,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 and ,mrs4   
,miller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish an          
,appalachian regional energy hub        
initiative1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,appalachian ,regional ,energy ,hub
 ,initiative ,act4  #b4 ,appalachian    
regional energy hub  7a7 ,appalachian   
regional energy hub initiative  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,i of chapter #ade 
of subtitle ,,iv of title #dj1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #adeaa4         
,appalachian regional energy hub        
initiative  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,appalachian ,regional ,commission may  
provide technical assistance to1 make   

grants to1 enter into contracts with1 or
 otherwise provide amounts to           
individuals or entities in the          
,appalachian region for projects and    
activities--  7#a7 to conduct research  
and analysis regarding the economic     
impact of an ethane storage hub in the  
,appalachian region that supports a     
more-effective energy market performance
 due to the scale of the project1 such  
as a project with the capacity to store 
and distribute more than #ajj1jjj       
barrels per day of hydrocarbon feedstock
 with a minimum gross heating value of  
#a1gjj ,btu per standard cubic foot2    
7#b7 with the potential to significantly
 contribute to the economic resilience  
of the area in which the project is     
located2 and  7#c7 that will help       
establish a regional energy hub in the  
,appalachian region for natural gas and 
natural gas liquids1 including storage  
and associated pipelines4  7b7          
,limitation on available amounts ,of the
 cost of any activity eligible for a    

grant under this section-- 7#a7 not more
 than #ej percent may be provided from  
amounts made available to carry out this
 section2  7#b7 in the case of a project
 to be carried out in a county for which
 a distressed county designation is in  
effect under section #adebf1 not more   
than #hj percent may be provided from   
amounts made available to carry out this
 section2 and  7#c7 in the case of a    
project to be carried out in a county   
for which an at-risk county designation 
is in effect under section #adebf1 not  
more than #gj percent may be provided   
from amounts made available to carry out
 this section4  7c7 ,sources of         
assistance ,subject to subsection 7b71 a
 grant provided under this section may  
be provided from amounts made available 
to carry out this section1 in           
combination with amounts made           
available--  7#a7 under any other       
,federal program2 or  7#b7 from any     
other source4  7d7 ,federal share       
,notwithstanding any provision of law   

limiting the ,federal share under any   
other ,federal program1 amounts made    
available to carry out this section may 
be used to increase that ,federal share1
 as the ,appalachian ,regional          
,commission determines to be            
appropriate4  4  7#b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the analysis for subchapter  
,i of chapter #ade of title #dj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section      
#adeaj the following3  #adeaa4          
,appalachian regional energy hub        
initiative4  4  7b7 ,authorizations     
,section #adgjc of title #dj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7c7 the following3  7d7 ,appalachian    
regional energy hub initiative ,of the  
amounts made available under subsection 
7a71 #e1jjj1jjj shall be used to carry  
out section #adeaa for each fiscal year4
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