Us Code § 12655b - State application
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§ 12655b. State application
(a) Submission
To be eligible to receive a grant under this division, a State or Indian tribe (or a local applicant if section 12655 of this title applies) shall prepare and submit to the Corporation, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may reasonably require.
(b) General content
An application submitted under subsection (a) shall describe—
(1) any youth corps program proposed to be conducted directly by such applicant with assistance provided under this division; and
(2) any grant program proposed to be conducted by such State with assistance provided under this division for the benefit of entities within such State.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, §199C, formerly §123, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3141; Pub. L. 102–10, §5(3), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30; renumbered §199C and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, §101(a), (e)(1), (4), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 12543 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, §101(a).
Amendments
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, §101(e)(1), (4)(A), substituted "Corporation" for "Commission" in two places and "section 12655 of this title" for "section 12542(b) of this title" and struck out before period at end ", including the information required under subsection (b) of this section".
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 103–82, §101(e)(4)(B), struck out subsec. (c) which specified required contents of State applications and subsec. (d) which required State applicants to establish and implement programs to make grants to applicants within the State.
1991—Subsec. (c)(14), (15). Pub. L. 102–10 added par. (14) and redesignated former par. (14) as (15).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.
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