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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-399—OCT. 8, 1980

94 STAT. 1615

which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county under subsection (a)(6)(B)(i), of its opportunity to make such an election. Such notification shall, at a time and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, be provided so as to provide a reasonable period for response prior to the period for which such qualification is sought. The population of any unit of general local government which is provided such notification and which does not inform, at a time and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, the county of its election to exclude its population from that of the county shall, if the county qualifies as an urban county, be included in the population of such urban county as provided in subsection (d).". (d) Section 104 of such Act is amended by adding the following new 42 USC 5304. subsection at the end thereof: "(j) In any case in which a metropolitan city is located, in whole or in part, within an urban county, the Secretary may, upon the joint request of such city and county, approve the inclusion of the metropolitan city as part of the urban county for purposes of planning a joint community development program, meeting the application requirements of this section, and implementing such program.", PRO RATA REDUCTION OF GRANTS

SEC. 102. Section 106(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as redesignated by section 111(d) of this Act, is 42 USC 5306. amended— (1) by striking out "fiscal year 1978, fiscal year 1979, or fiscal year 1980" and inserting in lieu thereof "any fiscal year"; (2) by striking out "and hold-harmless" wherever it appears; and (3) by striking out "(d)(2)" and "(f)(1)(B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(c)" and "(e)", respectively. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CITIES IN DETERMINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT AMOUNTS FOR URBAN COUNTIES

SEC. 103. Section 106(b)(4) of the Housing and Community Develop- 42 USC 5306. ment Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: "(4) In computing amounts or exclusions under this section with respect to any urban county, there shall be excluded units of general local government located in the county the populations of which are not counted in determining the eligibility of the urban county to receive a grant under this subsection, except that there shall be included any independent city (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) which— "(A) is not part of any county; "(B) is not eligible for a grant pursuant to subsection (b)(1); "(C) is contiguous to the urban county; "(D) has entered into cooperation agreements with the urban county which provide that the urban county is to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of essential community development and housing assistance activities with respect to such independent city; and "(E) is not included as a part of any other unit of general local government for purposes of this section. Any independent city which is included in any fiscal year for purposes of computing amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence

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