[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3518 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3518

  To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
   respect to grants for economic adjustment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2013

  Mr. Swalwell of California introduced the following bill; which was 
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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
   respect to grants for economic adjustment, 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 ``Restarting Local Economies Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 209(c) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the closure of a local government entity that had an 
        economic development mission and left obligations related to 
        economic development projects unfulfilled when closed.''.
    (b) Cost Sharing.--Section 204(c) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(4) Closure of local government economic development 
        entity.--In the case of a grant provided under section 209, the 
        Secretary may increase the Federal share above the percentage 
        specified in subsection (a) up to 100 percent of the cost of 
        the applicable project if the Secretary determines that the 
        project assists a community with an economy injured by the 
        closure of a local government entity that had an economic 
        development mission and left obligations related to economic 
        development projects unfulfilled when closed.''.
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