40 U.S.C. § 14102 — Definitions
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This section defines the 'Appalachian region' as a specific list of counties across 13 states. It also defines 'local development district' as certain nonprofit local economic-development bodies. Changing the region's county list first needs a Senate or House committee resolution ordering a study.
(a) Definitions. (1) Appalachian region. This term means a specific area of the eastern United States, made up of listed counties (and any political subdivisions inside them) in thirteen states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The section names every qualifying county in each state -- for example, in Maryland it's just Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties, while other states like Kentucky and Pennsylvania have dozens of counties listed. In West Virginia, all counties are included, and four of them -- Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio -- are treated as being in the "North Central subregion." (2) Local development district. This term means certain kinds of local organizations, but only if the Governor of the state where the entity sits (or another appropriate state officer) certifies to the Appalachian Regional Commission that the entity's charter or authority covers economic development for counties, parts of counties, or other political subdivisions in the region. Qualifying entities include: a nonprofit corporation organized under state law; a nonprofit agency or arm of a state or local government; a nonprofit agency or arm created by an interstate compact; or a nonprofit association combining any of those types.
(b) Change in Definition. The Commission cannot propose or even consider changing which counties count as the "Appalachian region" under this section unless the Senate's Committee on Environment and Public Works, or the House's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, first passes a resolution directing a study of the proposed change.
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The term “Appalachian region” means that area of the eastern United States consisting of the following counties (including any political subdivision located within the area):
In Alabama, the counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.
In Georgia, the counties of Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield.
In Kentucky, the counties of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe.
In Maryland, the counties of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington.
In Mississippi, the counties of Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha.
In New York, the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins.
In North Carolina, the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
In Ohio, the counties of Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington.
In Pennsylvania, the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, and Wyoming.
In South Carolina, the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union.
In Tennessee, the counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Loudon, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and White.
In Virginia, the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.
All the counties of West Virginia, of which the counties of Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio shall be considered to be located in the North Central subregion.
The term “local development district” means any of the following entities for which the Governor of the State in which the entity is located, or the appropriate state officer, certifies to the Appalachian Regional Commission that the entity has a charter or authority that includes the economic development of counties or parts of counties or other political subdivisions within the region:
a nonprofit incorporated body organized or chartered under the law of the State in which it is located.
a nonprofit agency or instrumentality of a state or local government.
a nonprofit agency or instrumentality created through an interstate compact.
a nonprofit association or combination of bodies, agencies, and instrumentalities described in this paragraph.
The Commission may not propose or consider a recommendation for any change in the definition of the Appalachian region as set forth in this section without a prior resolution by the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that directs a study of the change.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 110–371, § 7, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4042; Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title I, § 11506(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 584.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1254
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-371 · 122 Stat. 4042
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-58 · 135 Stat. 584
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-217 on 2002-08-21.
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