local government
Defined in 36 places across 12 titles of the United States Code.
The term "local government" includes a county, parish, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, and any agency or instrumentality of a local government.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2012–present10 U.S.C. § 2336Armed Forces · Renumbered § 2679] · in this section
- 2014–present10 U.S.C. § 2679Armed Forces · Repealed. Pub. L. 108375, div. B, title XXVIII, 2821(c)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2129] · in this section
The term “local government” means a unit of general purpose local government.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 11351The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 11371The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this part
The terms “State” and “local government” have the meaning given those terms in section 6302 of title 31.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 2411Armed Forces · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2020–present10 U.S.C. § 4951Armed Forces · Definitions · in this chapter
“Local government” means (A) any county, city, village, town, district, or other political subdivision of any State, any Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization, and (B) includes any rural community or unincorporated town or village or any other public entity for which an application for assistance is made by a State or political subdivision thereof.
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- 1994–200042 U.S.C. § 5122The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this chapter
“local government” means—
(A) any political subdivision, instrumentality, or authority of a State or States as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1);
(B) any general or special purpose agency of such a political subdivision, instrumentality, or authority; and
(C) any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and includes any tribal organization as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;
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- 1994–present5 U.S.C. § 3371Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · in this section
“Local government” means a city, county, parish, township, municipality, or borough, or any other general purpose political subdivision of any State.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 470WConservation · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
“local government” means a city, town, county, or other subdivision or district of a State, including agencies, instrumentalities, and authorities of any of the foregoing and any combination of such units or combination of such units and a State. A “general local government” means a city, town, county, or comparable general-purpose political subdivision of a State; and
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 4762The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this section
“local government” means a county, city, political subdivision of a county or city, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, a school district, a council of governments, or other instrumentality of a local government.
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- 1994–present31 U.S.C. § 7102Money and Finance · Definitions · in this chapter
“local government” means a unit of general local government, a school district, or other special district established under State law.
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- 1994–present31 U.S.C. § 6501Money and Finance · Definitions · in this chapter
“local government” means a unit of government in a State, a local public authority, a special district, an intrastate district, a council of governments, a sponsor group representative organization, an interstate entity, or another instrumentality of a local government.
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- 1994–present31 U.S.C. § 6302Money and Finance · Definitions · in this chapter
“local government” means any city, county, town, parish, or other political subdivision of a State, and any Indian tribe.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6701The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
“local government” means any city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or other public body which is a political subdivision of a State and which is created pursuant to State law;
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1447AConservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“Local government” means any political subdivision of a State, including a county, municipality, city, town, township, or a school or other special district created pursuant to State law.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 410YConservation · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
“local government” means any unit of local government within a State, including a county, borough, municipality, city, town, township, parish, local public authority, special district, school district, intrastate district, council of governments, and any other instrumentality of local government.
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- 1994–199631 U.S.C. § 7501Money and Finance · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“local government” means any unit of local government within a State, including a county, borough, municipality, city, town, township, parish, local public authority, special district, school district, intrastate district, council of governments, any other instrumentality of local government and, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Director, a group of local governments;
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- 1996–present31 U.S.C. § 7501Money and Finance · Definitions · as used in this chapter
Local government.—The term “local government” means—
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government;
(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization; and
(C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity, for which an application for assistance is made by a State or political subdivision of a State.
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- 2000–201342 U.S.C. § 5122The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this chapter
Local government.—The term "local government" means—
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government;
(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization, that is not an Indian tribal government as defined in paragraph (6); and
(C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity, for which an application for assistance is made by a State or political subdivision of a State.
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- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 5122The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this chapter
The term “local government” has the meaning given such term by section 1393(a)(5).
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- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 142Internal Revenue Code · Exempt facility bond · for purposes of this section
the term “local government” has the meaning given that term in section 3371(2) of title 5; and
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 2124CForeign Relations and Intercourse · Rural Tourism Development Foundation · as used in this section
The term “local government” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of this title.
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- 2006–present6 U.S.C. § 470Domestic Security · Disclosures regarding homeland security grants · in this section
the term “local government” includes political subdivisions of a State such as counties, parishes, cities, towns and municipalities;
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 651Commerce and Trade · National small business tree planting program · as used in this section
the term “local government” means—
(A) a city, county, parish, town, township, village, or any other general function governmental unit established by State law, or
(B) a school district, sanitary district, or any other special function governmental unit established by State law in one or more States,
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 34Commerce and Trade · Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36 · in this section
The term “local government” means—
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government;
(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization, that is not an Indian tribal government as defined in paragraph (6); and
(C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity, for which an application for assistance is made by a State or political subdivision of a State.
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- 2013–201842 U.S.C. § 5122The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this chapter
The term “local government” means—
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government;
(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and
(C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
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- 2002–present6 U.S.C. § 101Domestic Security · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “local government” means—
(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and
(B) any combination of political subdivisions described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the appropriate Secretary.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 1393Internal Revenue Code · Definitions and special rules · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “local government” means—
(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and
(B) any combination of political subdivisions described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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- 2000–present26 U.S.C. § 1400EInternal Revenue Code · Designation of renewal communities · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “local government” means—
(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
(B) any combination of political subdivisions described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the Secretary; and
(C) the District of Columbia.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 11501The Public Health and Welfare · Designation of enterprise zones · for purposes of this section
the term "local government" means a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments, or regional or interstate government entity;
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- 2022–present39 U.S.C. § 3702Postal Service · Definitions · in this chapter
the term “local government” means a local general unit of government or local educational unit;
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 5302Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “local government” means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmental duty, the following entities:
(A) A local public authority.
(B) A special district.
(C) An intrastate district.
(D) A council of governments.
(E) A sponsor group representative organization.
(F) Any other instrumentality of a local government.
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- 1994–present31 U.S.C. § 1352Money and Finance · Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions · as used in this section
The term "local government" means any borough, city, county, parish, town, township, village, or other political subdivision of a State.
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- 2015–present6 U.S.C. § 1501Domestic Security · Definitions · in this subchapter
the term "local government" means any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
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- 2018–present43 U.S.C. § 2801Public Lands · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “local government” means any political subdivision of, or any special entity created by, any coastal state which (in whole or part) is located in, or has authority over, such state's coastal zone and which (A) has authority to levy taxes, or to establish and collect user fees, or (B) provides any public facility or public service which is financed in whole or part by taxes or user fees. The term includes, but is not limited to, any school district, fire district, transportation authority, and any other special purpose district or authority.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1453Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “local government” means—
(I) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; and
(II) any combination of political subdivisions described in subclause (I) recognized by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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- 1999–present15 U.S.C. § 6603Commerce and Trade · Application of chapter · in this chapter
the term “local government” means the government of a county, municipality, township, or other unit of government below the State which—
(i) is a unit of general government (determined on the basis of the same principles as are used by the Bureau of the Census for general statistical purposes), and
(ii) performs substantial governmental functions. Such term includes the District of Columbia and also includes the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village which performs substantial governmental functions. Such term does not include the government of a township area unless such government performs substantial governmental functions.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6723The Public Health and Welfare · Allocation of amounts · in this section
the terms “local government” and “State” have the meaning given the terms in section 101 of this title;
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- 2006–present6 U.S.C. § 701Domestic Security · Definitions · in this title
The terms “local government” and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 5122 of title 42.
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- 2022–present6 U.S.C. § 821Domestic Security · Definitions · in this part