Disproportionately impacted community definition
Disproportionately impacted community means a community that is in a census block group, as determined in accordance with the most recent United States census, where the proportion of households that are low income is greater than forty percent, the proportion of households that identify as minority is greater than forty percent, or the proportion of households that are housing cost-burdened is greater than forty percent; or is any other community as identified or approved by a state agency, if:
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Disproportionately impacted community means a community or population of people for which multiple burdens, including environmental and socioeconomic stressors, inequity, poverty, high unemployment, pollution or discrimination, may act to persistently and negatively affect the health, well- being and environment of the community or population and includes tribal communities, communities of color and
Disproportionately impacted community means a community that is in a census block group, as determined in accordance with the most recent United States census, where the proportion of households that are low income is greater than forty percent, the proportion of households that identify as minority is greater than forty percent, or the proportion of households that are housing cost-burdened is greater than forty percent; or is any other community as identified or approved by a state agency, if: The community has a history of environmental racism perpetuated through redlining, anti-Indigenous, anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic, or anti-Black laws; or the community is one where multiple factors, including socioeconomic stressors, disproportionate environmental burdens, vulnerability to environmental degradation, and lack of public participation, may act cumulatively to affect health and the environment and contribute to persistent disparities. As used in this subsection (2)(b)(II), "cost-burdened" means a household that spends more than thirty percent of its income on housing, and "low income" means the median household income is less than or equal to two hundred percent of the federal poverty guideline.
Disproportionately impacted community means any community of color, low-to-middle income community, or
Disproportionately impacted community means communities that have been disproportionately impacted by PCB or other contaminants or that have been historically underrepresented in public processes regarding environmental laws or policies and as further defined by the Environmental Restoration Council by rule under section 7 of this 2024 Act.