31 CFR § 52.2  Definitions.

As used in this part (except where the context clearly indicates
otherwise, or where the terms are defined elsewhere in this
part) the following definitions shall apply:

  (a) Act means Title II of the Public Works Employment Act
of 1976, Pub. L. 94-369, as amended by the Intergovernmental
Antirecession Assistance Act of 1977, Title VI, Pub. L. 95-30,
42 U.S.C. 6721, et seq.

  (b) Chief executive officer of a unit of local government
means the elected official, or the legally designated official
who has the primary responsibility for the conduct of that unit's
governmental affairs, and is the chief executive officer for
purposes of the Revenue Sharing Act and 31 CFR 51.2(b). Examples
of the chief executive officer of a unit of local government
may be: The elected mayor of a municipality, the elected county
executive of a county, the chairman of a county commission or
board in a county that has no elected county executive, the
township supervisor, trustee, first selectman, chairman, city
manager, county manager, or such other official as may be designated
pursuant to law by the duly elected governing body of the unit
of local government; or the chairman, governor, chief or president
(as the case may be) of an Indian tribe or Alaskan native village.

  (c) Department means the Department of the Treasury.

  (d) Director means the Director of the Office of Revenue Sharing.

  (e) Effective date of the Act means July 1, 1977.

  (f) Governor means the Governor of any of the 50 states and
the chief executive officer of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands of the United States.

  (g) Independent public accountant means independent certified
public accountant or independent public accountant licensed
on or before December 31, 1970, certified or licensed by a regulatory
authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United
States.

  (h) Indian tribe and Alaskan native village means the recognized
governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan native village
which perform substantial governmental functions. Certification
to the Director by the Secretary of the Interior (or Governor
of a State in the case of State affiliated tribes) of the recognized
governing body of an Indian tribe or an Alaskan native village
performing substantial governmental functions for purposes of
the Revenue Sharing Act shall constitute prima facie evidence
of compliance with such criteria.

  (i) Local government means the government of a county, municipality,
township or other unit of government within the State which:

  (1) Is a unit of general government (determined on the basis
of the same principles as are used by the Bureau of the Census
for general statistical purposes and reported to the Secretary),
and

  (2) Performs substantial governmental functions. The term
local government includes the District of Columbia and the recognized
governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan native village
which performs substantial governmental functions.

  (j) Payment means funds paid to a State, territory or local
government pursuant to the Act.

  (k) Quarterly allocation means the amount of funds allocated
to a State, territory or local government as determined by the
Director pursuant to the Act.

  (l) Recipient government means a State, territory or local
government which receives payments under the Act.

  (m) Revenue Sharing Act means the State and Local Fiscal Assistance
Act of 1972 (Title I, Pub. L. 92-512), as amended by the State
and Local Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-488).

  (n) Secretary means the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
the Treasury.

  (o) State government means the government of any of the 50
states.

  (p) Substantial governmental function means, with respect
to township governments, that such governments have expended
revenues within the last two fiscal years (current and preceding
fiscal years) and have the present authority to expend revenues
within two or more of the following governmental expenditure
categories: Education, Highways, Public Welfare, Health and
Hospitals, Police and Corrections, Fire Protection, Sewerage
and Sanitation, Natural Resources, Housing and Urban Renewal,
Transportation, Libraries, Financial Administration, General
Administration, General Public Buildings, Parks and Recreation
and Utilities.

  (q) Territory means the governments of the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands of
the United States.


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