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Calendar No. 513 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2832 

[Report No. 109–279] 

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian 

Regional Development Act of 1965. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 18, 2006 

Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. WARNER, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. 

LOTT, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BURR, and Mrs. DOLE) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 

and Public Works 

JULY 12, 2006 

Reported by Mr. INHOFE, without amendment 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the 

Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Appalachian Regional 

5 Development Act Amendments of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS; MAXIMUM 

2 COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION. 

3 (a) GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Section 

4 14321(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (i) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) the amount of the grant shall not 

8 exceed— 

9 ‘‘(I) 50 percent of administrative 

10 expenses; 

11 ‘‘(II) at the discretion of the 

12 Commission, if the grant is to a local 

13 development district that has a char14 ter or authority that includes the eco15 nomic development of a county or a 

16 part of a county for which a dis17 tressed county designation is in effect 

18 under section 14526, 75 percent of 

19 administrative expenses; or 

20 ‘‘(III) at the discretion of the 

21 Commission, if the grant is to a local 

22 development district that has a char23 ter or authority that includes the eco24 nomic development of a county or a 

25 part of a county for which an at-risk 

26 county designation is in effect under 


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1 section 14526, 70 percent of adminis2 trative expenses;’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 

4 (A) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

6 subparagraph (B), of the cost of any activity el7 igible for financial assistance under this section, 

8 not more than— 

9 ‘‘(i) 50 percent may be provided from 

10 amounts appropriated to carry out this 

11 subtitle; 

12 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a project to be car13 ried out in a county for which a distressed 

14 county designation is in effect under sec15 tion 14526, 80 percent may be provided 

16 from amounts appropriated to carry out 

17 this subtitle; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a project to be 

19 carried out in a county for which an at20 risk county designation is in effect under 

21 section 14526, 70 percent may be provided 

22 from amounts appropriated to carry out 

23 this subtitle.’’. 

24 (b) DEMONSTRATION HEALTH PROJECTS.—Section 

25 14502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.— 

4 Grants under this section for the operation (includ5 ing initial operating amounts and operating deficits, 

6 which include the cost of attracting, training, and 

7 retaining qualified personnel) of a demonstration 

8 health project, whether or not constructed with 

9 amounts authorized by this section, may be made for 

10 up to— 

11 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of the cost of that oper12 ation; 

13 ‘‘(B) in the case of a project to be carried 

14 out in a county for which a distressed county 

15 designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 

16 percent of the cost of that operation; or 

17 ‘‘(C) in the case of a project to be carried 

18 out for a county for which an at-risk county 

19 designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 

20 percent of the cost of that operation.’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(3) AT-RISK COUNTIES.—The maximum Com24 mission contribution for a project to be carried out 

25 in a county for which an at-risk county designation 


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1 is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to 

2 the lesser of— 

3 ‘‘(A) 70 percent; or 

4 ‘‘(B) the maximum Federal contribution 

5 percentage authorized by this section.’’. 

6 (c) ASSISTANCE FOR PROPOSED LOW- AND MIDDLE7 INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS.—Section 14503 of title 40, 

8 United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—A 

12 loan under subsection (b) for the cost of planning 

13 and obtaining financing (including the cost of pre14 liminary surveys and analyses of market needs, pre15 liminary site engineering and architectural fees, site 

16 options, application and mortgage commitment fees, 

17 legal fees, and construction loan fees and discounts) 

18 of a project described in that subsection may be 

19 made for up to— 

20 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of that cost; 

21 ‘‘(B) in the case of a project to be carried 

22 out in a county for which a distressed county 

23 designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 

24 percent of that cost; or 


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1 ‘‘(C) in the case of a project to be carried 

2 out for a county for which an at-risk county 

3 designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 

4 percent of that cost.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 

8 for expenses incidental to planning and obtaining fi9 nancing for a project under this section that the 

10 Secretary considers to be unrecoverable from the 

11 proceeds of a permanent loan made to finance the 

12 project shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) not be made to an organization estab14 lished for profit; and 

15 ‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), 

16 not exceed— 

17 ‘‘(i) 50 percent of those expenses; 

18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a project to be car19 ried out in a county for which a distressed 

20 county designation is in effect under sec21 tion 14526, 80 percent of those expenses; 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a project to be 

24 carried out in a county for which an at25 risk county designation is in effect under 


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1 section 14526, 70 percent of those ex2 penses.’’. 

3 (d) TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY INI4 TIATIVE.—Section 14504 of title 40, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Of the 

8 cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section, 

9 not more than— 

10 ‘‘(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts 

11 appropriated to carry out this section; 

12 ‘‘(2) in the case of a project to be carried out 

13 in a county for which a distressed county designa14 tion is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent 

15 may be provided from amounts appropriated to 

16 carry out this section; or 

17 ‘‘(3) in the case of a project to be carried out 

18 in a county for which an at-risk county designation 

19 is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be 

20 provided from amounts appropriated to carry out 

21 this section.’’. 

22 (e) ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE.—Section 

23 14505 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

24 striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Of the 

2 cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section, 

3 not more than— 

4 ‘‘(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts 

5 appropriated to carry out this section; 

6 ‘‘(2) in the case of a project to be carried out 

7 in a county for which a distressed county designa8 tion is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent 

9 may be provided from amounts appropriated to 

10 carry out this section; or 

11 ‘‘(3) in the case of a project to be carried out 

12 in a county for which an at-risk county designation 

13 is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be 

14 provided from amounts appropriated to carry out 

15 this section.’’. 

16 (f) REGIONAL SKILLS PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 

17 14506 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

18 striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Of the 

20 cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section, 

21 not more than— 

22 ‘‘(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts 

23 appropriated to carry out this section; 

24 ‘‘(2) in the case of a project to be carried out 

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1 tion is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent 

2 may be provided from amounts appropriated to 

3 carry out this section; or 

4 ‘‘(3) in the case of a project to be carried out 

5 in a county for which an at-risk county designation 

6 is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be 

7 provided from amounts appropriated to carry out 

8 this section.’’. 

9 (g) SUPPLEMENTS TO FEDERAL GRANT PRO10 GRAMS.—Section 14507(g) of title 40, United States 

11 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) AT-RISK COUNTIES.—The maximum Com13 mission contribution for a project to be carried out 

14 in a county for which an at-risk county designation 

15 is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to 

16 70 percent.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. DISTRESSED, AT-RISK, AND ECONOMICALLY 

18 STRONG COUNTIES. 

19 Section 14526(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub22 paragraph (C); 

23 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

24 the end; and 


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1 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(B) designate as ‘at-risk counties’ those 

4 counties in the Appalachian region that are 

5 most at risk of becoming economically dis6 tressed; and’’. 

7 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 Section 14703 of title 40, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts made 

12 available under section 14501, there are authorized to be 

13 appropriated to the Appalachian Regional Commission to 

14 carry out this subtitle— 

15 ‘‘(1) $95,200,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

16 ‘‘(2) $98,600,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

17 ‘‘(3) $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

18 ‘‘(4) $105,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

19 ‘‘(5) $109,400,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

20 SEC. 5. TERMINATION. 

21 Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

23 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

24 The amendments made by this Act take effect on Oc25 tober 1, 2006. 


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Calendar No. 513 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2832 

[Report No. 109

–279] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized 

1965. by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 

JULY 12, 2006 

Reported without amendment 


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