42 USC 3143 - Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 21, 2025

§ 3143.

Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses

(a)

In general

(b)

Planning process

Planning assisted under this subchapter shall be a continuous process involving public officials and private citizens in—

(1)

analyzing local economies;

(2)

defining economic development goals;

(3)

determining project opportunities; and

(4)

formulating and implementing an economic development program that includes systematic efforts to reduce unemployment and increase incomes.

(c)

Use of planning assistance

(d)

Administrative expenses

Administrative expenses that may be paid with a grant under this section include—

(1)

expenses related to carrying out the planning process described in subsection (b);

(2)

expenses related to project predevelopment;

(3)

expenses related to updating economic development plans to align with other applicable State, regional, or local planning efforts; and

(4)

expenses related to hiring professional staff to assist communities in—

(A)

project predevelopment and implementing projects and priorities included in—

(i)

a comprehensive economic development strategy; or

(ii)

an economic development planning grant;

(B)

identifying and using other Federal, State, and Tribal economic development programs;

(C)

leveraging private and philanthropic investment;

(D)

preparing economic recovery plans in response to disasters; and

(E)

carrying out economic development and predevelopment activities in accordance with professional economic development best practices.

(e)

State plans

(1)

Development

(2)

Comprehensive economic development strategy

(3)

Coordination

(4)

Comprehensive planning process

Any overall State economic development planning assisted under this section shall be a part of a comprehensive planning process that shall consider the provision of public works to—

(A)

promote economic development and opportunity;

(B)

foster effective transportation access;

(C)

enhance and protect the environment;

(D)

assist in carrying out the workforce investment strategy of a State;

(E)

promote the use of technology in economic development, including access to high-speed telecommunications (including broadband);

(F)

address and mitigate economic impacts of extreme weather; and

(G)

balance resources through the sound management of physical development.

(5)

Report to Secretary

(Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3602; amended Pub. L. 108–373, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1759; Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2214, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3180.)

cite as: 42 USC 3143