United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-09-10 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1005 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005 P0b002ee18039f114 f:d071005 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005 GAO-07-1005 Economic development Employee incentives Employee retention Employment assistance programs Federal aid to states Federal funds Federal/state relations Local governments Municipal governments Relocation allowances Program implementation Other Written Product A75927

Congress imposed restrictions on some federal programs to prevent funding of business relocations. Congress expressed concerns about state and local governments using federal funds to attract jobs to one community at a loss of jobs to another and about compliance with relocation restrictions. This report (1) identifies large federal economic development programs that state and local governments can use as incentives, (2) identifies which programs contain statutory prohibitions on funding relocations, and (3) assesses whether federal agencies had established and implemented procedures to help ensure compliance with prohibitions. To address these objectives, GAO searched federal databases, reviewed relevant statutes and regulations, and conducted limited testing of agency procedures. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005.pdf GAO-07-1005 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1005 Other Written Product GAO-07-1005; Economic Development: Formal Monitoring Approaches Needed to Help Ensure Compliance with Restrictions on Funding Employer Relocations; Economic development Employee incentives Employee retention Employment assistance programs Federal aid to states Federal funds Federal/state relations Local governments Municipal governments Relocation allowances Program implementation Title 7 Section 1932 Title 7 Section 1932(d)(2) 7 U.S.C. 1932 7 U.S.C. 1932(d)(2) Title 15 Section 661 15 U.S.C. 661 Title 26 Section 1391 26 U.S.C. 1391 Title 29 Section 2931(d) 29 U.S.C. 2931(d) Title 42 Section 5305(h) 42 U.S.C. 5305(h)