[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: 24CFR598.2]

[Page 306]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 598_URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES: ROUND TWO AND THREE DESIGNATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 598.2  Objective and purpose.

    The purpose of this part is to provide for the establishment of 
Empowerment Zones in urban areas, to stimulate the creation of new 
jobs--empowering low-income persons and families receiving public 
assistance to become economically self-sufficient--and to promote 
revitalization of economically distressed areas.