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40 U.S.C. § 14504 — Telecommunications and technology initiative

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40 U.S.C. § 14504 — Telecommunications and technology initiative

**(a) Projects To Be Assisted.—** The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to persons or entities in the region for projects— (1) to increase affordable access to advanced telecommunications, entrepreneurship, and management technologies or applications in the region; (2) to provide education and training in the use of telecommunications and technology; (3) to develop programs to increase the readiness of industry groups and businesses in the region to engage in electronic commerce; or (4) to support entrepreneurial opportunities for businesses in the information technology sector. **(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. **(c) Sources of Assistance.—** Assistance under this section may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in combination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from any other source. **(d) Federal Share.—** Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that federal share, as the Commi

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40 U.S.C. § 14526 — Distressed, at-risk, and economically strong counties

**(a) Designations.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Appalachian Regional Commission, in accordance with criteria the Commission may establish, each year shall— (A) designate as “distressed counties” those counties in the Appalachian region that are the most severely and persistently distressed; (B) designate as “at-risk counties” those counties in the Appalachian region that are most at risk of becoming economically distressed; and (C) designate two categories of economically strong counties, consisting of— (i) “competitive counties”, which shall be those counties in the region that are approaching economic parity with the rest of the United States; and (ii) “attainment counties”, which shall be those counties in the region that have attained or exceeded economic parity with the rest of the United States. (2) **Annual review of designations.—** — The Commission shall— (A) conduct an annual review of each designation of a county under paragraph (1) to determine if the county still meets the criteria for the designation; and (B) renew the designation for another one-year period only if the county still meets the criteria. **(b) Distressed Counties.—** In program and project development and implementation and in the allocation of appropriations made available to carry out this subtitle, the Commission shall give special consideration to the needs of counties for which a distressed county designation is in effect under this section. **(c) Economically Strong Counties.—** (1) **Competitive counties.—** — Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), assistance under this subtitle for a project that is carried out in a county for which a competitive county designation is in effect under this section shall not be more than 30 percent of the project

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40 U.S.C. § 14703 — Authorization of appropriations

**(a) In General.—** In addition to amounts made available under section 14501, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out this subtitle— (1) $87,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; (3) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; (4) $108,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; (5) $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2021; and (6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. **(b) Economic and Energy Development Initiative.—** Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the following amounts may be used to carry out section 14508— (1) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (2) $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; (3) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; (4) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; and (5) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. **(c) High-speed Broadband Deployment Initiative.—** Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $20,000,000 may be used to carry out section 14509 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. **(d) Appalachian Regional Energy Hub Initiative.—** Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 14511 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. **(e) Availability.—** Amounts made available under subsection (a) remain available until expended. **(f) Allocation of Funds.—** Funds approved by the Appalachian Regional Commission for a project in a State in the Appalachian region pursuant to a congressional directive shall be derived from the total amount allocated to the State by the Appalachian Regional Commission from amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle.

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40 U.S.C. § 14504 — Telecommunications and technology ini-

Page 256 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 14504 (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 sec- tion 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 coun- ty designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent of those expenses. (2) SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND OFFSITE IM- PROVEMENTS.—The Secretary may make grants and commitments for grants, and may advance amounts under terms and conditions the Secretary may require, to nonprofit, lim- ited dividend, or cooperative organizations and public bodies for reasonable site develop- ment costs and necessary offsite improve- ments, such as sewer and water line exten- sions, when the grant, commitment, or ad- vance is essential to the economic feasibility of a housing construction or rehabilitation project for low- and moderate-income families and individuals which otherwise meets the re- quirements for assistance under this section. A grant under this paragraph for— (A) the construction of housing shall not be more than 10 percent of the cost of the project; and (B) the rehabilitation of housing shall not be more than 10 percent of the reasonable value of the rehabilitation housing, as deter- mined by the Secretary. (f) INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND TECHNICAL AS- SISTANCE.—The Secretary or the Commission may provide, or contract with public or private organizations to provide, information, advice, and technical assistance with respect to the con- struction, rehabilitation, and operation by non- profit organizations of housing for low- or moderate- incom

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