116 STAT. 1274 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 any limitations on areas eligible for assistance or authorizations for appropriation in any other law. (e) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN MATERIAL. —For a supplemental grant for a project or activity under a federal grant program, the Federal Cochairman shall accept any finding, report, certification, or documentation required to be submitted to the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government responsible for the administration of the program. (f) FEDERAL SHARE. — The federal portion of the cost of a project or activity shall not— (1) be increased to more than the percentages the Commission establishes; nor (2) be more than 80 percent of the cost. (g) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION. — (1) IN GENERAL,—Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may contribute not more than 50 percent of a project or activity cost eligible for financial assistance under this section from amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle. (2) DISTRESSED COUNTIES.— The maximum Commission contribution for a project or activity to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title may be increased to 80 percent. SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE § 14521. Required level of expenditure A State or political subdivision of a State is not eligible to receive benefits under this subtitle unless the aggregate expenditure of state amounts, except expenditures for participation in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and local and federal amounts, for the benefit of the area within the State located in the Appalachian region is maintmned at a level which does not fall below the average level of those expenditures for the State's last two full fisced years prior to March 9, 1965. In computing the level, a State's past expenditure for participation in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and expenditures of local and federal amounts shall not be included. The Commission shall recommend to the President a lesser requirement when it finds that a substantial population decrease in that part of a State which lies within the region would not justify a state expenditure equal to the average level of the last two years or when it finds that a State's average level of expenditure in an individual program has been disproportionate to the present need for that part of the State. § 14522. Consent of States This subtitle does not require a State to engage in or accept a program under this subtitle without its consent. § 14523. Program implementation (a) REQUIREMENTS. —^A program or project authorized under this chapter shall not be implemented until— (1) the responsible federal official has decided that applications and plans relating to the program or project are not incompatible with the provisions and objectives of federal laws that the official administers that are not inconsistent with this subtitle; and
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