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award directly to the State. The State will distribute that has jurisdiction over areas located within the boundaries these funds to State police departments that provide of an area over which a unit of local government certified law enforcement services to units of local govern- pursuant to clause (i) has jurisdiction. ment and/or to units of local government whose When a potential funding disparity exists in a county's allotment is less than $10,000. All funds must be allocation compared with that of a single municipality used to reduce crime and improve public safety. (200 percent), the State attorney general need only Each recipient must establish a trust fund for program certify that a county under the jurisdiction of the State funds, which may accrue interest. All Federal funds bears more than 50 percent of prosecution or incarcera- (including interest) not expended 2 years from the date cion costs arising from Part I violent crimes reported by of the initial award are to be returned to BJA within 90 the municipality. days of project tennination. When a funding disparity exists in a county's allocation Section 104(b)(9) of the Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 compared with that of multiple municipalities (400 per- Appropriations Act contains the following provision to cent), the State attorney general must certify that the accommodate potential funding disparities within county bears more than 50 percent of prosecution or jurisdictions: incarceration costs arising from Part I violent crimes (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if - reported by the municipalities, AND that funding allo- cated under the LLEBG Program would threaten the (i) the attorney general of a State certifies that a unit of efficient administration of justice within the coUnty. local government under the jurisdiction of the State bears more than 50 percent of the costs of prosecution or If the attorney general certifies to the applicable cir- incarceration that arise with respect to Part I violent cumstances, the involved jurisdictions will be required crimes reported by a specified geographically constitu- by statute to develop and submit a joint spending plan. ent unit of local government, and The joint spending plan may be submitted after the ju- (ii) bUt for this paragraph, the amount of funds allocated risdictions have been funded. State attorney general cer- under this section to - tifications for fiscal year 1997 grant recipients are due (I) anyone such specified geographically constitu- to BJA by 5 p.m. eastern time July 11, 1997. ent unit of local government exceeds 200 percent of As required by section 615 of the Omnibus Fiscal Year the amount allocated to the unit of local government certified pursuant to clause (i), or 1997 Appropriations Act, LLEBG Program applicants (II) more than one such specified geographically must be in compliance with the following in order to constituent unit of local government [excluding receive an award for their entire eligible amount: units of local government referred to in subclause I 0 Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the and in paragraph (7)], exceeds 400 percent of the heading "OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS amount allocated to the unit of local government State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance:' not certified pursuant to clause (i) and the attorney more than 90 percent of the amount to be awarded general of the State detennines that such allocation to an entity under the Local Law Enforcement is likely to threaten the efficient administration of justice, then in order to qualify for payment under Block Grants shall be made available to such an this title, the unit of local government certified entity when it is made known to the Federal official pursuant to clause (i), together with any such having authority to obligate or expend such funds specified geographically constituent units of local that the entity that employs a public safety officer government described in clause (ii), shaIl submit to (as such term is defined in section 1204 of title I of the Director a joint application for the aggregate of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of funds aIlocated to such units of local government. 1968) does not provide such a public safety officer Such application shall specify the amount of such who retires or is separated from service due to funds that are to be distributed to each of the units injury suffered as a direct and proximate res\.llt of a of local government and the purposes for which personal injury sustained in the line of duty while such funds are to be used. The units of local responding to an emergency situation or a hot government involved may establish ajoint local pursuit (as such terms are defined by State law) advisory board for the purposes of carrying out this with the same or better level of health insurance paragraph. benefits thatare paid by the entity at the time of (B) In this paragraph, the tenD 'geographically constituent unit of local government' means a unit of local government retirement or separation. 3