PUBLIC LAW 96-153—DEC. 21, 1979
93 STAT. 1103
"(2) A city or urban county which fails to meet the minimum City or urban standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be eligible for county, eligibility assistance under this section if it meets the requirements of the first requirements for sentence of paragraph (1), and— grants. "(A) in the case of a city with a population of fifty thousand persons or more or an urban county, contains an area (i) composed of one or more contiguous census tracts, enumeration districts, or block groups, as defined by the United States Bureau of Census, having at least a population often thousand persons or 10 per centum of the population of the city or urban county, (ii) in which at least 70 per centum of the residents have incomes below 80 per centum of the median income of such city or urban county, and (iii) in which at least 30 per centum of the residents have incomes of below the national poverty level; or "(B) in the case of a city with a population of less than fifty thousand persons, contains an area (i) composed of one or more contiguous census tracts, enumeration districts, or block groups or other areas defined by the United States Bureau of Census or for which data certified by the United States Bureau of Census are available having at least a population of two thousand and five hundred persons or 10 per centum of the population of such city, whichever is greater, (ii) in which at least 70 per centum of the residents have incomes below 80 per centum of the median income for such city, and (iii) in which at least 30 per centum of the residents have incomes of below the national poverty level. The Secretary shall utilize up to, but not more than, 20 per centum of the funds appropriated for use in any fiscal year under this section for the purpose of making grants to cities and urban counties eligible under this paragraph.". (b) Section 119(e) of such Act is amended— 42 USC 5318. (1) by striking out "In" after "(e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) Except in the case of a city or urban county eligible under subsection (b)(2), in"; (2) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C); and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) For the purpose of making grants with respect to areas described in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall establish selection criteria, which must include (A) factors determined to be relevant by the Secretary in assessing the comparative degree of physical and economic deterioration among eligible areas, and (B) such other criteria as the Secretary may determine, including at a minimum the criteria listed in clause (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(3) The Secretary may not approve any grant to a city or urban county eligible under subsection (b)(2) unless— "(A) the grant will be utilized in connection with a project located in an area described in subsection (b)(2), except that the Secretary may waive this requirement where the Secretary determines (i) that there is no suitable site for the project within such area, (ii) the project will be located directly adjacent to such area, and (iii) the project will substantially contribute to the physical and economic development of such area; "(B) the city or urban county has demonstrc ted to the satisfaction of the Secretary that basic services supplied by the city or urban county to the area described in subsection (b)(2) are at least equivalent, as measured by per capita expenditures, to those supplied to other areas within the city or urban county which are similar in population size and physical characteristics and which
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