The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"County's net population." The balance remaining after subtracting the populations of all metropolitan cities and eligible cities, boroughs, incorporated towns and townships situate within the county from its total population.
"Department." The Department of Community Affairs.
"Eligible city, borough, incorporated town and township." All cities, boroughs, incorporated towns and townships which are eligible to receive and which apply directly or through a county or a designated local public agency for funds which are available to the Commonwealth pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act and which are not eligible as a metropolitan city and which were not considered in Federal fiscal year 1984 as part of an urban county's federally-funded community development block grant program. In addition, a borough, incorporated town and township to be eligible must have a population according to the latest Decennial Census of 4,000 or more and at the time of filing for the annual entitlement grant must also meet the current minimum standards of physical and economic distress for the Federal Urban Development Action Grant Program as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act. All eligible entitlement municipalities must also meet the general qualifications criteria of this section.
"Eligible county." Those counties which are eligible to receive and which apply for funds available to the Commonwealth pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act and which are not eligible as an urban county. All eligible entitlement counties must also meet the general qualifications criteria of this section.
"Eligible entitlement entity." Any eligible county or any eligible city, borough, incorporated town and township.
"General qualifications criteria."
"Local public agency." A redevelopment authority under the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L. 991, No. 385), known as the Urban Redevelopment Law, or a housing authority under the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L. 955, No. 265), known as the Housing Authorities Law.
"Metropolitan city." A metropolitan city as defined in section 102(a)(4) of the Housing and Community Development Act.
"Population." The number of inhabitants as reflected in the latest decennial census.
"Urban county." An urban county as defined in section 102(a)(6) of the Housing and Community Development Act.
35 P.S. § 1753