,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bacd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjba    
,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,trahan1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,courtney1   
,mr4 ,auchincloss1 and ,mr4 ,neal7      
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 career pathways1             
apprenticeships opportunities1          
entrepreneurship1 technology1 job       
coaching to address the cliff effect1   
work supports 7including child care71   

and business development2  7#e7 to      
provide assistance to severely          
economically distressed and             
underdeveloped areas of a region that   
lack financial resources for improving  
basic health care1 two-generational     
practices that improve school and       
workforce readiness and success1 and    
other public services1 including work   
supports critical for families seeking  
employment which may include quality    
child care1 transportation1 health1 and 
housing2  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     
7#ab7 to provide for employment training
 for populations seeking employment1    
including parents in poverty1 adults in 
recovery1 and reentry adults1 in areas  
with worker shortages2 and  7#ac7 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 ,each     
county in the ,state of ,rhode ,island4 
7#b7 ,connecticut ,the counties of      
,hartford1 ,new ,haven1 ,windham1       
,tolland1 ,middlesex1 and ,new ,london  
in the ,state of ,connecticut4  7#c7    
,massachusetts ,the counties of         
,hampden1 ,plymouth1 ,barnstable1       

,essex1 ,worcester and ,bristol in the  
,state of ,massachusetts4  4  7#b7      
,clerical 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