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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Aug 5, 2010
Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide that if the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) applies a median income requirement to communities for determining community facilities programs and water, waste disposal, and wastewater program eligibility in a state where the state nonmetropolitan median income is at least 90% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income, the Secretary shall use an amount equal to 95% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income in applying the median income requirement for any community in such state.
Terminates such authority on September 30, 2012.
People & committees
Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D–AR
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6899)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6898-6899)
Introduced in Senate
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