[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3722 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3722

   To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
 include an outlying county in a metropolitan statistical area if the 
                   county meets certain requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2002

   Mr. Hart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
 include an outlying county in a metropolitan statistical area if the 
                   county meets certain requirements.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN OUTLYING COUNTIES IN A 
              METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA.

    In determining a metropolitan statistical area, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall include an outlying county in 
such metropolitan statistical area if the county meets the following 
requirements:
            (1) Between 15 and 20 percent of the employed residents of 
        the outlying county are employed in the central county or 
        counties of the metropolitan statistical area.
            (2) Between 15 and 25 percent of the individuals employed 
        in the outlying county are individuals who reside in the 
        central county or counties of the metropolitan statistical 
        area.
            (3) The outlying county has combined with the central 
        county or counties of the metropolitan statistical area as part 
        of a metropolitan planning organization or is part of a 
        regional area designated by a Federal agency for purposes of 
        providing funds.
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