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Union Calendar No. 390 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5897 
[Report No. 111–652, Part I] 
To reauthorize and improve programs and activities carried out under the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FILNER, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BISHOP of 
New York, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. KAGEN, Ms. 
RICHARDSON, Mr. HARE, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MICHAUD 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 28, 2010] 
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A BILL 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Economic Revitalization and Innovation Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Amendments to Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. 
Sec. 3. Findings and declarations. 
Sec. 4. Definitions. 
TITLE I—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS COOPERATION 
AND COORDINATION 
Sec. 101. Establishment of economic development partnerships. 
Sec. 102. Encouragement of certain coordination. 
Sec. 103. Coordination with respect to high-speed rail. 
TITLE II—GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 201. Grants for public works and economic development. 
Sec. 202. Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses. 
Sec. 203. Cost sharing. 
Sec. 204. Grants for training, research, and technical assistance. 
Sec. 205. Financial assistance for business incubators and science and research 
parks. 
Sec. 206. Grants for economic adjustment. 
Sec. 207. Sustainable economic development demonstration program. 
Sec. 208. Job creation goals. 
Sec. 209. Prohibition with respect to use of assistance. 
TITLE III—ELIGIBILITY; COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 
Sec. 301. Eligibility of areas. 
Sec. 302. Comprehensive economic development strategies. 
TITLE IV—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS 
Sec. 401. Designation of economic development districts. 
Sec. 402. Termination or modification of economic development districts. 
TITLE V—ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 501. Consultation with other persons and agencies. 
Sec. 502. Performance evaluations of grant recipients. 
Sec. 503. Economic development representatives. 
Sec. 504. Limitation on certain positions. 
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