Sec. 216. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority reauthorization. I Public Works and Economic Development 101. Findings and declarations Section 2 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 ) is amended to read as follows: 2. Findings and declarations (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) there continue to be areas of the United States— (A) experiencing chronic high unemployment, underemployment, outmigration, and low per capita incomes