[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR597.1]

[Page 294]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 597_URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES: ROUND 
ONE DESIGNATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 597.1  Applicability and scope.


    (a) This part establishes policies and procedures applicable to 
urban Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, authorized under 
subchapter U of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, relating 
to the designation and treatment of Empowerment Zones, Enterprise 
Communities and Rural Development Investment Areas.
    (b) This part contains provisions relating to area requirements, the 
nomination process for urban Empowerment Zones and urban Enterprise 
Communities, and the designation and administration of these Zones and 
Communities by HUD. Provisions dealing with the nomination and 
designation of rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities will 
be promulgated by the Department of Agriculture. HUD and the Department 
of Agriculture will consult in all cases in which nominated areas 
possess both urban and rural characteristics, and will utilize a 
flexible approach in determining the appropriate designation.