Sec. 210. Tribal and colonia participation in southwest border region
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Chapter 155 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 205(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term colonia means a community— that is located— in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas; not more than 150 miles from the border between the United States and Mexico; and outside a standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; that— lacks a potable water supply; lacks an adequate sewage system; or lacks decent, safe, and sanitary housing; and that has been treated or designated as a colonia by a Federal or State program.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of assistance provided to a colonia or an Indian tribe under this subtitle by the Southwest Border Regional Commission, the Federal share of the cost of the project carried out with that assistance may be up to 100 percent, as determined by the selection official, the State Cochairperson (or an alternate), and the Federal Cochairperson (or an alternate). . The analysis for chapter 155 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 205(b)), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 15507 the following: 15508.
Waiver of matching requirement for Indian tribes and colonias in Southwest Border Regional Commission programs. .