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Impact of Aatireceasion Assistautce on Governments ieceiving
Quarterly Payments of Less than $2.000. 63D-7-30 8-146265.
February 22, 19d. 5 pp. * eaclosure (3 pp.).
Report to Rep. L. B. Fountain, Chairaaw House Committee om
Government Operations: ntergoveram*Stal 2elatoas ad lumen
Resources Subcommittee; by BUer D. Staats, Comptroller gernerS,
Issue Area: Intergqvermnental Relations and Revenue Skaring:.
Long-zange Uproveneats in assistance. 4403).
Contact: general Governmeat Div.
Budget Function: Revenue Sharing ad Geeral Purpose Vistal
Assistance: Other General Purpose Fiscal Asaistance (852).
organization Concerned: Department of Obk% treasury.
Conqressional televasce: House Cousittee a Geveraeat
Operations: tntorgovernmental ileatioas and luan tseowces
Subcommittee. Rep. L. a. Fountain.
Autority: Pablic Morks 1Asployenat Act of 1976. title 11 (PA.o
94-369). P.L. 35-30.
Title II of the Public lorks Imployent Act of 1976
provided for di tributiz'q up to S1.25 billioa to Stats and local
qovernmeats to assist those governments in vaistaialag 6sic
services, thareby precluding possible tax imcreeu s which vuel4
run counter to federal efforts to stimulate the economy. ot
'haractoristics of 40 governments receivlug les thnm $2.000 for
the first two quarters varied widely: populations in 1973 ranged
from 213 to 11.676. anemploymeat during the first tuo quarters
of tiocel year 1977 ranged from 'T.75 to 22.35. cumulative
antirecession assistance payments as of Jame 1977 ranged from
$ 54 to S6,0530 and the auber of employees ranged from 1
part-time to 151 full-time. For ost of the 40 govermeots.
total payments were less than 1% of fiscal year 1974 ruvenues,
About 150 local goverazests questioned or declined astirecession
assistance paymnts. Allocations for only 2 counties out at the
44 governents reviewed wea based on specific uaployment
rates. All other quarterly allocations sere either: I1) based on
the unemployment rate for the county in which the gSvetaoent was
located; or (2) derived from dat,4 based o the county vtr state
unemployment rate excludiag data applicable to goveraments with
specific rates. Several governments felt that the feads were
beneficial JA meetinq salary expenses# making seeded repairFs
and carrying out day-to-day operations without levying
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