[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7331 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7331

   To provide immediate fiscal relief to cities experiencing serious 
  budget deficits by providing funds for payments to qualified local 
                              governments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 10, 2008

  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide immediate fiscal relief to cities experiencing serious 
  budget deficits by providing funds for payments to qualified local 
                              governments.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save America's Cities Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--From amounts appropriated under this section the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each qualified local government 
an amount that is based on and proportional to the population of the 
area that under State law is under the jurisdiction of that qualified 
local government.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts paid to a qualified local government 
under this section may be used to improve public safety, clean and 
maintain streets, and preserve services benefitting children and youth, 
as otherwise authorized by State and local law.
    (c) Qualified Local Government Defined.--In this section the term 
``qualified local government'' means any local government having 
jurisdiction under State law over an area having a population of 
1,000,000 or more.
    (d) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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