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 12 2 STA T . 1 93 9 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 (b)TERMINAT I O NO FAU T H ORIT Y.—Section382N o f t h e C on s o l i -da ted F a rm and Ru ral D e v elo p ment Act ( 7U .S.C. 2 0 0 9 aa –1 3) is amended b y stri k in g‘ ‘2007 ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. (c) EXP AN S ION.—Section 4 (2) of the Delta Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3121 note ublic L a w 100–4 6 0) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D) , by inserting ‘‘ B eauregard, Bienville, Cameron, Claiborne, DeSoto, J efferson Davis, Red River, St. M ary, V ermillion, W ebster,’’ after ‘‘St. James,’’; and (2) in subparagraph (E)— (A) by inserting ‘‘Jasper,’’ after ‘‘Copiah,’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘Smith,’’ after ‘‘Simpson,’’. SEC.602 6. NORTH ERN G RE A T PL A I NS REGIONAL A U THORIT Y . (a) DEFINITION OF RE G ION.—Section 383A(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Missouri (other than counties included in the Delta Regional Authority),’’ after ‘‘Minnesota,’’. (b) ESTA BL ISHMENT.—Section 383B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–1) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
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‘‘(4) FAILURE TO C ONFIRM.— ‘‘(A) FE D ERAL MEMBER.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a Federal member described in paragraph (2)(A) has not been confirmed by the Senate by not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Authority may organi z e and operate without the Federal member. ‘‘(B) I NDIAN CHAIRPERSON.—In the case of the Indian Chairperson, if no Indian Chairperson is confirmed by the Senate, the regional authority shall consult and coordinate with the leaders of Indian tribes in the region concerning the activities of the Authority, as appropriate.’’; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to establish priorities and’’ and inserting ‘‘for multistate cooperation to advance the economic and social well-being of the region and to’’; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘local development districts,’’ and inserting ‘‘regional and local development districts or organizations, regional boards established under subtitle I,’’; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘cooperation;’’ and inserting ‘‘cooperation for— ‘‘(i) renewable energy development and trans- mission; ‘‘(ii) transportation planning and economic develop- ment; ‘‘(iii) information technology; ‘‘(iv) movement of freight and individuals within the region; ‘‘(v) federally-funded research at institutions of higher education; and ‘‘(vi) conservation land management;’’; (D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(6) enhance the capacity of, and provide support for, multistate development and research organizations, local Deadlin e .

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