§300ff–20 Authorization of appropriations

Summary

Provides specific yearly funding amounts for fiscal years 2007 through 2013: $604,000,000 for 2007, $626,300,000 for 2008, $649,500,000 for 2009, $681,975,000 for 2010, $716,074,000 for 2011, $751,877,000 for 2012, and $789,471,000 for 2013. Money appropriated for a year can be used until the end of the second fiscal year after that year. For 2007, $458,310,000 must be set aside for grants under subpart I and $145,690,000 must be set aside for grants under the program in section 300ff–19. For 2008 and later years, the Secretary must reserve amounts each year for those same two kinds of grants. If a metropolitan area loses or changes eligibility, the reserved amounts are adjusted so funds follow the change. Generally, the reserve for subpart I is reduced by the amount of the prior year’s grant for that metro area, and that same amount is either added to the reserve for section 300ff–19 grants or is transferred to other grant funds under section 300ff–28(a)(1) if the area does not qualify as a transitional area. If a transfer to section 300ff–28(a)(1) happens, the subpart I reserve is cut by an extra $500,000 and that $500,000 is also transferred. When a transitional area loses that status but does not become an eligible area, the reserved amount for section 300ff–19 is cut by the prior year’s supplemental grant plus $500,000 and those amounts are transferred; for fiscal years 2010–2013, the State gets a phased share of the prior supplemental grant (75% in the first year, 50% in the second, and 25% in the third) and any remaining reduced amount is sent to the other grants. Reductions must be taken first from the pool for supplemental grants, before other uses, and if that pool is too small the reductions are reduced so they do not exceed what is available. These adjustment rules apply each time a metro area’s status changes.