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Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§14322 Approval of Development Plans, Strategy Statements, and Projects

Title 40 › SUBTITLE IV — APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 143 — APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION › SUBCHAPTER II — FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › § 14322

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Appalachian Regional Commission must each year review and approve state and regional development plans, strategy statements, and any multistate subregional plans. Anyone asking for a grant or project help must apply through their state member on the Commission. The state member reviews the request. The state member must certify, and the Federal Cochairman must agree, that the project follows the approved state plan and strategy, will be properly run and maintained, and meets the subtitle’s rules for assistance. After the plans and strategy are approved, a state member’s certification joined by the Federal Cochairman’s affirmative vote counts as the required affirmative vote for related Commission decisions.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §14322

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(a)Annual Review and Approval Required.—
The Appalachian Regional Commission annually shall review and approve, in accordance with section 14302 of this title, state and regional development plans and strategy statements, and any multistate subregional plans which may be developed.
(b)Application Process.—
An application for a grant or for other assistance for a specific project under this subtitle shall be made through the state member of the Commission representing the applicant. The state member shall evaluate the application for approval. To be approved, the state member must certify, and the Federal Cochairman must determine, that the application—
(1)implements the Commission-approved state development plan;
(2)is included in the Commission-approved strategy statement;
(3)adequately ensures that the project will be properly administered, operated, and maintained; and
(4)otherwise meets the requirements for assistance under this subtitle.
(c)Affirmative Vote Requirement Deemed Met.—
After the appropriate state development plan and strategy statement are approved, certification by a state member, when joined by an affirmative vote of the Federal Cochairman, is deemed to satisfy the requirements for affirmative votes for decisions under section 14302(a) of this title.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14322(a)40 App.:303 (1st sentence).Pub. L. 89–4, title III, § 303, Mar. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 90–103, title I, § 121, Oct. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 265; Pub. L. 94–188, title I, § 120, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1086; Pub. L. 107–149, § 13(i), Mar. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 72. 14322(b)40 App.:303 (2d, 3d sentences). 14322(c)40 App.:303 (last sentence).

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 14322

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110