42 U.S.C. § 1490 | “Rural” and “rural area” defined

October 1, 1990January 1, 2000December 31, 2020As used in this subchapter, the terms “rural” and “rural area” mean any open country, or any place, town, village, or city which is not (except in the cases of Pajaro, in the State of California, and Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona) part of or associated with an urban area and which (1) has a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or (2) has a population in excess of 2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if it is rural in character, or (3) has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 20,000, and (A) is not contained within a standard metropolitan statistical area, and (B) has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families, as determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. For purposes of this subchapter, any area classified as “rural” or a “rural area” prior to , and determined not to be “rural” or a “rural area” as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, 2010, or 2020 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a “rural area” for purposes of this subchapter under any other provision of law at any time during the period beginning , and ending , shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2030, if such area has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 35,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000.

July 15, 1949, ch. 338 Pub. L. 89–117, title X, § 1007Aug. 10, 196579 Stat. 502 Pub. L. 91–609, title VIII, § 803(e)Dec. 31, 197084 Stat. 1807 Pub. L. 93–383, title V, § 511Aug. 22, 197488 Stat. 695 Pub. L. 94–375, § 25(b)Aug. 3, 197690 Stat. 1078 Pub. L. 98–181, title INov. 30, 198397 Stat. 1247 Pub. L. 98–479, title I, § 105(g)Oct. 17, 198498 Stat. 2227 Pub. L. 99–120, § 3(b)Oct. 8, 198599 Stat. 503 Pub. L. 99–156, § 3(b)Nov. 15, 198599 Stat. 816 Pub. L. 99–219, § 3(b)Dec. 26, 198599 Stat. 1731 Pub. L. 99–267, § 3(b)Mar. 27, 1986100 Stat. 74 Pub. L. 99–272, title III, § 3009(b)Apr. 7, 1986100 Stat. 105 Pub. L. 99–289, § 1(b)May 2, 1986100 Stat. 412 Pub. L. 99–345, § 1June 24, 1986100 Stat. 673 Pub. L. 99–430Sept. 30, 1986100 Stat. 986 Pub. L. 100–122, § 1Sept. 30, 1987101 Stat. 793 Pub. L. 100–154Nov. 5, 1987101 Stat. 890 Pub. L. 100–170Nov. 17, 1987101 Stat. 914 Pub. L. 100–179Dec. 3, 1987101 Stat. 1018 Pub. L. 100–200Dec. 21, 1987101 Stat. 1327 Pub. L. 100–242, title III, § 308Feb. 5, 1988101 Stat. 1896 Pub. L. 101–137, § 7(b)Nov. 3, 1989103 Stat. 826 Pub. L. 101–625, title VII, § 715(a)Nov. 28, 1990104 Stat. 4296 Pub. L. 102–550, title VII, § 709Oct. 28, 1992106 Stat. 3840 Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 599H(g)Oct. 21, 1998112 Stat. 2669 Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. A, § 102]Dec. 21, 2000114 Stat. 2763 Pub. L. 106–569, title VII, § 705Dec. 27, 2000114 Stat. 3015 Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6208Feb. 7, 2014128 Stat. 861 Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6305Dec. 20, 2018132 Stat. 4752(, title V, § 520, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; [title V, § 515], , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , 2763A–172; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–334December 31, 2020December 31, 20102018— substituted “2010, or 2020 decennial census” for “or 2010 decennial census”, “,” for “,”, and “year 2030” for “year 2020”.

Pub. L. 113–79January 1, 2000December 31, 20102014— substituted “1990, 2000, or 2010 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a ‘rural area’ for purposes of this subchapter under any other provision of law at any time during the period beginning , and ending , shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020” for “1990 or 2000 decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2010” and “35,000” for “25,000”.

Pub. L. 106–554 Pub. L. 106–5692000— and amended second sentence identically, substituting “1990 or 2000 decennial census” for “1990 decennial census” and “year 2010” for “year 2000”.

Pub. L. 105–2761998— inserted before period at end “, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000”.

Pub. L. 102–5501992— inserted at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter.”

Pub. L. 101–625September 30, 19901990— substituted “cases” for “case” in first sentence, inserted “, and Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona” after “California”, and substituted last sentence for “For purposes of this subchapter, any area classified as ‘rural’ or a ‘rural area’ prior to the receipt of data from or after the 1980 decennial census and determined not to be ‘rural’ or a ‘rural area’ as a result of such data shall continue to be so classified through , if such area has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 20,000.”

Pub. L. 101–137September 30, 1990September 30, 19891989— substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–242September 30, 1989March 15, 19881988— added parenthetical exception for Pajaro, in the State of California, and substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–200March 15, 1988December 16, 19871987— substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–179December 16, 1987December 2, 1987 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–170December 2, 1987November 15, 1987 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–154November 15, 1987October 31, 1987 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–122October 31, 1987September 30, 1987 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–430September 30, 1987September 30, 19861986— substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–345September 30, 1986June 6, 1986 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–289June 6, 1986April 30, 1986 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–272 Pub. L. 99–219March 17, 1986December 15, 1985 directed amendment identical to , substituting “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–267April 30, 1986March 17, 1986 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–219March 17, 1986December 15, 19851985— substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–156December 15, 1985November 14, 1985 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 99–120November 14, 1985 substituted “” for “the end of fiscal year 1985”.

Pub. L. 98–4791984— substituted “1985” for “1984”.

Pub. L. 98–1811983— inserted provisions relating to applicability of this subchapter through fiscal year 1984 to areas classified pursuant to 1980 decennial census.

Pub. L. 94–3751976—Cl. (3)(B). inserted “for lower and moderate-income families” after “has a serious lack of mortgage credit”.

Pub. L. 93–3831974—Cl. (3). added cl. (3).

Pub. L. 91–6091970— substituted as upper population limit “10,000” for “5,500”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–625, title VII, § 715(b)Nov. 28, 1990104 Stat. 4296

“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to classification of rural areas for fiscal year 1991 and any fiscal year thereafter.”

, , , provided that: