,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4  
,mc,kinley 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$2 &  7#c7 t w help e/abli% a      
regional en]gy hub 9 ! ,appala*ian      
region = natural gas & natural gas      
liquids1 includ+ hydrog5 produc$ f !    
/eam me?ane re=m+ ( natural gas         
fe$/ocks4  7b7 ,limitation on available 
am\nts ,( ! co/ ( any activity eligible 
= a grant "u ?is section-- 7#a7 except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 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 add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #adeaa4 ,appala*ian   

regional en]gy hub initiative4  4  7b7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#adgjc ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#d7 by /rik+ & at ! end2   
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#e7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & 
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#f7 #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  2  7#b7 
9 subsection 7c71 by /rik+ #aj1jjj1jjj  
may be us$ to c>ry out section #adeji = 
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh #bjba &   
ins]t+ #bj1jjj1jjj may be us$ to c>ry   
out section #adeji = ea* ( fiscal ye>s  
#bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf2  7#c7 by r$esignat+  
subsections 7d7 & 7e7 z subsections 7e7 
& 7f71 respectively2 &  7#d7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7      
,appala*ian regional en]gy hub          
initiative ,( ! am\nts made available "u
 subsection 7a71 #e1jjj1jjj %all be us$ 
to c>ry out section #adeaa = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4  7c7  
,t]m9ation ,section #adgjd ( title #dj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  

#bjba & ins]t+ #bjbf4