Acceleration of public works

42 U.S. Code § 2642. Acceleration of public works

(a) Eligible areasFor the purposes of this section the term “eligible area” means—
(1)
those areas which the Secretary of Labor designates each month as having been areas of substantial unemployment for at least nine of the preceding twelve months; and
(2)
those areas which are designated by the Secretary of Commerce under subsections (a) and (b) of section 2504 of this title as “redevelopment areas”.
(b) Authority to initiate and accelerate projects; allocation of fundsThe President is authorized to initiate and accelerate in eligible areas those Federal public works projects which have been authorized by Congress, and those public works projects of States and local governments for which Federal financial assistance is authorized under provisions of law other than this chapter, by allocating funds appropriated to carry out this section—
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