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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2832 

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 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS; MAXIMUM 

7 COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION. 

8 (a) GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Section 

9 14321(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 


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

2 and inserting the following: 

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

4 exceed— 

5 ‘‘(I) 50 percent of administrative 

6 expenses; 

7 ‘‘(II) at the discretion of the 

8 Commission, if the grant is to a local 

9 development district that has a char10 ter or authority that includes the eco11 nomic development of a county or a 

12 part of a county for which a dis13 tressed county designation is in effect 

14 under section 14526, 75 percent of 

15 administrative expenses; or 

16 ‘‘(III) at the discretion of the 

17 Commission, if the grant is to a local 

18 development district that has a char19 ter or authority that includes the eco20 nomic development of a county or a 

21 part of a county for which an at-risk 

22 county designation is in effect under 

23 section 14526, 70 percent of adminis24 trative expenses;’’; and 


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

2 (A) and inserting the following: 

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

4 subparagraph (B), of the cost of any activity el5 igible for financial assistance under this section, 

6 not more than— 

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

8 amounts appropriated to carry out this 

9 subtitle; 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a project to be car11 ried out in a country for which a distressed 

12 county designation is in effect under sec13 tion 14526, 80 percent may be provided 

14 from amounts appropriated to carry out 

15 this subtitle; or 

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

17 carried out in a county for which an at18 risk county designation is in effect under 

19 section 14526, 70 percent may be provided 

20 from amounts appropriated to carry out 

21 this subtitle.’’. 

22 (b) DEMONSTRATION HEALTH PROJECTS.—Section 

23 14502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

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

25 and inserting the following: 


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

2 Grants under this section for the operation (includ3 ing initial operating amounts and operating deficits, 

4 which include the cost of attracting, training, and 

5 retaining qualified personnel) of a demonstration 

6 health project, whether or not constructed with 

7 amounts authorized by this section, may be made for 

8 up to— 

9 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of the cost of that oper10 ation; 

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

12 out in a county for which a distressed county 

13 designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 

14 percent of the cost of that operation; or 

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

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

17 designation is in effect under section 14256, 70 

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

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

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(3) AT-RISK COUNTIES.—The maximum Com22 mission contribution for a project to be carried out 

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

24 is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to 

25 the lesser of— 


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1 ‘‘(A) 70 percent; or 

2 ‘‘(B) the maximum Federal contribution 

3 percentage authorized by this section.’’. 

4 (c) ASSISTANCE FOR PROPOSED LOW- AND MIDDLE5 INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS.—Section 14503 of title 40, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

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

8 and inserting the following: 

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

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

11 and obtaining financing (including the cost of pre12 liminary surveys and analyses of market needs, pre13 liminary site engineering and architectural fees, site 

14 options, application and mortgage commitment fees, 

15 legal fees, and construction loan fees and discounts) 

16 of a project described in that subsection may be 

17 made for up to— 

18 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of that cost; 

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

20 out in a county for which a distressed county 

21 designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 

22 percent of that cost; or 

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

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


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1 designation is in effect under section 14256, 70 

2 percent of that cost.’’; and 

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

4 and inserting the following: 

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

6 for expenses incidental to planning and obtaining fi7 nancing for a project under this section that the 

8 Secretary considers to be unrecoverable from the 

9 proceeds of a permanent loan made to finance the 

10 project shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) not be made to an organization estab12 lished for profit; and 

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

14 not exceed— 

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

16 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a project to be car17 ried out in a country for which a distressed 

18 county designation is in effect under sec19 tion 14526, 80 percent of those expenses; 

20 or 

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

22 carried out in a county for which an at23 risk county designation is in effect under 

24 section 14526, 70 percent of those ex25 penses.’’. 


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1 (d) TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY INI2 TIATIVE.—Section 14504 of title 40, United States Code, 

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

4 following: 

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

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

7 not more than— 

8 ‘‘(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts 

9 appropriated to carry out this section; 

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

11 in a country for which a distressed county designa12 tion is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent 

13 may be provided from amounts appropriated to 

14 carry out this section; or 

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

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

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

18 provided from amounts appropriated to carry out 

19 this section.’’. 

20 (e) ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE.—Section 

21 14505 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

22 striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

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

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

25 not more than— 


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

2 appropriated to carry out this section; 

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

4 in a country for which a distressed county designa5 tion is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent 

6 may be provided from amounts appropriated to 

7 carry out this section; or 

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

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

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

11 provided from amounts appropriated to carry out 

12 this section.’’. 

13 (f) REGIONAL SKILLS PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 

14 14506 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

15 striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

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

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

18 not more than— 

19 ‘‘(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts 

20 appropriated to carry out this section; 

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

22 in a country for which a distressed county designa23 tion is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent 

24 may be provided from amounts appropriated to 

25 carry out this section; or 


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

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

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

4 provided from amounts appropriated to carry out 

5 this section.’’. 

6 (g) SUPPLEMENTS TO FEDERAL GRANT PRO7 GRAMS.—Section 14507(g) of title 40, United States 

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

9 ‘‘(3) AT-RISK COUNTIES.—The maximum Com10 mission contribution for a project to be carried out 

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

12 is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to 

13 70 percent.’’. 

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

15 STRONG COUNTIES. 

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

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub19 paragraph (C); 

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

21 the end; and 

22 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol23 lowing: 

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

25 counties in the Appalachian region that are 


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1 most at risk of becoming economically dis2 tressed; and’’. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

5 amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

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

8 available under section 14501, there are authorized to be 

9 appropriated to the Appalachian Regional Commission to 

10 carry out this subtitle— 

11 ‘‘(1) $95,200,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

12 ‘‘(2) $98,600,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

13 ‘‘(3) $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

14 ‘‘(4) $105,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

15 ‘‘(5) $109,400,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. TERMINATION. 

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

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

19 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

20 The amendments made by this Act take effect on Oc21 tober 1, 2006. 

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