§7102 — Title 31 Money and Finance | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines terms: Applicant: State, local government, or private nonprofit applying for assistance for one project. Assistance program: U.S. grant or contract; excludes loans, guarantees, insurance, revenue sharing. Local government: counties, cities, school districts, councils of governments. Project: related parts funded by multiple federal programs or by federal and State programs. State: U.S. State, D.C., territory or possession, State agency/instrumentality, or tribe in section 3(c) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(c)).

Title 31, §7102

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In this chapter—

(1)“applicant” means a State, local government, or private nonprofit organization applying for assistance for one project.

(2)“assistance program” means a program of the United States Government providing assistance through a grant or contract but does not include revenue sharing, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance.

(3)“local government” means a county, city, political subdivision of a county or city, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, a school district, a council of governments, or other instrumentality of a local government.

(4)“project” means an undertaking that includes components that contribute materially to carrying out one purpose or closely related purposes and are proposed or approved for assistance under—

(A)more than one United States Government program; or

(B)at least one Government program and at least one State program.

(5)“State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, an agency or instrumentality of a State, and a tribe as defined in section 3(c) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(c)).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7102(1)42:4261(2), (4).Dec. 5, 1974, Pub. L. 93–510, § 12, 88 Stat. 1608. 7102(2)42:4261(1). 7102(3)42:4261(6). 7102(4)42:4261(3). 7102(5)42:4261(5). In clause (1), the words “applying for” are substituted for “seeking” for clarity. The words “acting separately or together” are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 42:4261(4) is omitted as unnecessary because of section 102 of the revised title. In clause (2), the words “of the United States Government” are added for clarity. The words “assistance in the form of” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (3), the words “a county, city, political subdivision of a county or city, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State” are substituted for “a local unit of government including a city, county, parish, town, township, village,” for consistency in the revised title and because of 1:2. The word “agency” is omitted because it is included in “instrumentality”. In clause (4), the words “that contribute” are substituted for “if each of those components” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “whether of a temporary or continuing nature” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (5), the words “any of the several” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” are omitted as being included in “territory or possession of the United States” and as unnecessary because of 48:734.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Par. (3). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted “political” for “politicial” after “other general purpose”.

§7102 Definitions