Northeast Regional Development Commission Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4739
Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Auditing
Citizen participation
Colleges
Commerce
Community and school
Community development
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Conservation of natural resources
Depressed areas
Diversification in industry
Ecotourism
Education
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Financial disclosure
Fines (Penalties)
Forest products
Forests, forestry, trees
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Governors
Grants-in-aid
High technology
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Job creation
Labor and Employment
Land use
Law
Lumber trade
Maine
Nature conservation
Nonprofit organizations
Northeastern States
Performance measurement
Planning
Poverty
Presidential appointments
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Real estate development
Regional economic development
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
State employees
State-local relations
Tourism
Unemployment
Urban affairs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Northeast Regional Development Commission Act of 2004 - Establishes the Northeast Regional Development Commission, composed of a Federal member appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and the Governors of each State in the region covered by the Commission (economically distressed areas and counties) who elect to participate.
 
Requires the Commission to: (1) establish priorities and approve grants for economic development; (2) assess the region's needs and capital assets; (3) support local development districts or foster the creation of such districts; (4) encourage private investment; and (5) initiate a special resource study of the north woods of Maine.
 
Authorizes the Commission to give grants to States, local development districts, and public and nonprofit entities for approved projects. Lists eligible projects.
 
Requires each State member of the Commission to submit a development plan for the area they represent. Requires the Commission and applicable State and local development districts to encourage public participation.
 
Sets forth program development criteria and procedures for the approval of development plans and projects.
 
Provides that nothing in this Act requires any State to engage in or accept any program under this Act without the State's consent.
 
Requires the Commission and recipients of Federal assistance to maintain accurate and complete records and to make such records available for audit. 
 
Directs the Commission to submit annual reports to the President and Congress.
 
Renders ineligible for assistance from the Commission those counties or other political subdivisions that are eligible for assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1279)
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House