42 USC § 3141 - Grants for public works and economic development

# § 3141. Grants for public works and economic development

**(a)** **In general** On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants for—

**(1)** acquisition or development of land and improvements for use for a public works, public service, or development facility or for the improvement of waste management and recycling systems; and

**1** acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, increasing the resilience [^1] or improvement of such a facility, including related machinery and equipment.

So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

**(b)** **Criteria for grant** The Secretary may make a grant under this section only if the Secretary determines that—

**(1)** the project for which the grant is applied for will, directly or indirectly—

**2** improve the opportunities, in the area where the project is or will be located, for the successful establishment, expansion, or retention,[^2] of industrial or commercial plants or facilities;

So in original. The comma probably should not appear.

**(B)** assist in the creation of additional long-term employment opportunities in the area; or

**(C)** primarily benefit the long-term unemployed and underemployed and members of low-income families;

**(2)** the project for which the grant is applied for will fulfill a pressing need of the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located; and

**(3)** the area for which the project is to be carried out has a comprehensive economic development strategy and the project is consistent with the strategy.

**(c)** **Additional considerations** In awarding grants under subsection (a) and subject to the criteria in subsection (b), the Secretary may also consider the extent to which a project would—

**(1)** lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located;

**(2)** address and mitigate economic impacts from extreme weather events, including development of resilient infrastructure, products, and processes;

**(3)** benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in long-term or costly infrastructure;

**(4)** increase access to high-speed broadband;

**(5)** support outdoor recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities;

**(6)** promote job creation or retention relative to the population of the impacted region with outsized significance;

**(7)** promote travel and tourism; or

**(8)** promote blue economy activities.

**(d)** **Maximum assistance for each State** Not more than 15 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be expended in any 1 State.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3601; amended Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2213(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3179.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3141, , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (b), , ; , , ; , , , authorized public works and development facility loans, prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a)(1). , inserted “or for the improvement of waste management and recycling systems” after “development facility”.

Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted “increasing the resilience” after “expansion,”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(A). , substituted “successful establishment, expansion, or retention,” for “successful establishment or expansion”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(C). , inserted “and underemployed” after “unemployed”.

Subsecs. (c), (d). , (4), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under .