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ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: Statutory Requirements to be Qualified as an Urban County Section 102(a)(6)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) defines Urban Counties. In general, an Urban County must: a) have authority under state law to carry out "essential community development and housing assistance activities" in their unincorporated areas [Section 102(a)(6)(A)(i) of HCDA] AND b) meet one of these three population thresholds: 1. Have a total combined population of 200,000 or more in their unincorporated areas and Participating UGLGs. [Section 102(a)(6)(A)(i)(ii)(I) of HCDA] 2. Have a total combined population of at least 100,000 (but fewer than 200,000) in their unincorporated areas and Participating UGLGs, if those areas (combined) include the majority of low- and moderate -income people in the county. HUD calls this the "low - and moderate -income preponderance test." [Section 102(a)(6)(A)(i)(ii)(I) of HCDA] CPD-OTIE performs calculations to determine if a county can meet the low - and moderate -income preponderance test if it does not meet the first population threshold above or third population threshold below. The county itself (overall) still must have a minimum population of 200,000, excluding its Metropolitan Cities. This means that the total population of the county in unincorporated areas, Participating UGLGs, and any Nonparticipating UGLGs is greater than 200,000. 3. Have a population of 100,000 or more, a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile, and not have any incorporated places (UGLGs) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. [Section 102(a)(6)(A)(i)(ii)(II) of HCDA] NOTE is The population of Metropolitan Cities must be excluded from all population threshold calculations, including when a Metropolitan City executes a Joint Agreement with an Urban County. NOTE 2: Some counties previously qualified as Urban Counties under Section 102(a)(6)(C) and (D) of the HCDA. No Urban Counties currently qualify under this authority. NOTE 1: Due to a special condition in the HCDA of 1974, as amended, any county that was classified as an Urban County for FY 1999 is eligible to requalify as an Urban County regardless of if the county can meet one of the Urban County population thresholds. Any county that qualified as an Urban County after FY 1999 will remain an Urban County if it meets Section 102(a)(6)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. 32 588