Amendment101st Congress
Amendments en bloc granted the Secretary of Commerce and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) limited authority to provide up to an 80 percent Federal cost share for Economic Development Agency programs and ARC nonhighway programs in the most distressed areas in the country.
- Amendment Number
- 414
- Description
- Amendments en bloc granted the Secretary of Commerce and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) limited authority to provide up to an 80 percent Federal cost share for Economic Development Agency programs and ARC nonhighway programs in the most distressed areas in the country.
- Purpose
- An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc, to permit the Commerce Department to increase the maximum federal share for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants, from 50% to 80% of the cost of a project, for projects in the most economically distressed areas of the country. The amendment limits grants that may be increased to 25% of the total of the EDA grants made for the year. In addition, the amendment permits the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to increase the maximum federal share for ARC grants, from 50% to 80% of the cost of a project, for non-highway projects in the most economically distressed counties in the Appalachian region. Finally, the amendment limits grants that may be increased to 25% of the total ARC non-highway grants made for the year.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 4, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Grant amendments (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 15:21:42
- Submitted Date
- Apr 4, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021