unit of local government
Defined in 29 places across 6 titles — 23 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
the term "unit of local government" means a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level;
Same definition in 3 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10533Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 2018–present34 U.S.C. § 10554Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 1998–present42 U.S.C. § 3796LLThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
In carrying out this section with respect to the State of Louisiana, the term "unit of local government" means a district attorney or a parish sheriff.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10156Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Formula · under this section
- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 3755The Public Health and Welfare · Formula · under this section
The term "unit of local government" means—
(A) a county, township, city, or political subdivision of a county, township, or city, that is a unit of local government as determined by the Secretary of Commerce for general statistical purposes;
(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—
(i) is established under applicable State law; and
(ii) has the authority, in a manner independent of other State entities, to establish a budget and raise revenues; and
(C) the District of Columbia and the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village that carries out substantial governmental duties and powers.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10410Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · in this subchapter
- 2002–present42 U.S.C. § 3796EEThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this subchapter
the term "unit of local government" means—
(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—
(i) is established under applicable State law; and
(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a budget and raise revenues;
(C) an Indian Tribe that performs law enforcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(D) for the purposes of assistance eligibility, any agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the Federal Government that performs law enforcement functions in and for—
(i) the District of Columbia; or
(ii) any Trust Territory of the United States;
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–201834 U.S.C. § 11103Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
- 1998–present42 U.S.C. § 5603The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
the term “unit of local government” means a county, municipality, town, township, village, or other unit of general government below the State level; and
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 228Agriculture · Authority of Secretary · under this chapter
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 7191The Public Health and Welfare · Procedures for issuance of rules, regulations, or orders · in this section
the term "unit of local government" means a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level; and
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–201834 U.S.C. § 10554Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 2000–present42 U.S.C. § 3797DThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term "unit of local government" means any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 12291Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
The term "unit of local government" means any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, including a State court, local court, or a governmental agency located within a city, county, township, town, borough, parish, or village.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10651Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Adult and juvenile collaboration programs · in this section
- 2004–present42 U.S.C. § 3797AAThe Public Health and Welfare · Adult and juvenile collaboration programs · in this section
"unit of local government" means—
(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—
(i) is established under applicable State law; and
(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a budget and impose taxes;
(C) an Indian Tribe that performs law enforcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(D) for the purposes of assistance eligibility, any agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the Federal Government that performs law enforcement functions in and for—
(i) the District of Columbia; or
(ii) any Trust Territory of the United States;
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10251Crime Control and Law Enforcement · General provisions · as used in this chapter
- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 3791The Public Health and Welfare · General provisions · as used in this chapter
As used in this subsection, the term “unit of local government” means a county, parish, township, municipality, and shall include a borough existing in the State of Alaska on January 7, 1983, and any other unit of government below the State level which is a unit of general government as determined by the Secretary.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 10156The Public Health and Welfare · Interim Storage Fund · under this part
The term “unit of local government” has the meaning given such term in paragraph (2) of section 801(g) of title 42, except that, in applying such term for purposes of this section, such paragraph shall be applied by substituting “200,000” for “500,000”.
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- 2020–present15 U.S.C. § 9058aCommerce and Trade · Emergency rental assistance · in this section
The term “unit of local government” has the meaning given such term in section 9058a of this title.
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- 2021–present15 U.S.C. § 9058cCommerce and Trade · Emergency rental assistance · in this section
The term “unit of local government” has the meaning given the term in section 10251 of this title.
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- 2021–present34 U.S.C. § 30507Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act · in this section
the term "unit of local government" means—
(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—
(i) is established under applicable State law; and
(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a budget and raise revenues; or
(C) for the purposes of assistance eligibility, any agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the Federal Government that performs law enforcement functions in and for—
(i) the District of Columbia; or
(ii) any Trust Territory of the United States;
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- 2018–present34 U.S.C. § 11103Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “unit of local government” means a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level with a population that exceeds 500,000.
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- 2020–present42 U.S.C. § 801The Public Health and Welfare · Repealed · in this section
The term "unit of local government" means any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; an Indian tribe which performs law enforcement or emergency response functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or any agency of the District of Columbia government or the United States Government performing law enforcement or emergency response functions in and for the District of Columbia or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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- 2016–present10 U.S.C. § 281Armed Forces · Procurement of equipment by State and local governments through the Department of Defense: equipment for counter-drug, homeland security, and emergency response activities · in this section
the term “unit of local government” means any general purpose political subdivision of a State which has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers; and
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- 1994–present29 U.S.C. § 2101Labor · Definitions; exclusions from definition of loss of employment · as used in this chapter
The term “unit of local government” means the government of a county, municipality, or township, which is a unit of general purpose government below the State (determined on the basis of the same principles as are used by the Bureau of the Census for general statistical purposes) and the District of Columbia. Such term also means the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 6862 of this title) which governing body performs substantial governmental functions.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6372The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this part
the term “unit of local government” means the government of a county, municipality, town, township, village, or other unit of general government below the State level, or a combination of units of local government acting through an areawide agency under State law or an agreement for the formulation of regional development policies and plans;
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 4201Agriculture · General provisions · as used in this chapter
The term “unit of local government” means, with respect to a State, a city, county, special purpose district, or other governmental unit in the State.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1396BThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment to States · under this section
The terms “Indian Tribe”, “State”, “Tribal government”, and “unit of local government” have the meanings given such terms in section 12291(a) of this title, as amended by this Act.
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- 2022–present34 U.S.C. § 30107Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes · in this section
“unit of local government” means—
(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—
(i) is established under applicable State law; and
(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a budget and impose taxes;
(C) an Indian Tribe (as that term is defined in section 5603 of this title) that performs law enforcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(D) for the purposes of assistance eligibility, any agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the Federal Government that performs law enforcement functions in and for—
(i) the District of Columbia; or
(ii) any Trust Territory of the United States;
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- 1998–200542 U.S.C. § 3791The Public Health and Welfare · General provisions · as used in this chapter
“unit of local government” means any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe which performs law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or, for the purpose of assistance eligibility, any agency of the District of Columbia government or the United States Government performing law enforcement functions in and for the District of Columbia, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
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- 1994–199842 U.S.C. § 3791The Public Health and Welfare · General provisions · as used in this chapter