12 2 STA T . 11 80PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22 , 2008 (A)inpar a g rap h ( 1 ) ,byst ri k ing ‘ ‘transp o rtation an d t el e c o m m u nication ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘transportation, rene w- able energy transmission, and telecommunication’’
and ( B ) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and ( 2 ) as para- graphs (2) and (1), respecti v ely, and moving those para- graphs so as to appear in numerical order; and (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘the activities in the f ollowing order or priority’’ and inserting ‘‘the following activi- ties’’ . (e) SUP P LEM E NTS T OF E D E RA L G RANT P RO G RAMS. — Section 38 3 E (a) of the C onsolidated Farm and R ural D evelopment Act (as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, including local development districts,’’. (f) M ULT I STATE AND L O C AL DE V ELOPMENT DISTRICTS AND O RGANI Z ATIONS AND N ORT H ERN GREAT PLAINS I NC.—Section 383F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as redesig- nated by subsection (c)(1)(A)) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ‘‘ MULTIS T A T E A ND L OC AL DE V ELO P MENT DIST R ICTS AND OR G ANI Z ATIONS AND NORT H ERN GREAT PLAINS INC . ’’; and (2) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the following
‘‘(a) DE F INITION OF MULTISTATE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DIS- TRICT OR ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the term ‘multistate and local development district or organi z ation’ means an entity— ‘‘(1) that— ‘‘(A) is a planning district in e x istence on the date of enactment of this subtitle that is recognized by the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce; or ‘‘(B) is— ‘‘(i) organized and operated in a manner that ensures broad-based community participation and an effective opportunity for other nonprofit groups to con- tribute to the development and implementation of pro- grams in the region; ‘‘(ii) a nonprofit incorporated body organized or chartered under the law of the State in which the entity is located; ‘‘(iii) a nonprofit agency or instrumentality of a State or local government; ‘‘(iv) a public organization established before the date of enactment of this subtitle under State law for creation of multi j urisdictional, area-wide planning organizations; ‘‘(v) a nonprofit agency or instrumentality of a State that was established for the purpose of assisting with multistate cooperation; or ‘‘(vi) a nonprofit association or combination of bodies, agencies, and instrumentalities described in clauses (ii) through (v); and ‘‘(2) that has not, as certified by the Authority (in consulta- tion with the Federal cochairperson or Secretary, as appro- priate)— ‘‘(A) inappropriately used Federal grant funds from any Federal source; or 7USC20 0 9b b –4. 7 USC 2009bb– 3 .
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