[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3408 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3408

 To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to provide 
for local participation in decisions of States to dedesignate segments 
             of the Appalachian development highway system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 1998

 Mr. Strickland (for himself and Mr. Rahall) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to provide 
for local participation in decisions of States to dedesignate segments 
             of the Appalachian development highway system.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 201 of the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 201) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--Before a 
participating State may request the dedesignation of a segment of the 
Appalachian development highway system, the State must consult about 
the proposed dedesignation with local elected officials having 
jurisdiction over the area in which the segment is located and conduct 
public hearings on the proposed dedesignation in each county in which 
any part of the segment is located.''.
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