42 U.S.C. § 2641 — Congressional declaration of purpose

Page 5612 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE §§ 2621 to 2623 SUBCHAPTER IV—SEASONAL UNEMPLOY- MENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY §§ 2621 to 2623. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–203, title VII, § 714 formerly title VI, § 614, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 883; renumbered title VII, § 714, Pub. L. 93–567, title I, § 101, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1845 Section 2621, Pub. L. 87–415, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 12, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1354, set out Congressional findings and declaration of purpose in es- tablishing a study of problems of seasonal unemploy- ment in construction industry. Section 2622, Pub. L. 87–415, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 12, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1355, called for a study by Secretaries of Labor and Commerce of means to stabilize employment in construction indus- try and for a report to President and Congress not later than Dec. 31, 1969. Section 2623, Pub. L. 87–415, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 12, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1355; amended 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085, called for consultation with Federal official on reduction of seasonal unemployment. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 93–203, title VII, § 714, formerly title VI, § 614, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 883; renumbered title VII, § 714, Pub. L. 93–567, title I, § 101, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1845, provided that the repeal is effective with respect to fis- cal years after June 30, 1974. SUBCHAPTER V—SUPPLEMENTARY STATE PROGRAMS §§ 2624 to 2628. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–203, title VII, § 714, formerly title VI, § 614, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 883; renumbered title VII, § 714, Pub. L. 93–567, title I, § 101, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1845 Section 2624, Pub. L. 87–415, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 13, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1355, set out Congressional declaration of purpose in providing for supplementary State programs. Section 2625, Pub. L. 87–415, title V, § 502, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 13, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1356, provided authorization for grants for supplementary State pro- grams. Section 2626, Pub. L. 87–415, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 13, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1356, provided for applications for supplementary State programs and conditions for such programs. Section 2627, Pub. L. 87–415, title V, § 504, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 13, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1356, provided for promulgation of rules and regulations. Section 2628, Pub. L. 87–415, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 90–636, § 13, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1356, authorized appropriations for supplementary State programs. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 93–203, title VII, § 714, formerly title VI, § 614, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 883; renumbered title VII, § 714, Pub. L. 93–567, title I, § 101, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1845, provided that the repeal is effective with respect to fis- cal years after June 30, 1974. CHAPTER 31—PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION PROGRAM Sec. 2641. Congressional declaration of purpose. 2642. Acceleration of public works. 2643. Increase of State or local expenditures. § 2641. Congressional declaration of purpose (a) The Congress finds that (1) certain commu- nities and areas in the Nation are presently bur- dened by substantial unemployment and under- employment and have failed to share fully in the economic gains of the recovery from the reces- sion of 1960–1961 and (2) action by the Federal Government is necessary, both to provide imme- diate useful work for the unemployed and under- employed in these communities and to help these communities, through improvement of their facilities, to become more conducive to in- dustrial development and better places in which to live and work. The Nation has a backlog of needed public projects, and an acceleration of these projects now will not only increase em- ployment at a time when jobs are urgently re- quired but will also meet longstanding public needs, improve community services, and en- hance the health and welfare of citizens of the Nation. (b) The Congress further finds that Federal as- sistance to stimulate public works investment in order to increase employment opportunities is most urgently needed in those areas, both urban and rural, which qualify as redevelopment areas because they suffer from persistent and chronic unemployment and economic under- development, as well as in other areas which have suffered from substantial unemployment for a period of at least twelve months. (Pub. L. 87–658, § 2, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 542.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 87–658, § 1, Sept. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 541, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 462 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Prop- erty, and Works, and section 1492 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Public Works Acceleration Act’.’’ § 2642. Acceleration of public works (a) Eligible areas For the purposes of this section the term ‘‘eli- gible area’’ means— (1) those areas which the Secretary of Labor designates each month as having been areas of substantial unemployment for at least nine of the preceding twelve months; and (2) those areas which are designated by the Secretary of Commerce under subsections (a) and (b) of section 2504 of this title as ‘‘redevel- opment areas’’. (b) Authority to initiate and accelerate projects; allocation of funds The President is authorized to initiate and ac- celerate in eligible areas those Federal public works projects which have been authorized by Congress, and those public works projects of States and local governments for which Federal financial assistance is authorized under provi- sions of law other than this chapter, by allo- cating funds appropriated to carry out this sec- tion— (1) to the heads of the departments, agen- cies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Gov- ernment responsible for the construction of Federal public works projects, and