§ 544i. — Economic development.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC544i]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER II--SCENIC AREAS
Sec. 544i. Economic development
(a) Economic development plan
Based on the Economic Opportunity Study and other appropriate
information, each State, in consultation with the counties and the
Commission, shall develop a plan for economic development projects for
which grants under this section may be used in a manner consistent with
sections 544 to 544p of this title.
(b) Funds provided to States for grants
Upon certification of the management plan, and receipt of a plan
referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall
provide $5,000,000 to each State which each State shall use to make
grants and loans for economic development projects that further the
purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title.
(c) Conditions of grants
Each State making grants under this section shall require as a
condition of a grant that--
(1) all activities undertaken under the grant are certified by
the Commission as being consistent with the purposes of sections 544
to 544p of this title, the management plan, and land use ordinances
adopted pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title;
(2) grants and loans are not used to relocate a business from
one community to another;
(3) grants and loans are not used for program administration;
and
(4) grants and loans are used only in counties which have in
effect land use ordinances found consistent by the Commission and
concurred on by the Secretary pursuant to section 544f of this
title.
(d) Report
Each State shall--
(1) prepare and provide the Secretary with an annual report to
the Secretary on the use of the funds made available under this
section;
(2) make available to the Secretary and to the Commission, upon
request, all accounts, financial records, and other information
related to grants and loans made available pursuant to this section;
and
(3) as loans are repaid, make additional grants and loans with
the money made available for obligation by such repayments.
(Pub. L. 99-663, Sec. 11, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4292.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 544 to 544h, 544l to 544p of
this title.
