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TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
§ 15301
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably means chapter 4 of this subtitle.
1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.
(I) is organized and operated in a manner
that ensures broad-based community par-
ticipation and an effective opportunity for
local officials, community leaders, and the
public to contribute to the development
and implementation of programs in the re-
gion;
(II) is governed by a policy board with at
least a simple majority of members con-
sisting of—
(aa) elected officials; or
(bb) designees or employees of a gen-
eral purpose unit of local government
that have been appointed to represent
the unit of local government; and
(III) is certified by the Governor or ap-
propriate State officer as having a charter
or authority that includes the economic
development of counties, portions of coun-
ties, or other political subdivisions within
the region; and
(B) has not, as certified by the Federal Co-
chairperson—
(i) inappropriately used Federal grant
funds from any Federal source; or
(ii) appointed an officer who, during the
period in which another entity inappropri-
ately used Federal grant funds from any
Federal source, was an officer of the other
entity.
(3) FEDERAL
GRANT
PROGRAM.—The term
‘‘Federal grant program’’ means a Federal
grant program to provide assistance in car-
rying out economic and community develop-
ment activities.
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).1
(5) NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘nonprofit
entity’’ means any organization described in
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
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Page 267
TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
§ 15301
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably means chapter 4 of this subtitle.
1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.
(I) is organized and operated in a manner
that ensures broad-based community par-
ticipation and an effective opportunity for
local officials, community leaders, and the
public to contribute to the development
and implementation of programs in the re-
gion;
(II) is governed by a policy board with at
least a simple majority of members con-
sisting of—
(aa) elected officials; or
(bb) designees or employees of a gen-
eral purpose unit of local government
that have been appointed to represent
the unit of local government; and
(III) is certified by the Governor or ap-
propriate State officer as having a charter
or authority that includes the economic
development of counties, portions of coun-
ties, or other political subdivisions within
the region; and
(B) has not, as certified by the Federal Co-
chairperson—
(i) inappropriately used Federal grant
funds from any Federal source; or
(ii) appointed an officer who, during the
period in which another entity inappropri-
ately used Federal grant funds from any
Federal source, was an officer of the other
entity.
(3) FEDERAL
GRANT
PROGRAM.—The term
‘‘Federal grant program’’ means a Federal
grant program to provide assistance in car-
rying out economic and community develop-
ment activities.
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).1
(5) NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘nonprofit
entity’’ means any organization described in
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of
that Code that has been formed for the pur-
pose of economic development.
(6) REGION.—The term ‘‘region’’ means the
area covered by a Commission as described in
subchapter II of chapter 157.2
(Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2),
May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1468, and Pub. L. 110–246,
§ 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122
Stat. 1664, 2230; amended Pub. L. 117–328, div. O,
title IV, § 401(a)(2), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5228.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to
in par. (2)(A)(i)(I), is the date of enactment of Pub. L.
110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008.
Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), referred to in
par. (4), was classified to section 450b of Title 25, Indi-
ans, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as section 5304 of Title 25.
Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, re-
ferred to in par. (5), is classified to section 501 of Title
26, Internal Revenue Code.
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.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Par. (1). Pub. L. 117–328 inserted ‘‘or Authority’’
after ‘‘a Commission’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Enactment of this subtitle and repeal of Pub. L.
110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the
date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as other-
wise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out
as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(d), May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 1482, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV,
§ 14217(d), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2244, provided
that: ‘‘This section [enacting this subtitle, redesig-
nating former subtitle V as subtitle VI of this title, and
amending section 11 of the Inspector General Act of
1978, Pub. L. 95–452, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees], and the
amendments made by this section, shall take effect on
the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act [June 18, 2008].’’
[Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical
provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a)
of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701
of Title 7, Agriculture.]
CHAPTER 153—REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
Sec.
15301.
Establishment, membership, and employees.
15302.
Decisions.
15303.
Functions.
15304.
Administrative powers and expenses.
15305.
Meetings.
15306.
Personal financial interests.
15307.
Tribal participation.
15308.
Transfer of funds among Federal agencies.
15309.
Annual reports.1
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2025—Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2243(b), Jan. 4,
2025, 138 Stat. 3204, added items 15308 and 15309 and
struck out former item 15308 ‘‘Annual report’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6304(g), Dec. 20, 2018,
132 Stat. 4752, renumbered chapter 2 of subtitle V of
this title as chapter 153 of this title.
§ 15301. Establishment, membership, and employ-
ees
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There are established the
following regional Commissions:
(1) The Southeast Crescent Regional Com-
mission.
(2) The Southwest Border Regional Commis-
sion.
(3) The Northern Border Regional Commis-
sion.
(4) The Great Lakes Authority.
(5) The Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission.
(6) The Southern New England Regional
Commission.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) FEDERAL
AND
STATE
MEMBERS.—Each
Commission shall be composed of the fol-
lowing members:
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§ 15302
(A) A Federal Cochairperson, to be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) The Governor of each participating
State in the region of the Commission.
(2) ALTERNATE MEMBERS.—
(A) ALTERNATE FEDERAL COCHAIRPERSON.—
The President shall appoint an alternate
Federal Cochairperson for each Commission.
The alternate Federal Cochairperson, when
not actively serving as an alternate for the
Federal Cochairperson, shall perform such
functions and duties as are delegated by the
Federal Cochairperson.
(B) STATE ALTERNATES.—The State mem-
ber of a participating State may have a sin-
gle alternate, who shall be appointed by the
Governor of the State from among the mem-
bers of the Governor’s cabinet or personal
staff.
(C) VOTING.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—An alternate member
shall vote in the case of the absence,
death, disability, removal, or resignation
of the Federal or State member for which
the alternate member is an alternate.
(ii) STATE ALTERNATES.—If the alternate
State member is unable to vote in accord-
ance with clause (i), the alternate State
member may delegate voting authority to
a designee, subject to the condition that
the executive director shall be notified, in
writing, of the designation not less than 1
week before the applicable vote is to take
place.
(3) COCHAIRPERSONS.—A Commission shall be
headed by—
(A) the Federal Cochairperson, who shall
serve as a liaison between the Federal Gov-
ernment and the Commission; and
(B) a State Cochairperson, who shall be a
Governor of a participating State in the re-
gion and shall be elected by the State mem-
bers for a term of not less than 1 year.
(4) CONSECUTIVE
TERMS.—A State member
may not be elected to serve as State Cochair-
person for more than 2 consecutive terms.
(c) COMPENSATION.—
(1) FEDERAL COCHAIRPERSONS.—Each Federal
Cochairperson shall be compensated by the
Federal Government at level III of the Execu-
tive Schedule as set out in section 5314 of title
5.
(2) ALTERNATE
FEDERAL
COCHAIRPERSONS.—
Each Federal Cochairperson’s alternate shall
be compensated by the Federal Government at
level V of the Executive Schedule as set out in
section 5316 of title 5.
(3) STATE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES.—Each
State member and alternate shall be com-
pensated by the State that they represent at
the rate established by the laws of that State.
(d) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A Commission shall appoint
and fix the compensation of an executive di-
rector and such other personnel as are nec-
essary to enable the Commission to carry out
its duties. Compensation under this paragraph
may not exceed the maximum rate of basic
pay established for the Senior Executive Serv-
ice under section 5382 of title 5, including any
applicable locality-based comparability pay-
ment that may be authorized under section
5304(h)(2)(C) of that title.
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The executive di-
rector shall be responsible for carrying out the
administrative duties of the Commission, di-
recting the Commission staff, and such other
duties as the Commission may assign.
(e) NO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE STATUS.—No mem-
ber, alternate, officer, or employee of a Commis-
sion (other than the Federal Cochairperson, the
alternate Federal Cochairperson, staff of the
Federal Cochairperson, and any Federal em-
ployee detailed to the Commission) shall be con-
sidered to be a Federal employee for any pur-
pose.
(f) SUCCESSION.—Subject to the time limita-
tions under section 3346 of title 5, the Federal
Cochairperson may designate an employee of the
Commission to perform the functions and duties
of the office of the Federal Cochairperson tem-
porarily in an acting capacity if both the Fed-
eral Cochairperson and the alternate Federal
Cochairperson die, resign, or otherwise are un-
able to perform the functions and duties of their
offices.
(Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2),
May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1469, and Pub. L. 110–246,
§ 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122
Stat. 1664, 2231; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title
VI, § 6304(f), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4752; Pub. L.
117–328, div. O, title IV, § 401(a)(1), Dec. 29, 2022,
136 Stat. 5228; Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II,
§§ 2242(a), 2249(a), 2250(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat.
3202, 3209.)
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.
AMENDMENTS
2025—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2249(a), added
par. (5).
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2250(a), added par. (6).
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2242(a)(1), des-
ignated existing provisions as cl. (i), inserted heading,
and added cl. (ii).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2242(a)(2), substituted
‘‘an employee’’ for ‘‘a Federal employee’’.
2022—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–328 added par. (4).
2018—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–334 added subsec. (f).
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.
§ 15302. Decisions
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL.—Except as
provided in section 15304(c)(3), decisions by the
Commission shall require the affirmative vote of
the Federal Cochairperson and a majority of the
State members or alternate State members, in-
cluding designees (exclusive of members rep-
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#### Codification
Section 458bbb–2, Pub. L. 93–638, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 106–568, title XIII, § 1302, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2938, was renumbered section 803 of Pub. L. 93–638 and transferred to [section 458ddd–2 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section458ddd-2&num=0&edition=prelim) prior to editorial reclassification as [section 5423 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5423&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 450f
Section was formerly classified to section 93 of Title
45, Railroads.
§ 443c. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 443c was editorially reclassified as section
1684 of this title.
§ 443d. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 443d was editorially reclassified as section
1685 of this title.
§§ 444 to 449. Repealed. Aug. 5, 1954, ch. 658, § 5,
68 Stat. 675
Sections, act Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 129, §§ 1–6, 66 Stat. 35, re-
lated to Indian hospital services and facilities. See sec-
tion 2001 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel-
fare.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective July 1, 1959, see section 6 of act Aug.
5, 1954, set out as an Effective Date note under section
2001 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
SUBCHAPTER
II—INDIAN
SELF-DETER-
MINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
§ 450. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450 was editorially reclassified as section 5301
of this title.
§ 450a. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450a was editorially reclassified as section
5302 of this title.
§ 450a–1. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450a–1 was editorially reclassified as section
5303 of this title.
§ 450b. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450b was editorially reclassified as section
5304 of this title.
§ 450c. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450c was editorially reclassified as section
5305 of this title.
§ 450d. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450d was editorially reclassified as section
5306 of this title.
§ 450e. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 450e was editorially reclassified as section
5307 of this title.
§ 4
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**(a) Establishment.—** There are established the following regional Commissions:
(1) The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission.
(2) The Southwest Border Regional Commission.
(3) The Northern Border Regional Commission.
(4) The Great Lakes Authority.
(5) The Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission.
(6) The Southern New England Regional Commission.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) **Federal and state members.—** — Each Commission shall be composed of the following members:
(A) A Federal Cochairperson, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) The Governor of each participating State in the region of the Commission.
(2) **Alternate members.—**
(A) *Alternate federal cochairperson.—* — The President shall appoint an alternate Federal Cochairperson for each Commission. The alternate Federal Cochairperson, when not actively serving as an alternate for the Federal Cochairperson, shall perform such functions and duties as are delegated by the Federal Cochairperson.
(B) *State alternates.—* — The State member of a participating State may have a single alternate, who shall be appointed by the Governor of the State from among the members of the Governor’s cabinet or personal staff.
(C) *Voting.—*
(i) *In general.—* — An alternate member shall vote in the case of the absence, death, disability, removal, or resignation of the Federal or State member for which the alternate member is an alternate.
(ii) *State alternates.—* — If the alternate State member is unable to vote in accordance with clause (i), the alternate State member may delegate voting authority to a designee, subject to the condition that the executive director shall be notified, in writing, of the designation not less than 1 week before the applicable v
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