Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/1145

 PUBLIC LAW 94-188—DEC. 31, 1975

89 STAT. 1085

assistance for programs or projects in the region shall (1) take into account the policies, goals, and objectives established by the Commission and its member States pursuant to this Act; (2) recognize Appalachian State development programs approved by the Commission as satisfying requirements for overall economic development planning under such programs or projects; and (3) accept the boundaries and organization of any local development district certified under this Act which the Governor may designate as the areawide agency required under any such program undertaken or assisted by such Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities." SEC. 119. Section 302 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. XJ.S.C. 302) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by striking "including technical services," and inserting in lieu thereof "including the development of areawide plans or action programs and technical assistance activities,". (2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking "and" after paragraph (1), by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by inserting the following new paragraph: " (2) to make grants to the Commission for assistance to States for a period not in excess of two years to strengthen the State development planning process for the region and the coordination of State planning under this Act, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, and other Federal 42 USC 3121 note. and State programs; and". (3) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 224(b)(2), (3), or (4), the Commission may provide assistance under this section for 40 USC app. 224 demonstrations of enterprise development, including site acquisition or development where necessary for the feasibility of the project, in connection with the development of the region's energy resources and the development and stimulation of indigenous arts and crafts of the region. No more than $3,000,000 shall be obligated for such energy resource related demonstrations in any fiscal year, and no more than $2,500,000 shall be obligated for such indigenous arts and crafts demonstrations. "(2) In carrying out the purposes of this Act, including section 2(b), and in implementing this section, the Federal Energy Admin- Ante, p. 1079. istration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Commission and shall provide such assistance as the Federal Cochairman may request. " (3) The Commission shall conduct a study and report on the status Migrants, study of Appalachian migrants in the destinations to which they have and report. migrated, current migration patterns and implications, and the impact which the Commission program has had, and the potential for such impact, on out-migration and the welfare of Appalachian migrants. The Commission is authorized to conduct pilot projects and demonstrations within the region in connection with such study. "(4) The Commission shall conduct a study of physical hazards Physical hazards, which are constraints on land use in the Appalachian region (with study. emphasis on mudslides, landslides, sink holes, and subsidence) and the risks associated with such hazards. To the extent practicable, such study shall identify^ high-risk hazard areas throughout the Appalachian region. The Commission shall submit its report on such study, Report to Congress.

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