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

submitted 77 years ago by Pub. L. 89-117 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 326 words · no verdicts yet

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This section defines “rural” and “rural area” using location, population, character, metropolitan status, and mortgage-credit conditions, with specified continuing classifications.

In this subchapter, “rural” and “rural area” mean open country or a place, town, village, or city that is not part of or associated with an urban area, except Pajaro, California, and Guadalupe, Arizona, and that: (1) has no more than 2,500 people; (2) has more than 2,500 but no more than 10,000 people and is rural in character; or (3) has more than 10,000 but no more than 20,000 people, is not in a standard metropolitan statistical area, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower- and moderate-income families, as determined by the Secretary and HUD Secretary. An area classified as rural before October 1, 1990, but later losing that classification because of data from the 1990, 2000, 2010, or 2020 census, and an area treated as rural under another law between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2020, remains rural until 2030 census data if it has more than 10,000 but no more than 35,000 people, is rural in character, and has the serious mortgage-credit shortage described above. Plainview, Texas, is rural under this subchapter. Altus, Oklahoma, is rural until 2000 census data is received.

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As 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 October 1, 1990, 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 January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2020, 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.

Source credit: (July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title V, § 520, as added Pub. L. 89–117, title X, § 1007, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 502; amended Pub. L. 91–609, title VIII, § 803(e), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1807; Pub. L. 93–383, title V, § 511, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 94–375, § 25(b), Aug. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1078; Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title V, § 515], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 98–479, title I, § 105(g), Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2227; Pub. L. 99–120, § 3(b), Oct. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 99–156, § 3(b), Nov. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 816; Pub. L. 99–219, § 3(b), Dec. 26, 1985, 99 Stat. 1731; Pub. L. 99–267, § 3(b), Mar. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 74; Pub. L. 99–272, title III, § 3009(b), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 99–289, § 1(b), May 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 99–345, § 1, June 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 99–430, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 100–122, § 1, Sept. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 793; Pub. L. 100–154, Nov. 5, 1987, 101 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 100–170, Nov. 17, 1987, 101 Stat. 914; Pub. L. 100–179, Dec. 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 100–200, Dec. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 100–242, title III, § 308, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1896; Pub. L. 101–137, § 7(b), Nov. 3, 1989, 103 Stat. 826; Pub. L. 101–625, title VII, § 715(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4296; Pub. L. 102–550, title VII, § 709, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3840; Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 599H(g), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2669; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. A, § 102], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–172; Pub. L. 106–569, title VII, § 705, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3015; Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6208, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6305, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4752.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1949Enacted · Pub. L. 89-117 · 79 Stat. 502
  • 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-609 · 84 Stat. 1807
  • 1974Amended · Pub. L. 93-383 · 88 Stat. 695
  • 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-375 · 90 Stat. 1078
  • 1983Amended · Pub. L. 98-181 · 97 Stat. 1247
  • 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-479 · 98 Stat. 2227
  • 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-120 · 99 Stat. 503
  • 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-156 · 99 Stat. 816
  • 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-219 · 99 Stat. 1731
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-267 · 100 Stat. 74
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-272 · 100 Stat. 105
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-289 · 100 Stat. 412
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-345 · 100 Stat. 673
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-430 · 100 Stat. 986
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-122 · 101 Stat. 793
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-154 · 101 Stat. 890
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-170 · 101 Stat. 914
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-179 · 101 Stat. 1018
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-200 · 101 Stat. 1327
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-242 · 101 Stat. 1896
  • 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-137 · 103 Stat. 826
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-625 · 104 Stat. 4296
  • 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-550 · 106 Stat. 3840
  • 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-276 · 112 Stat. 2669
  • 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-554 · 114 Stat. 2763, 2763
  • 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-569 · 114 Stat. 3015
  • 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-79 · 128 Stat. 861
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-334 · 132 Stat. 4752

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