,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai ,mr4  
,man*9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to relocate ! headqu>t]s ( !           
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,arc ,relocation ,act4
  #b4 ,headqu>t]s ( ! ,appala*ian       
,regional ,commission  7a7 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ,s5ate ,report 
#aae-beh1 accompany+ ,s4 #bige 7#aae?   
,congress71 conta9$ bip>tisan language  
express+ a belief t if ! ,appala*ian    
,regional ,commission is go+ to move1 x 
%\ld move to ! ,/ate ( ,we/ ,virg9ia2   
7#b7 ! great] ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1           
metropolitan area acc\nts = #bb p]c5t ( 
! ,f$]al work=ce1 yet only acc\nts =    
less ?an #b p]c5t ( ! population ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 ! headqu>t]s ( !   
,delta ,regional ,au?ority1 ! ,d5ali    

,commission1 & ! ,nor!rn ,bord]         
,regional ,commission are already       
headqu>t]$ 9 _! respective regions2     
7#d7 headqu>t]+ a regional commission )9
 ! jurisdiction ( ! commission c r$uce  
adm9i/rative ov]head1 increase          
acc\ntability to ! p ! commission 0     
design$ to s]ve1 & enhance confid5ce 9 !
 "w ( t commission2  7#e7 ! ,appala*ian 
,regional ,commission is an economic    
developm5t ag5cy focus$ on ! ,appala*ian
 region & repres5t+ a p>tn]%ip ( ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts across #ac    
,/ates2  7#f7 despite ! rea* ( !        
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission across
 #ac ,/ates1 ,we/ ,virg9ia rema9s ! only
 ,/ate fully )9 ! jurisdiction ( !      
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission2  7#g7
 ,we/ ,virg9ia is locat$ at ! midpo9t ( 
! ,appala*ian region2  7#h7 ,we/        
,virg9ia is c5tral to ! creation ( !    
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission2  7#i7
 foll[+ ! visit ( ,presid5t ,john ,f4   
,k5n$y to ,we/ ,virg9ia dur+ 8          
presid5tial campaign 9 #aifj1 he 0 mov$ 

by ! pov]ty he obs]v$ !re & he work$ to 
create ! ,appala*ian ,regional          
,commission ?r\gh an ,act ( ,congress 9 
#aife2  7#aj7 ! ,appala*ian ,regional   
,commission is critical to assi/+       
communities impact$ by ! decl9e ( ! coal
 indu/ry z well z ! opioid crisis1 & no 
,/ate has se5 a great] impact f ^!      
issues ?an ,we/ ,virg9ia2  7#aa7 "o ( ! 
top goals ( ! ,appala*ian ,regional     
,commission is to spur economic         
opportunities 9 ! ,appala*ian region by 
inve/+ 9 /rategies t /r5g!n ! economy ( 
! region2 &  7#ab7 an effective way to  
a*ieve ! goal ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#aa7
 is to directly inve/ 9 ! region by     
relocat+ ! work=ce ( ! ,appala*ian      
,regional ,commission to ! region       
itself4  7b7 ,headqu>t]s ,section #adcja
 ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7   
,headqu>t]s ,! headqu>t]s ( !           
,commission %all be locat$ 9 ! ,/ate (  
,we/ ,virg9ia4  4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,!
 ,f$]al ,co-,*airman ( ! ,appala*ian    

,regional ,commission %all take su*     
actions z may be necess>y to c>ry out ! 
am5dm5t made by subsection 7b74