Pub. L. 94-188, tit. I, sec. 119

Sec. 119. Section 302 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.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 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 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 Administration, 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 of Appalachian migrants in the destinations to which they have 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 which are constraints on land use in the Appalachian region (with 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, 89 STAT. 1086together 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.”.