State and Territorial Certifications
In This Section
When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law on February 17, 2009, governors had 45 days to certify that they would "request and use" funds from the ARRA and use them to create jobs and promote economic growth.
Governors of all states have now submitted the required certifications. Click on your state below to read your governor's official document.
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For your reference, here is the relevant language from the legislation regarding state certifications.
Text of Section 1607:
SEC. 1607. (a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR..Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of the State shall certify that: (1) the State will request and use funds provided by this Act; and (2) the funds will be used to create jobs and promote economic growth.
(b) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE LEGISLATURE..If funds provided to any State in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor, then acceptance by the State legislature, by means of the adoption of a concurrent resolution, shall be sufficient to provide funding to such State.
(c) DISTRIBUTION..After the adoption of a State legislature's concurrent resolution, funding to the State will be for distribution to local governments, councils of government, public entities, and public-private entities within the State either by formula or at the State's discretion.