40 U.S.C. § 14308 — Information
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-217 to r/title-40-PUBLIC-BUILDINGS-PROPERTY-AND-WORKS · 245 words · no verdicts yet
The Appalachian Regional Commission can hold hearings, take testimony, and gather information from federal, state, and local agencies. It must keep accurate records available for public inspection and audit. It must also develop rules for public participation in its plans and programs.
(a) Actions of Commission. To get the information it needs, the Commission must: (1) hold hearings, sit and act where and when needed, take testimony, receive evidence, and print or distribute its proceedings and reports as it sees fit; (2) ask the head of a federal, state, or local agency to give the Commission information that agency has or can get; and (3) keep accurate, complete records of its business, available for (A) public inspection, and (B) audit and examination by the Comptroller General or an authorized representative.
(b) Authorizations. (1) Administer oaths. A Commission Cochairman, or any member the Commission designates, may administer oaths when the Commission decides testimony or evidence should be taken under oath. (2) Furnish information. The head of a federal, state, or local agency may, if not otherwise barred by law, carry out subsection (a)(2).
(c) Public Participation. The Commission must provide for, encourage, and assist public participation — by the Commission, any State, or any local development district — in developing, revising, and carrying out plans and programs under this subtitle. The Commission must publish regulations setting minimum guidelines for that public participation, including public hearings.
To obtain information needed to carry out its duties, the Appalachian Regional Commission shall—
hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, receive evidence, and print or otherwise reproduce and distribute so much of its proceedings and reports on the proceedings as the Commission may deem advisable;
arrange for the head of any federal, state, or local department or agency to furnish to the Commission information as may be available to or procurable by the department or agency; and
keep accurate and complete records of its doings and transactions which shall be made available for—
public inspection; and
audit and examination by the Comptroller General or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General.
A Cochairman of the Commission, or any member of the Commission designated by the Commission, may administer oaths when the Commission decides that testimony shall be taken or evidence received under oath.
The head of any federal, state, or local department or agency, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, may carry out subsection (a)(2).
Public participation in the development, revision, and implementation of all plans and programs under this subtitle by the Commission, any State, or any local development district shall be provided for, encouraged, and assisted. The Commission shall develop and publish regulations specifying minimum guidelines for public participation, including public hearings.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1260; Pub. L. 109–284, § 6(31), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1213.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1260
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-284 · 120 Stat. 1213
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-217 on 2002-08-21.
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