To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region.

January 27, 2003

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

To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL COUNTIES AND CITY IN APPALACHIAN REGION.

Section 14102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting the following: `and cities located within the boundaries of such area' before the closing parenthesis; and

(2) in paragraph (L)--

(A) by inserting `Henry,' after `Grayson,';

(B) by inserting `Patrick,' after `Montgomery,'; and

(C) and by inserting `and the city of Martinsville' after `and Wythe'.

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