Us Code § 14102 - Definitions
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§ 14102. Definitions
(a)
(1)
(A) In Alabama, the counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.
(B) In Georgia, the counties of Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield.
(C) In Kentucky, the counties of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe.
(D) In Maryland, the counties of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington.
(E) In Mississippi, the counties of Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha.
(F) In New York, the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins.
(G) In North Carolina, the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
(H) In Ohio, the counties of Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington.
(I) In Pennsylvania, the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, and Wyoming.
(J) In South Carolina, the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union.
(K) In Tennessee, the counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Loudon, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and White.
(L) In Virginia, the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.
(M) All the counties of West Virginia, of which the counties of Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio shall be considered to be located in the North Central subregion.
(2)
(A) a nonprofit incorporated body organized or chartered under the law of the State in which it is located.
(B) a nonprofit agency or instrumentality of a state or local government.
(C) a nonprofit agency or instrumentality created through an interstate compact.
(D) a nonprofit association or combination of bodies, agencies, and instrumentalities described in this paragraph.
(b)
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 110–371, §7, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4042; Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title I, §11506(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 584.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 14102(a)(1) | 40 App.:403 (less last 2 pars.). | Pub. L. 89–4, title IV, §403, Mar. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 21; Pub. L. 90–103, title I, §123, Oct. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 266; Pub. L. 91–123, title I, §110, Nov. 25, 1969, 83 Stat. 215; Pub. L. 101–434, Oct. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 985; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1087, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2022; Pub. L. 103–437, §14(e), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4591; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §1222(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 107–149, §§11, 13(j), Mar. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 70, 73. |
| 14102(a)(2) | 40 App.:301. | Pub. L. 89–4, title III, §301, Mar. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 19. |
| 14102(b) | 40 App.:403 (last 2 pars.). |
In subsection (a)(2), the words "the appropriate state official" are substituted for "the State officer designated by the appropriate State law to make such certification" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "No entity shall be certified as a local development district for the purposes of this Act unless it is one of the following" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b), the text of 40 App.:403 (last par.) is omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (a)(1)(G). Pub. L. 117–58, §11506(a)(1), inserted "Catawba," after "Caldwell," and "Cleveland," after "Clay,".
Subsec. (a)(1)(J). Pub. L. 117–58, §11506(a)(2), substituted "Spartanburg, and Union" for "and Spartanburg".
Subsec. (a)(1)(M). Pub. L. 117–58, §11506(a)(3), inserted ", of which the counties of Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio shall be considered to be located in the North Central subregion" after "West Virginia".
2008—Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 110–371, §7(a), inserted "Metcalfe," after "Menifee,", "Nicholas," after "Morgan,", and "Robertson," after "Pulaski,".
Subsec. (a)(1)(H). Pub. L. 110–371, §7(b), inserted "Ashtabula," after "Adams,", "Mahoning," after "Lawrence,", and "Trumbull," after "Scioto,".
Subsec. (a)(1)(K). Pub. L. 110–371, §7(c), inserted "Lawrence, Lewis," after "Knox,".
Subsec. (a)(1)(L). Pub. L. 110–371, §7(d), inserted "Henry," after "Grayson," and "Patrick," after "Montgomery,".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–58 effective Oct. 1, 2021, see section 10003 of Pub. L. 117–58, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
CHAPTER 143—APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER II—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title I, §11506(c)(2), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 584, which directed amendment of the analysis for subchapter II of this chapter by adding item 14323 at the end, was executed by adding item 14323 to the analysis for this chapter to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
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