,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,financial ,services1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,public ,works and ,economic  
,development ,act of #aife with respect 
to grants for economic adjustment1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,restarting ,local ,economies ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,grants for economic        
adjustment  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#bji7;c7 of the ,public ,works and      
,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadi7;c77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7 by striking or at

 the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e7 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#f7 the closure
 of a local government entity that had  
an economic development mission and left
 obligations related to economic        
development projects unfulfilled when   
closed4  4  7b7 ,cost sharing ,section  
#bjd7;c7 of the ,public ,works and      
,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadd7;c77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,closure of local government economic   
development entity ,in the case of a    
grant provided under section #bji1 the  
,secretary may increase the ,federal    
share above the percentage specified in 
subsection 7a7 up to #ajj percent of the
 cost of the applicable project if the  
,secretary determines that the project  
assists a community with an economy     
injured by the closure of a local       
government entity that had an economic  
development mission and left obligations

 related to economic development        
projects unfulfilled when closed4  4