3.0.0 3196 2023-01-15T07:03:02Z 2023-01-15T07:03:02Z House H HR 2003-09-29 108 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2003-10-22T15:26:22Z Referred to 2003-09-29T16:00:20Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2003-09-30T18:00:28Z Referred to 2003-09-29T16:00:15Z 2003-10-22 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. Committee 2003-09-30 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2003-09-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2003-09-29 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-09-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1909-1910) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2003-09-29 True Economics and Public Finance Advice and consent of the Senate Alabama Alaska Appalachia Arizona Arkansas Auditing Business education California Citizen participation Colleges Commerce Community and school Community development Congress Congressional reporting requirements Depressed areas Education Entrepreneurs Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Florida Georgia Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governors Grants-in-aid Health Higher education Housing and Community Development Illinois Indian economic development Information networks Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Inspectors general Internal migration International Affairs International cooperation Interstate relations Iowa Kentucky Labor and Employment Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Minorities Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Mexico New York State Nonprofit organizations North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Poverty Presidential appointments Public health Regional economic development Regional planning Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare South Carolina South Dakota State-local relations Tennessee Texas Transportation and Public Works Transportation engineering Unemployment Urban affairs Virginia Vocational and technical education West Virginia Economics and Public Finance 00 2003-09-29 Introduced in House 2004-04-26T20:23:43Z Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2003 - Establishes the following regional commissions: (1) Delta Regional Commission; (2) Northern Great Plains Regional Commission; (3) Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; and (4) Southwest Border Regional Commission.

Directs each Commission, in its region, to: (1) assess needs and assets; (2) develop comprehensive and coordinated economic infrastructure development strategies to establish and approve grants for economic development; (3) establish priorities in an economic and infrastructure development plan; (4) enhance capacity of and provide support for local development districts; (5) encourage private investment in industrial, commercial, and other economic development projects; (6) assist State governments with the preparation of economic and infrastructure development plans and programs for participating States; and (7) formulate and recommend to the Governors and legislatures of participating States forms of interstate cooperation and, where appropriate, international cooperation.

Sets forth requirements for: (1) economic and infrastructure development grants; (2) comprehensive economic and infrastructure development plans; (3) approval of applications for assistance for projects; (4) grants to local development districts for assistance in payment of development planning and administrative expenses; and (5) supplemental funding for other Federal grant programs (Federal grant programs to provide assistance in carrying out economic and community development activities).

Declares that this Act does not require a State to engage in or accept a program under this Act without its consent.

Requires each Commission to annually designate: (1) distressed, transitional, and attainment counties; and (2) isolated areas of distress in attainment counties that have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration.

Provides for the appointment of Inspector Generals for the Commissions.

Sets forth requirements for counties eligible to receive assistance from more than one Commission, including the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Requires biannual meetings of all such Regional Commissions.

]]> Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2003 Display Title Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the Nation. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-09-29T04:00:00Z 2003-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.