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Committee advances change to rural development authority population threshold to aid grant eligibility
Summary
House Bill 1443 would raise population thresholds for certain Rural Development Authorities so some growing small towns can qualify for federal grants; sponsors and the Association of Arkansas Counties said the bill only redefines areas of operation and does not create new governance or affect improvement districts.
Representative Vaught presented House Bill 1443, describing the measure as a narrow change to population thresholds that will permit 22 small rural towns to qualify for federal economic-development grant programs. She told the City, County & Local Affairs Committee RDAs are five-member boards appointed by county judges…
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