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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2442

To extend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 and to provide

authorizations for the Appalachian highway and Appalachian area development programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 20 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. BYRD) introduced the following bill;

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

Public Works

A BILL

To extend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of

1965 and to provide authorizations for the Appalachian

highway and Appalachian area development programs,

and for other purposes.

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 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION.

2 Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Appalachian Re3 gional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 105(b))

4 is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the

6 Commission to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each

7 of the fiscal years 1995 through 1999. Not more than

8 $1,500,000 of the amounts authorized to be appropriated

9 for each fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence

10 shall be available for expenses of the Federal Cochairman,

11 the alternate of the Federal Cochairman, and the staff of

12 the Federal Cochairman.’’.

13 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

14 Section 106(7) of the Appalachian Regional Develop15 ment Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 106(7)) is amended

16 by striking ‘‘1982’’ and inserting ‘‘1999’’.

17 SEC. 4. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subsection (g) of section 201

19 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40

20 U.S.C. App. 201(g)) is amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

22 out this section an amount equal to $190,000,000, plus

23 such additional sums as may be necessary, for each of fis24 cal years 1995 through 1999.’’.

25 (b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 201(h)(1) of such

26 Act (40 U.S.C. App. 201(h)(1)) is amended by striking
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1 ‘‘70 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘80 percent (70 percent

2 for projects approved on or before March 31, 1979)’’.

3 SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL GRANT-IN-AID PRO4 GRAMS.

5 Subsection (c) of section 214 of the Appalachian Re6 gional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 214(c))

7 is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘December

8 31, 1980’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.

9 SEC. 6. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.

10 Subsection (b) of section 224 of the Appalachian Re11 gional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 224(b))

12 is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(b) No financial assistance shall be authorized under

14 this Act to be used to assist establishments relocating

15 from 1 area to another.’’.

16 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION.

17 Section 401 of the Appalachian Regional Develop18 ment Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 401) is amended to

19 read as follows:

20 ‘‘SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

21 ‘‘In addition to the appropriations authorized in sec22 tion 105 for administrative expenses, and in section

23 201(g) for the Appalachian development highway system

24 and local access roads, there are authorized to be appro25 priated to carry out this Act, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended, $96,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through

2 1999.’’.

3 SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

4 Section 405 of the Appalachian Regional Develop5 ment Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 405) is amended by

6 striking ‘‘1982’’ and inserting ‘‘1999’’.

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