PUBLIC LAW 103-66 —AUG. 10, 1993 107 STAT. 545 include participation by, and cooperation with, universities, medical centers, and other private and public entities, "(D) identifies the funding requested under any Federal program in support of the proposed economic, human, community, and physical development and related activities, "(E) identifies baselines, methods, and benchmarks for measuring the success of carrying out the strategic plan, including the extent to which poor persons and families will be empowered to become economically self-sufficient, and "(F) does not include any action to assist any establishment in relocating from one area outside the nominated area to the nominated area, except that assistance for the expansion of an existing business entity through the establishment of a new branch, affiliate, or subsidiary is permitted if— "(i) the establishment of the new branch, affiliate, or subsidiary will not result in a decrease in employ- ment in the area of original location or in any other area where the existing business entity conducts business operations, and "(li) there is no reason to believe that the new branch, afiiliate, or subsidiary is being established with the intention of closing down the operations of the existing business entity in the area of its original location or in any other area where the existing business entity conducts business operation, and "(3) includes such other information as may be required by the appropriate Secretary. 'SEC. 1392. ELIGmnJTY CRITERIA. "(a) IN GENERAL.—A nominated area shall be eligible for designation under section 1391 only if it meets the following criteria: "(1) POPULATION.— The nominated area has a maximum population of— (A) in the case of an urban area, the lesser of— " (i) 200,000, or
- (ii) the greater of 50,000 or 10 percent of the
population of the most populous city located within the nominated area, and (B) in the case of a rural area, 30,000. "(2) DISTRESS.— The nominated area is one of pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress.
- (3) SIZE. —The nominated area—
"(A) does not exceed 20 square miles if an urban area or 1,000 square miles if a rural area, "(B) has a boundary which is continuous, or, except in the case of a rural area located in more than 1 State, consists of not more than 3 noncontiguous parcels, "(C)(i) in the case of an urban area, is located entirely within no more than 2 contiguous States, and "(ii) in the case of a rural area, is located entirely within no more than 3 contiguous States, and "(D) does not include any portion of a central business district (as such term is used for purposes of the most recent Census of Reteil Trade) unless the poverty rate
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