Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Chapter 145 — Special Appalachian Programs
§ 14504. Telecommunications and technology initiative
Statutory text
Projects To Be Assisted.—
The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to persons or entities in the region for projects—
to increase affordable access to advanced telecommunications, entrepreneurship, and management technologies or applications in the region;
to provide education and training in the use of telecommunications and technology;
to develop programs to increase the readiness of industry groups and businesses in the region to engage in electronic commerce; or
to support entrepreneurial opportunities for businesses in the information technology sector.
Limitation on Available Amounts.—
Of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than—
50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section;
in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
Sources of Assistance.—
Assistance under this section may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in combination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from any other source.
Federal Share.—
Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that federal share, as the Commission decides is appropriate.
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.
Pub. L. 107–217 · 116 Stat. 1062
Enacted · 40 U.S.C. § 14504
Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1270
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1270Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008
Pub. L. 110–371 § 2(d) · 122 Stat. 4037
Added · 40 U.S.C. § 14504(b)
Pub. L. 110–371 added subsec. (b)
Struck · 40 U.S.C. § 14504(b)
Pub. L. 110–371 struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Not more than 50 percent (or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–371 added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Not more than 50 percent (or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(d) Telecommunications and Technology Initiative.— Section 14504 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Limitation on Available Amounts.— Of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than— “(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; “(2) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or “(3) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.” .
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 14504(a) | 40 App.:203(a). | Pub. L. 89–4, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 107–149, § 5, Mar. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 67. |
| 14504(b) | 40 App.:203(c). | |
| 14504(c) | 40 App.:203(b)(1). | |
| 14504(d) | 40 App.:203(b)(2). | |
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–371 added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Not more than 50 percent (or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.”
Credits
2002–2008 · 2 acts
- 2002Pub. L. 107–217, , 116 Stat. 1270
- 2008Pub. L. 110–371, § 2(d), , 122 Stat. 4039.
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(Pub. L. 107–217, , 116 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 110–371, § 2(d), , 122 Stat. 4039.)