[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2442 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2442

   To extend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 and to 
provide authorizations for the Appalachian highway and Appalachian area 
             development programs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 20 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

  Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Byrd) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 and to 
provide authorizations for the Appalachian highway and Appalachian area 
             development programs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian Regional Development Act 
Amendments of 1994''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION.

    Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 105(b)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to 
carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 
through 1999. Not more than $1,500,000 of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
shall be available for expenses of the Federal Cochairman, the 
alternate of the Federal Cochairman, and the staff of the Federal 
Cochairman.''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    Section 106(7) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 
(40 U.S.C. App. 106(7)) is amended by striking ``1982'' and inserting 
``1999''.

SEC. 4. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    (a) Authorization.--Subsection (g) of section 201 of the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 201(g)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section an amount equal to $190,000,000, plus such additional sums as 
may be necessary, for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999.''.
    (b) Federal Share.--Section 201(h)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. App. 
201(h)(1)) is amended by striking ``70 per centum'' and inserting ``80 
percent (70 percent for projects approved on or before March 31, 
1979)''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS.

    Subsection (c) of section 214 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 214(c)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``December 31, 1980'' and inserting ``September 
30, 1999''.

SEC. 6. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.

    Subsection (b) of section 224 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 224(b)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) No financial assistance shall be authorized under this Act to 
be used to assist establishments relocating from 1 area to another.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 401 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 
U.S.C. App. 401) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``In addition to the appropriations authorized in section 105 for 
administrative expenses, and in section 201(g) for the Appalachian 
development highway system and local access roads, there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this Act, to remain available until 
expended, $96,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999.''.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    Section 405 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 
U.S.C. App. 405) is amended by striking ``1982'' and inserting 
``1999''.
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