Section 141.125. Countywide projects

This section pertains to countywide or areawide projects that benefit an eligible entitlement entity under the State program or the Federal CDBG program within the county. To the extent that a county project under the State program will benefit an entitlement entity, the proportional cost of the project benefitting the entitlement entity or metropolitan city shall be met by funds not allocated to the county under the State program. The county is prohibited from paying the full costs from funds received under this act. The following requirements set standards in these instances:

(1) Meaning of benefit. A county project benefits an entitlement entity if there are clear and direct benefits to or within the entitlement entity, or both. Examples of direct benefits are as follows:

(i) An economic development project that creates jobs within or employs people from the entitled entity.

(ii) A public facility, such as a water or waste water facility that serves, in part, the entitled community.

(2) Determining proportionate share. The Department may not impose a standard for establishing proportional costs or the source of those costs with respect to the costs of the project benefitting a Federal or State entitlement entity. The Department reserves the right to review cost determinations to determine whether they are reasonable and consistent with the intent of section 8(c) of the act (35 P. S. § 1758(c)).

The provisions of this § 141.125 adopted March 21, 1986, effective March 22, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 943.

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Cross References

This section cited in 12 Pa. Code § 141.309 (relating to Department approval).