§6720 Definitions, Application, and Administration

Summary

Defines key words and explains how the program is run and how to handle boundary or government changes. Unit of general local government means counties, townships, cities, similar local subdivisions, the District of Columbia, and tribal or Alaska Native governing bodies that do major government work. Payment period means each 1-year period starting October 1 in the years 1994 through 2000. State and local taxes means taxes set by a State or local government for public use, but not employee or employer charges for retirement or social insurance or special capital outlay assessments. State means a State or the District of Columbia. Income means total money received from all sources, using the Commerce Department’s rules and Census Bureau 1990 data in Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics. Per capita income means income divided by population for the U.S., each State, or each local unit. Finding of discrimination means an official or agency decision or other evidence (under HUD rules) that it is more likely than not a local unit broke section 6711(a) or (b). Holding of discrimination means a court or judge has decided a local unit that used these funds excluded or denied people or discriminated for race, color, national origin, or sex, or broke the rule in section 6711(b). Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Secretary may let other federal departments or agencies run all or part of the program by agreement. If a local unit lies completely inside a larger area, it is treated as part of that larger area. If only part lies inside, each part is treated separately for allocations, and data are computed based on the estimated population of the part compared to the whole unit unless HUD’s rules say otherwise. If boundary changes or reorganizations would make the rules in sections 6704–6708 work against the goals of sections 6701–6708, the Secretary must apply the rules in a way that matches those goals.