnership, does not apportion an equal number of votes between representatives of participating Federal agencies and representatives of participating State, local, and tribal agencies. Where it is impractical for an equal number of representatives of Federal agencies and State, local, and tribal agencies to attend a meeting of an Executive Board in person, the Executive Board may use a system of proxy votes or weighted votes to achieve the voting balance required by this paragraph. ‘‘(4) NO AGENCY RELATIONSHIP.—The eligibility requirements of this section are intended to ensure the responsible use of Federal funds. Nothing in this section is intended to create an agency relationship between individual high intensity drug trafficking areas and the Federal Government. ‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—The Director shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated for the Program are expended for the establishment or expansion of drug treatment programs, and shall ensure that not more than 5 percent of the Federal funds appropriated for the Program are expended for the establishment of drug prevention programs. ‘‘(g) COUNTERTERRORISM ACTIVITIES.— ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Director may authorize use of resources available for the Program to assist Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in investigations and activities related to terrorism and prevention of terrorism, especially but not exclusively with respect to such investigations and activities that are also related to drug trafficking. ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Director shall ensure— ‘‘(A) that assistance provided under paragraph (1) remains incidental to the purpose of the Program to reduce
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