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tributlon of water) , and for basic public sewer facili- 

 ties (other than "treatment works" as defined 

 In the Federal Water Pollution Control Act) : Pro- 

 vided, That no grant shall be made under this 

 section for any sewer facilities unless the Admini- 

 strator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

 certifies to the Secretary that any waste material 

 carried by such facilities will be adequately treated 

 before it is discharged into any public waterway so 

 as to meet applicable Federal, State, interstate, or 

 local water quality standards. 



(b) Maximum amount of grants. 



The amount of any grant made under the au- 

 thority of this section shall not exceed 50 per centum 

 of the development cost of the project: Provided, 

 That in the case of a community having a popula- 

 tion of less than ten thousand, according to the most 

 recent decennial census, which Is situated within a 

 metropolitan area, the Secretary may Increase 

 the amount of a grant for a basic public water or 

 sewer facility assisted under this section to not more 

 than 90 per centum of the development cost of such 

 facility, If the community Is unable to finance the 

 construction of such facility without the Increased 

 grant authorized under this subsection, and if in 

 such community (1) there does not exist a public or 

 other adequate water or sewer facility which serves 

 a substantial portion of the inhabitants of the com- 

 munity, and (2) the rate of unemployment Is. and 

 has been continuously for the preceding calendar 

 year. lOO per centum above the national average: 

 And provided further. That the limitations and re- 

 strictions contained in subsection (c) of this section 

 shall not be applicable to any community applying 

 for an increased grant under this subsection. 



(c) Project requirements; nood for facilities; prowth 

 needs of area; coordinaticin of arer.wide develop- 

 ment. 



No grant shall be made under this section in con- 

 nectinn with any project unle.ss the Secretary 

 determines that the project is necessary to provide 

 adequate water or sewer facilities for, and will con- 

 tribute to the improvement of the health or living 

 standards of, the people in the community to be 

 served, and that the project is (1) designed so that 

 an adequate capacity will be available to serve the 

 reasonably foreseeable growth needs of the area: 

 (2) consistent with a program meeting criteria, 

 established by the Secretary, for a unified or offi- 

 cially coordinated areawide water or sewer facilities 

 systiem as part of the comprehensively planned 

 development of the area, except that prior to 

 June 30, 1974, grants may, In the discretion of 

 the Secretary, be made under this section when such 

 a program for an creawlde water and sewer facilities 

 system Is under active preparation, although not 

 yet completed, If the facility or facilities for which 

 assistance is sought can reasonably be expected to 

 be required as a part of such program, and ihere 

 Is urgent need for the facility or facilities; and (3) 

 necessary to orderly community development. 



(d) Job opportunities for unemployed or underem- 

 ployed persons. 

 In the administration of this section the Secretary 

 shall require that, to the greatest extent practicable, 

 new job opportunities be provided for unemployed or 

 underemployed persons in connection with projects 

 the financing of which is assisted under this section. 

 (As amended Pub. L. 92-213, § 6, Dec. 22, 1971, 

 85 Stat. 776; Pub. L. 92-335, 5 7, July 1, 1972, 86 

 Stat. 405; Pub. L. 93-117, § 9, Oct. 2. 1973, 87 Stat. 

 423.) 



Amendments 



1973— Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-117 substituted "June 30, 

 197-1" for "September 30, 1972." 



1972— Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-335 substituted "Septem- 

 ber 30. 1972" for "June 30. 1972". 



1971— Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-213 substituted "June 30, 

 1972" for "October 1, 1971". 



§3103. Grants for neighborhood facilities. 



(a) Authority to make grants for specific projects; 

 qualifications of approved nonprofit organizations. 



In accordance with the provisions of this section, 

 the Secretary is authorized to make grants to 

 any local public body or agency to assist In financ- 

 ing specific projects for neighborhood facilities. 

 Any such project may be undertaken by such body 

 or agency directly or through a nonprofit organiza- 

 tion approved by it: Provided, That no grant shall 

 be provided under this section for any project to 

 be undertaken through a nonprofit organization 

 unless the Secretary determines (1) that such 

 organization has or will have the legal, financial, 

 and technical capacity to carry out the project, and 



(2) that the public body or agency to which the 

 grant is made will have satisfactory continuing con- 

 trol over the use of the proposed facilities. 



(b) Maximum amount of grants. 



The amount of any grant made under the author- 

 ity of this section shall not exceed 662/3 per centum 

 of the development cost of the project for which 

 the grant is made (or 75 per centum of such cost in 

 the case of a project located in an area which at 

 the time the grant is made is designated as a rede- 

 velopment area under the Area Redevelopment 

 Act or any Act supplementary thereto) . 



(c) Project requirements; need for facilities; compre- 

 hensive planning; accessibility to low- or mod- 

 erate-income residents. 



No grant shall be made under this section for any 

 project unless the Secretary determines that the 

 project will provide a neighborhood facility which Is 

 ( 1 ) necessary for carrying out a program of health, 

 recreational, social, or similar community service 

 (Including a community action program approved 

 under subchapter II of chapter 34 of this title) in 

 the area, (2) consistent with comprehensive plan- 

 ning for the development of the community, and 



(3) so located as to be available for use by a signifi- 

 cant portion (or number in the case of large urban 

 places) of the area's low- or moderate-Income 

 residents. 



(d) Conversion of facility to other uses. 



For a period of twenty years after a grant has been 



