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 116 STAT. 70 PUBLIC LAW 107-149—MAR. 12, 2002 SEC. 8. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA. (a) ELIMINATION OF GROWTH CENTER CRITERIA. — Section 224(a)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 40 USC app. 224. (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking "in an area determined by the State have a significant potential for growth or". (b) ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED COUNTIES AND AREAS. —Section 224 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED COUNTIES AND AREAS. —For fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than 50 percent of the amount of grant expenditures approved by the Commission shall support activities or projects that benefit severely and persistently distressed counties and areas.". SEC. 9. GRANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF LOCAL DEVEL- OPMENT DISTRICTS. Section 302(a)(l)(A)(i) of the Appalachian Regional Develop- 40 USC app. 302. ment Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting "(or, at the discretion of the Commission, 75 percent of such expenses in the case of a local development district that has a charter or authority that includes the economic development of a county or part of a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 226)" after "such expenses". SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 401 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 40 USC app. 401. 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "(a) IN GENERAL. — In addition to amounts authorized by section 201 and other amounts made available for the Appalachian development highway system program, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to carry out this Act— "(1) $88,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004; "(2) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and "(3) $92,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. "(b) TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE. —Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the following amounts may be made available to carry out section 203: " (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. "(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. "(3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006. "(c) AVAILABILITY.— Sums made available under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.". SEC. 11. ADDITION OF COUNTIES TO APPALACHIAN REGION. Section 403 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 40 USC app. 403. 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in the third undesignated paragraph (relating to Kentucky)^— (A) by inserting "Edmonson," after "Cumberland,"; (B) by inserting "Hart," after "Harlan,"; and (C) by striking "Montogomery," and inserting "Montgomery,"; and (2) in the fifth undesignated paragraph (relating to Mississippi)— (A) by inserting "Montgomery," after "Monroe,"; and (B) by inserting "Panola," after "Oktibbeha,".

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