Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 3.djvu/89

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PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 1841 (B) not expended by the unit within one year after receipt from the Attorney General. (2) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPAY. — If the amount required to be repaid is not repaid, the Attorney General shall reduce pa3mtients in future payment periods accordingly. (3) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS REPAID.— Amounts received by the Attorney General as repayments under this subsection shall be deposited in a designated fund for future payments to units of general local government. (f) NONSUPPLANTING REQUIREMENT.— Funds made available under this subtitle to units of local government shall not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will be used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence of funds under this subtitle, be made available from State or local sources. SEC. 30202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle— (1) $75,940,000 for fiscal year 1996; (2) $75,940,000 for fiscal year 1997; (3) $75,940,000 for fiscal year 1998; (4) $75,940,000 for fiscal year 1999; and (5) $73,240,000 for fiscal year 2000. Such sums are to remain available until expended. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— Up to 2.5 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b) is authorized to be appropriated for the period fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 2000 to be available for administrative costs by the Attorney General in furtherance of the purposes of the program. Such sums are to remain available until expended. SEC. 30203. QUALIFICATION FOR PAYMENT. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Attorney General shall issue regulations establishing procedures under which eligible units of general local government are required to provide notice to the Attorney General of the units' proposed use of assistance under this subtitle. (b) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFICATION. — A unit of general local government qualifies for a payment under this subtitle for a pa3anent period only after establishing to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that— (1) the government will establish a trust fund in which the government will deposit all payments received under this subtitle; (2) the government will use amounts in the trust fund (including interest) during a reasonable period; (3) the government will expend the payments so received, in accordance with the laws and procedures that are applicable to the expenditure of revenues of the government; (4) if at least 25 percent of the pay of individuals employed by the government in a public employee occupation is paid out of the trust fund, individuals in the occupation any part of whose pay is paid out of the trust fund will receive pay at least equal to the prevailing rate of pay for individuals employed in similar public employee occupations by the government; (5) the government will use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to guidelines which shall be prescribed by the Attorney General after consultation with the Comptroller 42 USC 13752. 42 USC 13753. Regulations.