31 USC 6710 – Public participation
(a)
(1)
(2)
Terms Used In 31 USC 6710
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
(b)
(1)
(A) make available for inspection by the public at the principal office of the government a statement of the proposed use of the payment and a summary of the proposed budget of the government; and
(B) publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation the proposed use of the payment with the summary of the proposed budget and a notice of the time and place of the hearing.
(2)
(A) make available for inspection by the public at the principal office of the government a summary of the adopted budget, including the proposed use of the payment; and
(B) publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation a notice that the information referred to in subparagraph (A) is available for inspection.
(c)
(1) under subsection (a)(1) may be waived if the budget process required under the applicable State or local law or charter provisions—
(A) ensures the opportunity for public attendance and participation contemplated by subsection (a); and
(B) includes a hearing on the proposed use of a payment received under this chapter in relation to the entire budget of the government; and
(2) under subsection (b)(1)(B) and paragraph (2)(B) may be waived if the cost of publishing the information would be unreasonably burdensome in relation to the amount allocated to the government from amounts available for payment under this chapter, or if publication is otherwise impracticable.
(d)