,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eabd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjai,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,lynch1  
and ,mr4 ,courtney7 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 title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish a ,southern ,new ,england  
,regional ,commission1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,southern ,new      
,england ,regional ,commission ,act4    
#b4 ,establishment of ,southern ,new    
,england ,regional ,commission  7a7     
,establishment ,section #aecja7;a7 of   
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,the ,southern ,new    
,england ,regional ,commission4  4  7b7 
,purposes for economic and              
infrastructure development grants       
,section #aeeja7;a7 of such title is    
amended to read as follows3  7a7 ,in    
general ,a ,commission may make grants  
to ,states and local governments1       
,indian tribes1 and public and nonprofit
 organizations for projects1 approved in
 accordance with section #aeejc--  7#a7 
to develop the transportation           
infrastructure of its region2  7#b7 to  
develop the basic public infrastructure 
of its region2  7#c7 to develop the     
telecommunications infrastructure of its
 region2  7#d7 to assist its region in  
obtaining job skills training1 skills   
development and employment-related      
education1 entrepreneurship1 technology1
 and business development2  7#e7 to     
provide assistance to severely          
economically distressed and             
underdeveloped areas of its region that 

lack financial resources for improving  
basic health care and other public      
services2  7#f7 to promote resource     
conservation1 tourism1 recreation1 and  
preservation of open space in a manner  
consistent with economic development    
goals2  7#g7 to promote the development 
of renewable and alternative energy     
sources2  7#h7 to support the maritime  
economy1 including boat and ship        
building and repair industries2  7#i7 to
 assist in developing defense           
manufacturing industries2  7#aj7 to     
promote the adoption of composite and   
other innovative materials in public    
transportation2  7#aa7 to grow the      
capacity for successful community       
economic development in its region2 and 
7#ab7 to otherwise achieve the purposes 
of this subtitle4  4  7c7 ,designation  
of region  7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter 
,,ii of chapter #aeg of such title is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #aegcd4 ,southern ,new      
,england ,regional ,commission ,the     

region of the ,southern ,new ,england   
,regional ,commission shall include the 
following counties3  7#a7 ,rhode ,island
 ,the counties of ,providence1          
,washington1 ,newport1 and ,bristol in  
the ,state of ,rhode ,island4  7#b7     
,connecticut ,the counties of ,hartford1
 ,new ,haven1 and ,new ,london in the   
,state of ,connecticut4  7#c7           
,massachusetts ,the counties of ,hampden
 and ,bristol in the ,state of          
,massachusetts4  4  7#b7 ,technical and 
conforming amendment ,the analysis for  
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #aeg of such
 title is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #aegcd4 ,southern ,new  
,england ,regional ,commission4  4  7d7 
,authorization of appropriations ,the   
authorization of appropriations in      
section #aegea of title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 shall apply with respect 
to the ,southern ,new ,england ,regional
 ,commission beginning with fiscal year 
#bjbj4