I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4433 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish an Appalachian regional 
energy hub initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, and Mrs. MIL-
LER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish an 
Appalachian regional energy hub initiative, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Appalachian Regional 
Energy Hub Initiative Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL ENERGY HUB. 
(a) APPALACHIAN REGIONAL ENERGY HUB INITIA-
TIVE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 145 
of subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 14511. Appalachian regional energy hub initiative 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Appalachian Regional Com-
mission may provide technical assistance to, make grants 
to, enter into contracts with, or otherwise provide amounts 
to individuals or entities in the Appalachian region for 
projects and activities— 
‘‘(1) to conduct research and analysis regarding 
the economic impact of an ethane storage hub in the 
Appalachian region that supports a more-effective 
energy market performance due to the scale of the 
project, such as a project with the capacity to store 
and distribute more than 100,000 barrels per day of 
hydrocarbon feedstock with a minimum gross heat-
ing value of 1,700 Btu per standard cubic foot; 
‘‘(2) with the potential to significantly con-
tribute to the economic resilience of the area in 
which the project is located; and 
‘‘(3) that will help establish a regional energy 
hub in the Appalachian region for natural gas and 
natural gas liquids, including storage and associated 
pipelines. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Of the 
cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) not more than 50 percent may be provided 
from amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(2) in the case of a project to be carried out 
in a county for which a distressed county designa-
tion is in effect under section 14526, not more than 
80 percent may be provided from amounts made 
available to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of a project to be carried out 
in a county for which an at-risk county designation 
is in effect under section 14526, not more than 70 
percent may be provided from amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) SOURCES
OF ASSISTANCE.—Subject to sub-
section (b), a grant provided under this section may be 
provided from amounts made available to carry out this 
section, in combination with amounts made available— 
‘‘(1) under any other Federal program; or 
‘‘(2) from any other source. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of law limiting the Federal share under any other 
Federal program, amounts made available to carry out 
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this section may be used to increase that Federal share, 
as the Appalachian Regional Commission determines to be 
appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
subchapter I of chapter 145 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 14510 the following: 
‘‘14511. Appalachian regional energy hub initiative.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 14703 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) APPALACHIAN REGIONAL ENERGY HUB INITIA-
TIVE.—Of the amounts made available under subsection 
(a), $5,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 14511 
for each fiscal year.’’. 
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