42 USC 3161 - Eligibility of areas

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 16, 2025

§ 3161.

Eligibility of areas

(a)

In general

For a project to be eligible for assistance under section 3141 or 3149 of this title, the project shall be located in an area that, on the date of submission of the application, meets 1 or more of the following criteria:

(1)

Low per capita income

(2)

Unemployment rate above national average

(3)

Unemployment, underemployment, or economic adjustment problems

(4)

Low median household income

(5)

Workforce participation

The area has—

(A)

a labor force participation rate of 90 percent or less of the national average; or

(B)

a prime-age employment gap of 5 percent or more.

(6)

Expected economic dislocation and distress from energy industry transitions

(b)

Political boundaries of areas

(c)

Documentation

(1)

In general

(2)

Acceptance by Secretary

(d)

Prior designations

(e)

Transparency

(Pub. L. 89–136, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3607; amended Pub. L. 108–373, title III, § 301, Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1767; Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2225, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3191.)

cite as: 42 USC 3161