MAKING CIVIL RIGHTS SENSE OUT OF REVENUE SHARING DOLLARS

• NCJ Number: 59356
• Author(s): S S KNACK; T R WATSON; P O REYNOLDS; R MACIAS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 143 pages
• Corporate Author: US Cmssn on Civil Rights
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: US COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS CLEARINGHOUSE PUBLICATION

Annotation

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN REVENUE SHARING PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE RIGHTS OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN.

Abstract

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF REVENUE SHARING IS TO RESTORE STRENGTH AND VIGOR TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. FEDERAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED SO THAT STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS CAN EXERCISE GREATER LEADERSHIP IN SOLVING THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. REVENUE SHARING WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH ITS GOALS, HOWEVER, AS LONG AS THE PEOPLE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN DECIDING HOW THESE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT. IN THIS REPORT, THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS DESCRIBES HOW REVENUE SHARING WORKS, EXAMINES ITS CIVIL RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTS WAYS IN WHICH LOCAL CITIZENS CAN MONITOR OR INFLUENCE THE USE OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE SHARING CONCERNS ARE COVERED, INCLUDING THE ALLOCATION FORMULA, SPENDING LIMITATIONS AND THE USES OF REVENUE SHARING, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, CIVIL RIGHTS PROVISIONS, MANPOWER REVENUE SHARING, AND OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE SHARING PROPOSALS. TABULAR DATA AND A SUMMARY ARE PROVIDED. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE THE STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FISCAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN REVENUE SHARING ACTIVITIES, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY.