Pub. L. 109-97, tit. VII, sec. 765

Sec. 765. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and until the receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider—(1) the City of Bridgeton, New Jersey, the City of Kinston, North Carolina, and the City of Portsmouth, Ohio as rural areas for the purposes of Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Program loans and grants;(2) the Township of Bloomington, Illinois (including individuals and entities with projects within Township) shall be eligible for Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Programs loans and grants;(3) the City of Lone Grove, Oklahoma (including individuals and entities with projects within the city) shall be eligible for Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Program loans and grants;(4) the City of Butte/Silverbow, Montana, rural areas for purposes of eligibility for Rural Utilities Service water and 119 STAT. 2159 waste water loans and grants and Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Program loans and grants;(5) Cleburne County, Arkansas, rural areas for purposes of eligibility of Rural Utilities Service water and waste water loans and grants;(6) the designated Census track areas for the Upper Kanawha Valley Enterprise Community, West Virginia, rural areas for purposes of eligibility for rural empowerment zones and enterprise community programs in the rural development mission area;(7) the Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, as meeting the eligibility requirements for Rural Utilities Service water and waste water loans and grants;(8) the Municipalities of Vega Baja, Manati, Guayama, Fajardo, Humacao, and Naguabo, Puerto Rico, (including individuals and entities with projects within the Municipalities) shall be eligible for Rural Community Advancement Program loans and grants and intermediate relending programs;(9) the City of Hidalgo, Texas as a rural area for the purpose of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program;(10) the City of Elgin, Oklahoma (including individuals and entities with projects within the city) shall be eligible for Rural Utilities Service water and waste water loans and grants; and(11) the City of Lodi, California, the City of Atchison, Kansas, and the City of Belle Glade, Florida as rural areas for the purposes of the Rural Utilities Service water and waste water loans and grants.