110 HR 7331 IH: Save America's Cities Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-12-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7331 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 A BILL To provide immediate fiscal relief to cities experiencing serious budget deficits by providing funds for payments to qualified local governments.

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Short title

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

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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.