7-25-06, Bill Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent
Held at Desk
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2832
AN ACT
To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian
Regional Development Act of 1965.
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 2006'.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS; MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.
(a) Grants and Other Assistance- Section 14321(a) of title 40, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
`(i) the amount of the grant shall not exceed--
`(I) 50 percent of administrative expenses;
`(II) at the discretion of the Commission, if the grant is to a
local development district that has a charter or authority that
includes the economic development of a county or a part of a county
for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section
14526, 75 percent of administrative expenses; or
`(III) at the discretion of the Commission, if the grant is to a
local development district that has a charter or authority that
includes the economic development of a county or a part of a county
for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent of administrative expenses;'; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
`(A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), of the cost
of any activity eligible for financial assistance under this section,
not more than--
`(i) 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry
out this subtitle;
`(ii) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526,
80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out
this subtitle; or
`(iii) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for
which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526,
70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out
this subtitle.'.
(b) Demonstration Health Projects- Section 14502 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
`(2) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS- Grants under this section for the
operation (including initial operating amounts and operating deficits,
which include the cost of attracting, training, and retaining qualified
personnel) of a demonstration health project, whether or not constructed
with amounts authorized by this section, may be made for up to--
`(A) 50 percent of the cost of that operation;
`(B) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80
percent of the cost of that operation; or
`(C) in the case of a project to be carried out for a county for which
an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent
of the cost of that operation.'; and
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
`(3) AT-RISK COUNTIES- The maximum Commission contribution for a project
to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation
is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to the lesser of--
`(B) the maximum Federal contribution percentage authorized by this
section.'.
(c) Assistance for Proposed Low- and Middle-Income Housing Projects- Section
14503 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
`(1) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS- A loan under subsection (b) for
the cost of planning and obtaining financing (including the cost of preliminary
surveys and analyses of market needs, preliminary site engineering and
architectural fees, site options, application and mortgage commitment
fees, legal fees, and construction loan fees and discounts) of a project
described in that subsection may be made for up to--
`(A) 50 percent of that cost;
`(B) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80
percent of that cost; or
`(C) in the case of a project to be carried out for a county for which
an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent
of that cost.'; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
`(1) IN GENERAL- A grant under this section for expenses incidental to
planning and obtaining financing for a project under this section that
the Secretary considers to be unrecoverable from the proceeds of a permanent
loan made to finance the project shall--
`(A) not be made to an organization established for profit; and
`(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), not exceed--
`(i) 50 percent of those expenses;
`(ii) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526,
80 percent of those expenses; or
`(iii) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for
which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526,
70 percent of those expenses.'.
(d) Telecommunications and Technology Initiative- Section 14504 of title
40, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting
the following:
`(b) Limitation on Available Amounts- Of the cost of any activity eligible
for a grant under this section, not more than--
`(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out
this section;
`(2) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
`(3) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.'.
(e) Entrepreneurship Initiative- Section 14505 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
`(c) Limitation on Available Amounts- Of the cost of any activity eligible
for a grant under this section, not more than--
`(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out
this section;
`(2) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
`(3) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.'.
(f) Regional Skills Partnerships- Section 14506 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
`(d) Limitation on Available Amounts- Of the cost of any activity eligible
for a grant under this section, not more than--
`(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out
this section;
`(2) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
`(3) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent
may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.'.
(g) Supplements to Federal Grant Programs- Section 14507(g) of title 40,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(3) AT-RISK COUNTIES- The maximum Commission contribution for a project
to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation
is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to 70 percent.'.
SEC. 3. DISTRESSED, AT-RISK, AND ECONOMICALLY STRONG COUNTIES.
Section 14526(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking `and' at the end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
`(B) designate as `at-risk counties' those counties in the Appalachian
region that are most at risk of becoming economically distressed; and'.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 14703 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(a) and inserting the following:
`(a) In General- In addition to amounts made available under section 14501,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Appalachian Regional Commission
to carry out this subtitle--
`(1) $95,200,000 for fiscal year 2007;
`(2) $98,600,000 for fiscal year 2008;
`(3) $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
`(4) $105,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
`(5) $109,400,000 for fiscal year 2011.'.
SEC. 5. TERMINATION.
Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking `2006'
and inserting `2011'.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act take effect on October 1, 2006.
Passed the Senate July 25, 2006.
Attest:
Secretary.
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2832
AN ACT
To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965.
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