34 USC 10661 – Authority to make grants to address public safety and methamphetamine manufacturing, sale, and use in hot spots
Terms Used In 34 USC 10661
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Attorney General: means the Attorney General of the United States or his designee. See 34 USC 10251
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands: Provided, That for the purposes of section 10156(a) of this title, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one state 1 and that for these purposes 67 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, and 33 per centum to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. See 34 USC 10251
(a) 1 Purpose and program authority
(1) Purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to assist States, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 10554 of this title)—
(A) to carry out programs to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine drugs; and
(B) to improve the ability of State, territorial, Tribal, and local government institutions of 2 to carry out such programs.
(2) Grant authorization
The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs may make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety.
(3) Grant projects to address methamphetamine manufacture sale and use
Grants made under subsection (a) may be used for programs, projects, and other activities to—
(A) investigate, arrest and prosecute individuals violating laws related to the use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine;
(B) reimburse the Drug Enforcement Administration for expenses related to the clean up of methamphetamine clandestine labs;
(C) support State, Tribal, and local health department and environmental agency services deployed to address methamphetamine; and
(D) procure equipment, technology, or support systems, or pay for resources, if the applicant for such a grant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that expenditures for such purposes would result in the reduction in the use, sale, and manufacture of methamphetamine.