PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1273 (iii) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); (iv) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); (v) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (known as the Clean Water Act); (vi) title VI of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.); (vii) sections 201 and 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141, 3149); (viii) title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and (ix) part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.); but (B) does not include— (i) the program for the construction of the development highway system authorized by section 14501 of this title or any other program relating to highway or road construction authorized by title 23; or (ii) any other program to the extent that financial assistance other than a grant is authorized. (2) CERTAIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS DEEMED CON- STRUCTED WITH FEDERAL GRANT ASSISTANCE. — For the purpose of this section, any sewage treatment works constructed pursuant to title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (known as the Clean Water Act) without federal grant assistance under that title is deemed to be constructed with that assistance. (b) PURPOSE.— To enable the people. States, and local communities of the Appalachian region, including local development districts, to teike maximum advantage of federal grant progreims for which they are eligible but for which, because of their economic situation, they cannot supply the required matching share, or for which there are insufficient amounts available under the federal law authorizing the programs to meet pressing needs of the region, the Federed Cochairman may use amounts made available to carry out this section— (1) for any part of the basic federad contribution to projects or activities under the federal grant programs authorized by federal laws; and (2) to increase the federal contribution to projects and activities under the programs above the fixed maximum part of the cost of the projects or activities otherwise authorized by the applicable law. (c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.— For a program, project, or activity for which any part of the basic federal contribution to the project or activity under a federal grant program is proposed to be made under subsection (b), the contribution shall not be made until the responsible federal official administering the federal law authorizing the contribution certifies that the program, project, or activity meets the applicable requirements of the federal law and could be approved for federal contribution under that law if amounts were available under the law for the program, project, or activity. (d) LIMITATIONS IN OTHER LAWS INAPPLICABLE. — Amounts provided pursuant to this subtitle are available without regard to
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