April 2002
Commerce Secretary Evans
Addresses Rural Issues
Recently, the Digest interviewed
Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary
Donald Evans about the administration’s plans regarding
the DOC’s and the Economic Development Administration’s
EDA) role in assisting regional development organizations
and the rural communities they represent.
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New Census to Impact
Planning and Development
The Census Bureau will conduct a “short
form only” census in 2010 by replacing the decennial
census long form with the American Community Survey.
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Rural America Pays
Heavy Price With Free Trade
Proponents agree that US participation
in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and
the World Trade Organization (WTO) has positively
impacted the US economy.
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Brownfields Redevelopment
Reverses Rural Downturns
In 1985, Ware Shoals, South Carolina
(population 2,579) lost more than 80 percent of its labor
force when the central employer, a 27-acre textile mill,
shut down.
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The Welfare of
Rural Welfare Reform
In 1996, United States welfare
programs changed dramatically as the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA)
ended entitlement programs and established
welfare-to-work initiatives.
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Development District
Modernizes Flood Maps
Recognizing the potential role of
regional development organizations in flood hazard
mapping, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
funded a three-year, Flood Map Modernization Pilot
Program, enabling the Coastal Georgia Regional
Development Center (CGRDC) to update the area’s flood
maps of some of the region’s counties.
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Debate Begins On Next
Federal Highway Bill
When Congress passed the landmark
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)
in June 1998, it marked the beginning of a new era in
rural transportation.
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