Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/1146

 89 STAT. 1086

PUBLIC LAW 94-188—DEC. 31, 1975 together with recommendations for means to remove or avoid such constraints on land use, to the Congress not later than twenty-four months after the enactment of this paragraph.". SEC. 120. Section 303 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 A p p. U.S.C. 303) is amended to read as follows: "APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS, INVESTMENT PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS

Annual review and approval. 40 USC app. 101.

Appropriation authorization.

Termination.

Report to Congress. 40 USC app. 2 note. Ante, p. 1079. 40 USC app. 302. Repeal. 42 USC 3134. 40 USC app. 201 note. 40 USC app. 201.

" SEC. 303. State and Regional Development P l a n s and implementing investment programs, and any multistate subregional plans which may be developed, shall be annually reviewed and approved by the Commission in accordance with section 101(b) of this Act. A n application for a g r a n t or for any other assistance for a specific project under this Act shall be made through the State member of the Commission representing such applicant, and such State member shall evaluate the application for approval. Only applications for g r a n t s or other assistance for specific projects shall be approved which are certified by the State member and determined by the Federal Cochairman to implement the Commission-approved State development p l a n; to be included in the Commission-approved implementing investment program; to have adequate assurance that the project will be properly administered, operated, and maintained; and to otherwise meet the requirements for assistance under this Act. After the approval of the appropriate State development plan and implementing investment program, certification by a State member of an application for a g r a n t or other assistance for a specific project pursuant to this section shall, when joined by an affirmative vote of the Federal Cochairman for such project, be deemed to satisfy the requirements for affirmative votes for decisions under section 101(b) of this Act.". SEC. 121. Section 401 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 A p p. U.S.C. 401) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: " I n addition to the appropriations authorized in section 105 for administrative expenses, and in section 201(g) for the Appalachian development highway system and local access roads, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President, to be available until expended, to carry out this Act, $340,000,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1975, and ending September 30, 1977, and $300,000,000 for the two-fiscal year period ending September 30 1979.". SEC. 122. (a) Section 405 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 A p p. U.S.C. 405) is amended by striking " July 1, 1975" and inserting in lieu thereof, "October 1, 1979". (b) The Appalachian Regional Commission shall submit to Congress by July 1, 1977, a report on the progress being made on implementing section 2(b) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the energy related enterprise development demonstration authority in section 302 of such Act, and other amendments made by this title. SEC. 123. Section 104 of the Public W o r k s and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121) is repealed. SEC. 124. To the extent that any section of this title provides new or increased authority to enter into contracts under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, such new or increased authority shall be effective for any fiscal year only in such amounts as are provided in appropriation acts.

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