IIB
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2501
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 3, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act
of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO APPALACHIAN
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act
of 2001’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT ACT OF 1965.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or re-
peal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision of law, the reference shall
be considered to be made to a section or other provision
of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40
U.S.C. App.).
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 104 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and all that
follows through ‘‘The President’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘SEC. 104. COORDINATION OF APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) LIAISON BETWEEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND COMMISSION.—The President’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the President shall establish an interagency
council to be known as the ‘Interagency Coordi-
nating Council on Appalachia’.
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be com-
posed of—
‘‘(A) the Federal Cochairman, who shall
serve as Chairperson of the Council; and
‘‘(B) representatives of Federal agencies
that carry out economic development programs
in the Appalachian region.’’.
SEC. 3. TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY.
The Act (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting
after section 202 the following:
‘‘SEC. 203. TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure that the peo-
ple and businesses of the Appalachian region have the
knowledge, skills, and access to telecommunications serv-
ices to compete in the technology-based economy, the
Commission may provide technical assistance and make
grants, enter into contracts, and otherwise provide funds
for the following purposes:
‘‘(1) To increase affordable access to advanced
telecommunications in the region.
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‘‘(2) To provide education and training for peo-
ple, businesses, and governments in the region in the
use of telecommunications technology.
‘‘(3) To develop relevant technology readiness
programs for industry groups and businesses in the
region.
‘‘(4) To support entrepreneurial opportunities
in information technology in the region.
‘‘(b) SOURCES OF FUNDING.—Assistance provided
under this section may be provided entirely from appro-
priations made available to carry out this section or in
combination with funds available under a Federal grant-
in-aid program (as defined in section 214(c)), under an-
other Federal program, or from any other source.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED IN
OTHER LAWS.—Notwithstanding any provision of law lim-
iting the Federal share in a Federal grant-in-aid program
or other Federal program, funds appropriated to carry out
this section may be used to increase such Federal share,
as the Commission determines appropriate.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to
carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003
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through 2006. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
SEC. 4. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.
(a) ELIMINATION OF GROWTH CENTER CRITERIA.—
Section 224(a)(1) (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘in an area determined by the State have a significant
potential for growth or’’.
(b) DISTRESSED COUNTIES
AND AREAS.—Section
224 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED COUNTIES AND
AREAS.—For each fiscal year, at least one-half of the
amount of grant expenditures approved by the Commis-
sion under this Act shall support activities or projects that
benefit severely and persistently distressed counties or
areas.’’.
SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
Section 302(a)(1)(A) (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended
by inserting ‘‘(or 75 percent for a development district
that includes 1 or more counties for which a distressed
county designation is in effect under section 226)’’ after
‘‘50 percent’’.
SEC. 6. ADDITION OF COUNTIES TO APPALACHIAN REGION.
Section 403 is amended—
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(1) in the third undesignated paragraph, relat-
ing to Kentucky—
(A) by inserting ‘‘Edmonson,’’ after ‘‘Cum-
berland,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘Hart,’’ after ‘‘Harlan,’’;
and
(C) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Metcalfe,’’ 
after
‘‘Menifee,’’; and
(2) in the fifth undesignated paragraph, relat-
ing to Mississippi—
(A) by inserting ‘‘Grenada,’’ after ‘‘Clay,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘Montgomery,’’ after
‘‘Monroe,’’; and
(C) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Panola,’’ 
after
‘‘Oktibbeha Pontotoc,’’.
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) STRATEGIES.—The Act (40 U.S.C. App.) is
amended—
(1) in the third sentence of section 101(b) by
striking ‘‘implementing investment program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘strategy statement’’;
(2) in section 225—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(3) de-
scribe the development program’’ and inserting
‘‘(3) describe the development strategies’’; and
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(B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Appa-
lachian State development programs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Appalachian State development strate-
gies’’; and
(3) in section 303—
(A) in the section heading by striking ‘‘IN-
VESTMENT
PROGRAMS’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘STRATEGY STATEMENTS’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘implementing investment
program’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘strategy statement’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘implementing investments
programs’’ and inserting ‘‘strategy statements’’.
(b) SUPPORT
OF
LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
DIS-
TRICTS.—Section 102(a)(5) (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended
by inserting ‘‘and support’’ after ‘‘formation’’.
(c) OFFICE SPACE LEASING.—Section 106(7) (40
U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘for any term expir-
ing no later than September 30, 2001’’.
(d) SUPPLEMENTS TO FEDERAL GRANT-IN-AID PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 214 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking the third sen-
tence;
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(c) FEDERAL
GRANT-IN-AID
PROGRAMS
DE-
FINED.—
‘‘(1) INCLUDED
PROGRAMS.—In this section,
the term ‘Federal grant-in-aid programs’ means
those Federal grant-in-aid programs authorized by
this Act or another Act for the acquisition or devel-
opment of land, the construction or equipment of fa-
cilities, or other community or economic development
or economic adjustment activities, including but not
limited to grant-in-aid programs authorized by the
following Acts:
‘‘(A) The Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
‘‘(B) The Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
‘‘(C) Title VI of the Public Health Services
Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.).
‘‘(D) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.).
‘‘(E) Part IV of title III of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.).
‘‘(F) The Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C 460l–4 et seq.).
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‘‘(G) The Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.).
‘‘(H) Sections 201 and 209 of the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 3141 and 3149).
‘‘(I) Title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301
et seq.).
‘‘(2) EXCLUDED PROGRAMS.—In this section,
the term ‘Federal grant-in-aid programs’ does not
include—
‘‘(A) the program for the construction of
the development highway system authorized by
section 201 or any program relating to highway
or road construction authorized by title 23,
United States Code; or
‘‘(B) any other program for which loans or
other Federal financial assistance, except a
grant-in-aid program, is authorized by this or
any other Act.’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (d).
(e) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.—Section
224(a)(2) (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘per
capita income’’ and inserting ‘‘per capita market income’’.
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SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 401(a) (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts author-
ized by section 201 (and other amounts made available
for the Appalachian development highway system pro-
gram) and section 203, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Commission to carry out this Act—
‘‘(1) $78,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(3) $83,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(4) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
‘‘(5) $87,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’.
SEC. 9. TERMINATION.
Section 405 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.