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(4) to develop a working network of business incubators; and
(5) to support entities that provide business incubator services.
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Not more than 50 percent
(or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for
which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of
this title) of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
(d) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in
combination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or
from any other source.
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the
federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to
carry out this section may be used to increase that federal share, as the
Commission decides is appropriate.
§ 14506. Regional skills partnerships
(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means
a consortium that—
(1) is established to serve one or more industries in a specified geo-
graphic area; and
(2) consists of representatives of—
(A) businesses (or a nonprofit organization that represents busi-
nesses);
(B) labor organizations;
(C) State and local governments; or
(D) educational institutions.
(b) PROJECTS TO BE ASSISTED.—The Appalachian Regional Commission
may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or oth-
erwise provide amounts to eligible entities in the region for projects to im-
prove the job skills of workers for a specified industry, including projects
for—
(1) the assessment of training and job skill needs for the industry;
(2) the development of curricula and training methods, including, in
appropriate cases, electronic learning or technology-based training;
(3) the identification of training providers;
(4) the development of partnerships between the industry and edu-
cational institutions, including community colleges;
(5) the development of apprenticeship programs;
(6) the development of training programs for workers, including dis-
located workers; and
(7) the development of training plans for businesses.
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(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— An eligible entity may use not more than
10 percent of amounts made available to the eligible entity under subsection
(b) to pay administrative costs associated with the projects described in sub-
section (b).
(d) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Not more than 50 percent
(or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for
which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of
this title) of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
(e) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in
combination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or
from any other source.
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the
federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to
carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share, as the
Commission decides is appropriate.
§ 14507. Supplements to federal grant programs
(a) DEFINITION.—
(1) FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS.—In this section, the term ‘‘federal
grant programs’’—
(A) means any federal grant program that provides assistance
for the acquisition or development of land, the construction or
equipment of facilities, or other community or economic develop-
ment or economic adjustment activities, including a federal grant
program authorized by—
(i) the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1921 et seq.);
(ii) the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.);
(iii) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
(16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);
(iv) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
(v) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1251 et seq.) (known as the Clean Water Act);
(vi) title VI of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C.
291 et seq.);
(vii) sections 201 and 209 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141, 3149);
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(viii) title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and
(ix) part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.); but
(B) does not include—
(i) the program for the construction of the development
highway system authorized by section 14501 of this title or
any other program relating to highway or road construction
authorized by title 23; or
(ii) any other program to the extent that financial assist-
ance other than a grant is authorized.
(2) CERTAIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS DEEMED CONSTRUCTED
WITH FEDERAL GRANT ASSISTANCE.—For the purpose of this section,
any sewage treatment works constructed pursuant to title II of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (known
as the Clean Water Act) without federal grant assistance under that
title is deemed to be constructed with that assistance.
(b) PURPOSE.—To enable the people, States, and local communities of
the Appalachian region, including local development districts, to take max-
imum advantage of federal grant programs for which they are eligible but
for which, because of their economic situation, they cannot supply the re-
quired matching share, or for which there are insufficient amounts available
under the federal law authorizing the programs to meet pressing needs of
the region, the Federal Cochairman may use amounts made available to
carry out this section—
(1) for any part of the basic federal contribution to projects or ac-
tivities under the federal grant programs authorized by federal laws;
and
(2) to increase the federal contribution to projects and activities
under the programs above the fixed maximum part of the cost of the
projects or activities otherwise authorized by the applicable law.
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—For a program, project, or activity for
which any part of the basic federal contribution to the project or activity
under a federal grant program is proposed to be made under subsection (b),
the contribution shall not be made until the responsible federal official ad-
ministering the federal law authorizing the contribution certifies that the
program, project, or activity meets the applicable requirements of the fed-
eral law and could be approved for federal contribution under that law if
amounts were available under the law for the program, project, or activity.
(d) LIMITATIONS IN OTHER LAWS INAPPLICABLE.—Amounts provided
pursuant to this subtitle are available without regard to any limitations on
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areas eligible for assistance or authorizations for appropriation in any other
law.
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.—For a supplemental grant for
a project or activity under a federal grant program, the Federal Cochairman
shall accept any finding, report, certification, or documentation required to
be submitted to the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality of
the Federal Government responsible for the administration of the program.
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The federal portion of the cost of a project or ac-
tivity shall not—
(1) be increased to more than the percentages the Commission estab-
lishes; nor
(2) be more than 80 percent of the cost.
(g) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may
contribute not more than 50 percent of a project or activity cost eligible
for financial assistance under this section from amounts appropriated
to carry out this subtitle.
(2) DISTRESSED COUNTIES.— The maximum Commission contribu-
tion for a project or activity to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this
title may be increased to 80 percent.
SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE
§ 14521. Required level of expenditure
A State or political subdivision of a State is not eligible to receive benefits
under this subtitle unless the aggregate expenditure of state amounts, ex-
cept expenditures for participation in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of
Interstate and Defense Highways and local and federal amounts, for the
benefit of the area within the State located in the Appalachian region is
maintained at a level which does not fall below the average level of those
expenditures for the State’s last two full fiscal years prior to March 9,
1965. In computing the level, a State’s past expenditure for participation
in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways
and expenditures of local and federal amounts shall not be included. The
Commission shall recommend to the President a lesser requirement when it
finds that a substantial population decrease in that part of a State which
lies within the region would not justify a state expenditure equal to the av-
erage level of the last two years or when it finds that a State’s average level
of expenditure in an individual program has been disproportionate to the
present need for that part of the State.