118 STAT. 1758 PUBLIC LAW 108–373—OCT. 27, 2004 ‘‘(b) DECLARATIONS.—In order to promote a strong and growing economy throughout the United States, Congress declares that— ‘‘(1) assistance under this Act should be made available to both rural and urban distressed communities; ‘‘(2) local communities should work in partnership with neighboring communities, the States, Indian tribes, and the Federal Government to increase the capacity of the local communities to develop and implement comprehensive economic development strategies to alleviate economic distress and enhance competitiveness in the global economy; ‘‘(3) whether suffering from long term distress or a sudden dislocation, distressed communities should be encouraged to support entrepreneurship to take advantage of the development opportunities afforded by technological innovation and expanding newly opened global markets; and ‘‘(4) assistance under this Act should be made available to promote the productive reuse of abandoned industrial facili ties and the redevelopment of brownfields.’’. SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. (a) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—Section 3(4)(A) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122(4)(A)) is amended— (1) by striking clause (i) and redesignating clauses (ii) through (vii) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively; and (2) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) by inserting ‘‘, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities,’’ after ‘‘State’’. (b) REGIONAL COMMISSIONS; UNIVERSITY CENTER.—Section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as para graphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: ‘‘(8) REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.—The term ‘Regional Commis sions’ means— ‘‘(A) the Appalachian Regional Commission established under chapter 143 of title 40, United States Code; ‘‘(B) the Delta Regional Authority established under subtitle F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.); ‘‘(C) the Denali Commission established under the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; 112 Stat. 2681–637 et seq.); and ‘‘(D) the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority established under subtitle G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb et seq.).’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(12) UNIVERSITY CENTER.—The term ‘university center’ means an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education established as a University Center for Economic Development under section 207(a)(2)(D).’’.
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