[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: 24CFR599.103]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 599_RENEWAL COMMUNITIES--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B_Eligibility Requirements for Nomination of Renewal Communities
 
Sec. 599.103  Geographic and population requirements for a nominated area.

    (a) Geographic requirements. A nominated area must meet the 
following geographic requirements to be eligible for designation as a 
Renewal Community:
    (1) The area must be within the jurisdiction of one or more local 
governments.
    (2) The boundary of the area must be continuous.
    (i) The boundary line of the nominated area may be interrupted by 
jurisdictional boundaries, such as State or county lines, or natural 
boundaries, such as rivers, as long as the resulting area is entirely 
within the boundary line except for the interruptions.
    (ii) The nominated area may enclose an area or areas that are 
excluded from the nominated area, as long as each enclosed area to be 
excluded is within a continuous boundary line.
    (3) The nominated area may be any size, as long as it meets all of 
the requirements of this part.
    (b) Population requirements--(1) In general. Except as provided in 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a nominated area must have a 
population of not more than 200,000 and at least:
    (i) 4,000 if any portion of the area (other than a nominated rural 
area) is located within an MA which has a population of 50,000 or 
greater; or
    (ii) 1,000 in any other case.

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    (2) Nominated areas on Indian reservations. A nominated area that is 
entirely within an Indian reservation (as determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior) is not subject to the population requirements of paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section.