Statutory Authorities Directing
Community Development Activities
EZ/EC --section 13301 of Pub. L. No. 103-66, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; subtitle F of Title IX of Pub. L. No. 105-34, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; section 766 of Pub. L. No. 105-277, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999; subtitle A of Title I of Pub. L. No. 106-554, the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000.
Technical Assistance to States and communities -- Pub. L. 92-419, Rural Development Act of 1972; Pub. L. 96-355 Rural Development Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2204)
Coordination within the executive branch for community development -- Pub. L. 92-419, Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204a)
Conduct assessments to determine program applicability -- Pub. L. 92-419, Rural Development Act of 1972; Pub. L. 96-355 Rural Development Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2204b)
Develop systems of outreach -- Pub. L. 92-419, Rural Development Act of 1972; Pub. L. 96-355 Rural Development Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2204 ; 7 U.S.C. 2204b)
Design program delivery systems and tools, remove impediments to effective community level action -- Pub. L. 92-419, Rural Development Act of 1972 ; Pub. L. 96-355 Rural Development Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2204; 7 U.S.C. 2204b)
Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP) strategic planning provisions -- Pub. L. 104-127, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1921 Subtitle F)
Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones -- Presidential Memorandum dated August 5, 1993; variously dated Memoranda of Agreement; Pub. L. No. 106-387, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001.
Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley -- established by Executive Order on October 25, 2000.