Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5315 Interstate agreements or compacts; purposes
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 69— - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › § 5315
Summary
Congress allows two or more States to make agreements, as long as they do not conflict with federal law, to work together on community development planning and programs under this chapter for areas that cross state lines and for local places in those States. They can create joint or other agencies to carry out those agreements.
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Title 42, §5315
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The consent of the Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in support of community development planning and programs carried out under this chapter as they pertain to interstate areas and to localities within such States, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making such agreements and compacts effective.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 93–383, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 633, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 5315
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73