,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 & ,mrs4 ,mill]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
e/abli% an ,appala*ian regional en]gy   
hub initiative1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,appala*ian ,regional ,en]gy ,hub       
,initiative ,act4  #b4 ,appala*ian      
regional en]gy hub  7a7 ,appala*ian     
regional en]gy hub initiative  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ade (       
subtitle ,,iv ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  #adeaa4 ,appala*ian regional   
en]gy hub initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission may   
provide te*nical assi/ance to1 make     
grants to1 ent] into contracts )1 or    
o!rwise provide am\nts to individuals or

 entities 9 ! ,appala*ian region =      
projects & activities--  7#a7 to conduct
 rese>* & analysis reg>d+ ! economic    
impact ( an e?ane /orage hub 9 !        
,appala*ian region t supports a         
m-effective en]gy m>ket p]=mance due to 
! scale ( ! project1 su* z a project ) !
 capacity to /ore & di/ribute m ?an     
#ajj1jjj b>rels p] day ( hydroc>bon     
fe$/ock ) a m9imum gross heat+ value (  
#a1gjj ,btu p] /&>d cubic foot2  7#b7 ) 
! pot5tial to significantly contribute  
to ! economic resili5ce ( ! area 9 :i* !
 project is locat$2 &  7#c7 t w help    
e/abli% a regional en]gy hub 9 !        
,appala*ian region = natural gas &      
natural gas liquids1 includ+ /orage &   
associat$ pipel9es4  7b7 ,limitation on 
available am\nts ,( ! co/ ( any activity
 eligible = a grant "u ?is section--    
7#a7 n m ?an #ej p]c5t may be provid$ f 
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section2  7#b7 9 ! case ( a project to  
be c>ri$ out 9 a c\nty = :i* a di/ress$ 
c\nty designation is 9 effect "u section

 #adebf1 n m ?an #hj p]c5t may be       
provid$ f am\nts made available to c>ry 
out ?is section2 &  7#c7 9 ! case ( a   
project to be c>ri$ out 9 a c\nty = :i* 
an at-risk c\nty designation is 9 effect
 "u section #adebf1 n m ?an #gj p]c5t   
may be provid$ f am\nts made available  
to c>ry out ?is section4  7c7 ,s\rces ( 
assi/ance ,subject to subsection 7b71 a 
grant provid$ "u ?is section may be     
provid$ f am\nts made available to c>ry 
out ?is section1 9 comb9ation ) am\nts  
made available--  7#a7 "u any o!r ,f$]al
 program2 or  7#b7 f any o!r s\rce4  7d7
 ,f$]al %>e ,not)/&+ any provision ( law
 limit+ ! ,f$]al %>e "u any o!r ,f$]al  
program1 am\nts made available to c>ry  
out ?is section may be us$ to increase t
 ,f$]al %>e1 z ! ,appala*ian ,regional  
,commission det]m9es to be appropriate4 
4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis =  
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ade ( title #dj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #adeaj !  
foll[+3  #adeaa4 ,appala*ian regional   

en]gy hub initiative4  4  7b7           
,au?orizations ,section #adgjc ( title  
#dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 & 7e7
 z subsections 7e7 & 7f71 respectively2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! 
foll[+3  7d7 ,appala*ian regional en]gy 
hub initiative ,( ! am\nts made         
available "u subsection 7a71 #e1jjj1jjj 
%all be us$ to c>ry out section #adeaa =
 ea* fiscal ye>4  4