Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§15503 Approval of Applications for Assistance

Title 40 › SUBTITLE V — REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 155 — FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › § 15503

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Applicants must send grant or other assistance requests through the State member of the Commission who represents them. That State member reviews the application and decides if it can be certified. The State member must certify that the project fits any applicable State economic and infrastructure plan, meets the rules in section 15504, will be properly run and maintained, and otherwise meets the subtitle’s requirements. After that certification, the Commission must cast an affirmative vote under section 15302 to approve the application.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §15503

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(a)Evaluation by State Member.—
An application to a Commission for a grant or any other assistance for a project under this subtitle shall be made through, and evaluated for approval by, the State member of the Commission representing the applicant.
(b)Certification.—
An application to a Commission for a grant or other assistance for a project under this subtitle shall be eligible for assistance only on certification by the State member of the Commission representing the applicant that the application for the project—
(1)describes ways in which the project complies with any applicable State economic and infrastructure development plan;
(2)meets applicable criteria under section 15504;
(3)adequately ensures that the project will be properly administered, operated, and maintained; and
(4)otherwise meets the requirements for assistance under this subtitle.
(c)Votes for Decisions.—
On certification by a State member of a Commission of an application for a grant or other assistance for a specific project under this section, an affirmative vote of the Commission under section 15302 shall be required for approval of the application.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after June 18, 2008, see section 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 15101 of this title.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 15503

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110