42 U.S.C. § 6701
Section 6701 · Definitions
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. (1989)
Most recently applied in Contractors Ass'n of Eastern Pennsylvania, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia (January 1995)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
As used in this subchapter, the term—
(1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Economic Development Administration.
(2) “State” includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
(3) “local government” means any city, county, town, parish, or other political subdivision of a State, and any Indian tribe.
(4) “public works project” includes a project for the transportation and provision of water to a drought-stricken area.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1977—Par. (2). Pub. L. 95–28, §102(a), inserted reference to Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 95–28, §102(b), added par. (4).
Short Title of 1977 Amendments
Pub. L. 95–30, title VI, §601, May 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 164, provided that: “This title [enacting section 6736 of this title, amending sections 6722 to 6724, 6727, and 6735 of this title, and repealing section 6726 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Intergovernmental Antirecession Assistance Act of 1977’.”
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 95–28 provided that: “This title [amending sections 6701, 6705 to 6708, and 6710 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 6701 and 6710 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Public Works Employment Act of 1977’.”
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 94–369 provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter and provision set out as a note under section 1287 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters] may be cited as the ‘Public Works Employment Act of 1976’.”
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 94–369 provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976’.”
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Public Works Investment Study; Preliminary Report; Final Report Within 18 Months After May 13, 1977
Section 110 of Pub. L. 95–28 directed Secretary of Commerce to study public works investment in United States and implications for future of recent trends in such investment and submit a report with respect to its findings and recommendations no later than 18 months after May 13, 1977.