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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Part E · Chapter 121 — Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement

§ 12211. Definitions

Statutory text

As used in this part:

(1)

Community development corporation

The term “community development corporation” means a private, nonprofit corporation whose board of directors is comprised of business, civic and community leaders, and whose principal purpose includes the provision of low-income housing or community economic development projects that primarily benefit low-income individuals and communities.

(2)

Local and private sector contribution

The term “local and private sector contribution” means the funds available at the local level (by private financial institutions, State and local governments) or by any private philanthropic organization and private, nonprofit organizations that will be committed and used solely for the purpose of financing private business enterprises in conjunction with amounts provided under this part.

(3)

Population-losing community

The term “population-losing community” means any county in which the net population loss is at least 7 percent from to , as reported by the Bureau of the Census.

(4)

Private business enterprise

The term “private business enterprise” means any business enterprise that is engaged in the manufacture of a product, provision of a service, construction or development of a facility, or that is involved in some other commercial, manufacturing or industrial activity, and that agrees to target job opportunities stemming from investments authorized under this part to certain individuals.

(5)

Target area

The term “target area” means any area defined in an application for assistance under this part that has a population whose income does not exceed the median for the area within which the target area is located.

(6)

Very low-income community

The term “very low-income community” means a community in which the median income of the residents of such community does not exceed 50 percent of the median income of the area.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. National Community Economic Partnership Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–322 title III § 31131 · 108 Stat. 1796

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 12211

    (Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31131, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1887.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31131, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1887.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 31131. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subtitle: (1) Community development corporation.— The term “community development corporation” means a private, non-profit corporation whose board of directors is comprised of business, civic and community leaders, and whose principal purpose includes the provision of low-income housing or community economic development projects that primarily benefit low- income individuals and communities. (2) Local and private sector contribution.— The term “local and private sector contribution” means the funds available at the local level (by private financial institutions, State and local governments) or by any private philanthropic organization and private, nonprofit organizations that will be committed and used solely for the purpose of financing private business enterprises in conjunction with amounts provided under this subtitle. (3) Population-losing community.— The term “population-losing community” means any county in which the net population loss is at least 7 percent from April 1, 1980 to April 1, 1990, as reported by the Bureau of the Census. (4) Private business enterprise.— The term “private business enterprise” means any business enterprise that is engaged in the manufacture of a product, provision of a service, construc-tion or development of a facility, or that is involved in some other commercial, manufacturing or industrial activity, and that agrees to target job opportunities stemming from investments authorized under this subtitle to certain individuals. (5) Target area.— The term “target area” means any area defined in an application for assistance under this subtitle that has a population whose income does not exceed the median for the area within which the target area is located. (6) Very low-income community.— The term “very low- income community” means a community in which the median income of the residents of such community does not exceed 50 percent of the median income of the area.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 13851 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31131, , 108 Stat. 1887.)

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