Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§6704 Grants Providing State or Local Contributions Required Under State or Local Law
Title 42 › CHAPTER 80 — PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS › § 6704
Summary
The Secretary may give a grant to pay all or part of a state’s or local government’s required share for a public works project. The grant will cover either the state share or the local share (not both), in the amount needed, and only if the rest of the project’s funding is already available and construction has not begun.
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Title 42, §6704
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In addition to the grants otherwise authorized by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to make a grant for the purpose of providing all or any portion of the required State or local share of the cost of any public works project for which financial assistance is authorized under any provision of State or local law requiring such contribution. Any grant made for a public works project under this section shall be made in such amount as may be necessary to provide the requested State or local share of the cost of such project. A grant shall be made under this section for either the State or local share of the cost of the project, but not both shares. No grant shall be made for a project under this section unless the share of the financial assistance for such project (other than the share with respect to which a grant is requested under this section) is immediately available for such project and construction of such project has not yet been initiated.
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42 U.S.C. § 6704
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102