I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4152 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish an Appalachian regional 
energy hub initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2021 
Mr. MCKINLEY 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 hydrogen produced 
from the steam methane reforming of natural gas 
feedstocks. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Of the 
cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3), not more than 50 percent may be provided from 
amounts made available to carry out this section; 
‘‘(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 adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘14511. Appalachian regional energy hub initiative.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14703 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 
may be used to carry out section 14509 for each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 may be used to carry out section 
14509 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
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