US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 3338

Definitions

As used in this subchapter—
(1)
“Areawide development” means all proj­ects or programs for the acquisition, use, and development of open-space land; and the planning and construction of hospitals, libraries, airports, water supply and distribution facilities, sewerage facilities and waste treatment works, transportation facilities, highways, water development and land conservation, and other public works facilities.
(2)
42 U.S.C. 310242 U.S.C. 291f1
1 See References in Text note below.
33 U.S.C. 1158section 120(a) of title 2311section 5309 of title 4942 U.S.C. 1500section 200305(e) of title 541 “Areawide development project” means a project assisted or to be assisted under section 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 []; section 606 of the Public Health Service Act []; section 8  of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act []; ; section 12  of the Federal Airport Act; section 19  of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970; ; title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 [ et seq.]; or ; or under section 101(a)(1)  of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (for a project of a type which the Secretary determines to be eligible for assistance under any of the other provisions listed above).
(3)
“State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or an agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
(4)
“Metropolitan area” means a standard metropolitan statistical area as established by the Office of Management and Budget, subject however to such modifications and extensions as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate for the purposes of this subchapter.
(5)
“Comprehensive planning” includes the following, to the extent directly related to area needs or needs of a unit of general local government: (A) preparation, as a guide for long-range development, of general physical plans with respect to the pattern and intensity of land use and the provision of public facilities, including transportation facilities; (B) programing of capital improvements based on a determination of relative urgency; (C) long-range fiscal plans for implementing such plans and programs; and (D) proposed regulatory and administrative measures which aid in achieving coordination of all related plans of the departments or subdivisions of the governments concerned and intergovernmental coordination of related planned activities among the State and local governmental agencies concerned.
(6)
“Hospital” means any public health center or general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, or other type of hospital and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses’ home and training facilities, and central service facilities normally operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care.
(7)
1 “Areawide agency” means an official State, metropolitan, regional, or district agency empowered under State or local laws or under an interstate compact or agreement to perform comprehensive planning in an area, an organization of the type referred to in section 701(g)  of the Housing Act of 1954; or such other agency or instrumentality as may be designated by the Governor (or, in the case of areas crossing State lines, any one or more of such agencies or instrumentalities as may be designated by the Governors of the States involved) to perform such planning.
(8)
“Special purpose unit of local government” means any special district, public-purpose corporation, or other limited-purpose political subdivision of a State, but shall not include a school district.
(9)
“Unit of general local government” means any city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State.
(10)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Pub. L. 89–754, title II, § 20880 Stat. 1265Pub. L. 90–448, title VI, § 602(e)82 Stat. 532Pub. L. 91–258, title I, § 52(b)(3)84 Stat. 23584 Stat. 2085Pub. L. 102–240, title III, § 3003(b)105 Stat. 2088Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 709(a)(6)]110 Stat. 3009–233Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(k)(2)128 Stat. 3269(, , ; , , ; , , ; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. , 35 F.R. 7959, ; , , ; , , , 3009–312; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

42 U.S.C. 3102section 5316 of this titleSection 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [], referred to in par. (2), was omitted from the Code pursuant to which terminated the authority to make grants or loans under that section after .

section 1158 of Title 33Pub. L. 92–50086 Stat. 816section 1251 of Title 33Section 8 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in par. (2), which related to grants for construction of sewerage treatment works, was formerly classified to , Navigation and Navigable Waters, prior to the reorganization of that Act by , , . See Codification note set out under . Provisions of the Act relating to grants for construction of treatment works appear in section 1281 et seq. of Title 33.

act May 13, 1946, ch. 25160 Stat. 177Pub. L. 91–258, title I, § 52(a)84 Stat. 235Section 12 of the Federal Airport Act, referred to in par. (2), is section 12 of , , which was classified to section 1111 of former Title 49, Transportation, prior to repeal by , , .

section 19 of Pub. L. 91–25884 Stat. 230Pub. L. 97–248, title V, § 523(a)96 Stat. 695Section 19 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, referred to in par. (2), is , title I, , , which was classified to section 1719 of former Title 49, prior to repeal by , , .

Pub. L. 87–7075 Stat. 149section 5316 of this titlesection 1701 of Title 12The Housing Act of 1961, referred to in par. (2), is , , . Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 which was classified generally to chapter 8C (§ 1500 et seq.) of this title, was omitted pursuant to which terminated the authority to make grants or loans under such title VII after . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under , Banks and Banking, and Tables.

section 101(a)(1) of Pub. L. 89–13679 Stat. 552section 3131 of this titlePub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a)112 Stat. 3597Section 101(a)(1) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, referred to in par. (2), is , title I, , , which was classified to prior to repeal by , , .

act Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 64968 Stat. 640Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 313(b)95 Stat. 398Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, referred to in par. (7), is section 701 of , , which was classified to section 461 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was repealed by , , .

Codification

section 5309 of title 49Pub. L. 103–272, § 6(b)108 Stat. 1378In par. (2), “” substituted for “section 3 of the Federal Transit Act [49 App. U.S.C. 1602]” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation.

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–287section 200305(e) of title 542014—Par. (2). , which directed substitution of “” for “section 5(e) of the Land And Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965”, was executed by making the substitution for “section 5(e) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 104–2081996—Par. (2). struck out “title II of the Library Services and Construction Act;” before “section 606 of the Public Health Service Act”.

Pub. L. 102–2401991—Par. (2). substituted “Federal Transit Act” for “Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964”.

Pub. L. 91–2581970—Par. (2). inserted “section 19 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970;” after “section 12 of the Federal Airport Act;”.

Pub. L. 90–448, § 602(e)(1)1968—Par. (1). , substituted “Areawide development” for “Metropolitan development.”

Pub. L. 90–448, § 602(e)(1)Par. (2). , substituted “Areawide development project” for “Metropolitan development project”.

Pub. L. 90–448, § 602(e)(2)Par. (7). , substituted “official State, metropolitan, regional, or district agency” for “official State or metropolitan or regional agency”, and “in the case of areas” for “in the case of metropolitan areas”.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

84 Stat. 2085Functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of the Budget transferred to President of United States by section 101 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 7959, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section 102 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970 redesignated Bureau of the Budget as Office of Management and Budget.