Urban Mass Transit Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for making grants to help states, regional and local governmental bodies, and public agencies to acquire or improve capital equipment and facilities for urban mass-transit systems; for providing technical assistance and funds for demonstration projects; for making educational grants for urban mass-transit […]
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equalization board. A local governmental agency responsible for adjusting the tax rates in different districts to ensure an equitable distribution of the tax burden. — Also termed board of equalization. [Cases: Taxation 446.5–450. C.J.S. Taxation §§ 621–641, 643, 724–725.]
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governmental function. Torts. A government agency’s conduct that is expressly or impliedly mandated or au-thorized by constitution, statute, or other law and that is carried out for the benefit of the general public. • Generally, a governmental entity is immune from tort liability for governmental acts. — Also termed governmental act; governmental activity. See PUBLIC-FUNCTION
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Economic Development Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for helping to develop local economies and distressed areas by making grants for public works and development facilities that are designed to reduce persistent unemployment in economically distressed areas. • The agency was created in 1965 by the Public Works and Economic Development
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