42 U.S.C. § 12655b — State application

Page 8422 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12655a 1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. § 12655a. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment Not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of as- sistance made available to a program agency under this division shall be used for the pur- chase of major capital equipment. (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 199B, formerly § 122, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3140; Pub. L. 102–10, § 5(2), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30; renumbered § 199B and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(a), (e)(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 12542 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(a). AMENDMENTS 1993—Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(e)(3), amended section gen- erally, substituting provisions relating to limitation on purchase of capital equipment for provisions relating to allocation of funds. 1991—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–10 inserted ‘‘service’’ after ‘‘youth’’. 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. § 12655b. State application (a) Submission To be eligible to receive a grant under this di- vision, a State or Indian tribe (or a local appli- cant if section 12655 of this title applies) shall prepare and submit to the Corporation, an appli- cation at such time, in such manner, and con- taining 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 as- sistance provided under this division; and (2) any grant program proposed to be con- ducted 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), sub- stituted ‘‘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. § 12655c. Focus of programs (a) In general Programs that receive assistance under this division may carry out activities that— (1) in the case of conservation corps pro- grams, focus on— (A) conservation, rehabilitation, and the improvement of wildlife habitat, rangelands, parks, and recreational areas; (B) urban and rural revitalization, histor- ical and cultural site preservation, and re- forestation of both urban and rural areas; (C) fish culture, wildlife habitat mainte- nance and improvement, and other fishery assistance; (D) road and trail maintenance and im- provement; (E) erosion, flood, drought, and storm dam- age assistance and controls; (F) stream, lake, waterfront harbor, and port improvement; (G) wetlands protection and pollution con- trol; (H) insect, disease, rodent, and fire preven- tion and control; (I) the improvement of abandoned railroad beds and rights-of-way; (J) energy conservation projects, renew- able resource enhancement, and recovery of biomass; (K) reclamation and improvement of strip- mined land; (L) forestry, nursery, and cultural oper- ations; and (M) making public facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities. (2) in the case of youth service corps pro- grams, include participant service in— (A) State, local, and regional govern- mental agencies; (B) nursing homes, hospices, senior cen- ters, hospitals, local libraries, parks, rec- reational facilities, child and adult day care centers, programs serving individuals with disabilities, and schools; (C) law enforcement agencies,1 and penal and probation systems; (D) private nonprofit organizations that primarily focus on social service such as community action agencies; (E) activities that focus on the rehabilita- tion or improvement of public facilities,