,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #begb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,public ,works & ,economic   
,developm5t ,act ( #aife to au?orize !  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to make            
pr$evelopm5t grants1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,economic ,emp[]m5t ,?r\gh            
,pr$evelopm5t ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4        
,pr$evelopm5t grants  7a7 ,pr$evelopm5t 
grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,ii ( !   
,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t  
,act ( #aife is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]    
section #bjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadg7 !    
foll[+3  #bjh4 ,pr$evelopm5t grants  7a7
 ,pr$evelopm5t grants ,on ! application 
( an eligible recipi5t1 ! ,secret>y may 
make grants or coop]ative agreem5ts =-- 
7#a7 community asset mapp+2  7#b7 tra9+2
  7#c7 te*nical assi/ance &             

organizational developm5t2  7#d7        
feasibility1 environm5tal1 & m>ket      
/udies2  7#e7 demon/ration projects2    
7#f7 organizational capacity build+2    
7#g7 organiz+ & facilitat+ conv5+s2     
7#h7 p]mitt+1 includ+ pr(essional       
s]vices2 &  7#i7 o!r pr$evelopm5t       
activities det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be 
appropriate4  7b7 ,application assi/ance
 ,9 ! case ( a project "u ?is section t 
provides assi/ance to #a or m eligible  
recipi5ts ) l[ organizational capacity1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y   
may waive ! prohibition "u section #bac4
  4  7#b7 ,co/ %>+ ,section #bjd7;c77#c7
 ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic         
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cadd7;c77#c77 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 !     
p>agraph head+1 by ins]t+ & pr$evelopm5t
 grants aft] & te*nical assi/ance2 &    
7,b7 by /rik+ section #bjg & ins]t+     
section #bjg or #bjh4  7#c7 ,cl]ical    
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts conta9$ 9    
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,public ,works &     
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#gi 

,/at4 #eeb2 #aab ,/at4 #ceig2 #aah ,/at4
 #agfa7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item  
relat+ to section #bjg ! foll[+3  ,sec4 
#bjh4 ,pr$evelopm5t grants4  4  7b7     
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,direct          
exp5diture or r$i/ribution by recipi5t  
,section #bag7;a7 ( ! ,public ,works &  
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #caed;c7a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
or #bjg & ins]t+ #bjg1 or #bjh4  7#b7   
,p[]s ( ,secret>y ,section #fja7;a77#ab7
 ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic         
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cbaa7;a77#ab77 is am5d$ by /rik+       
section #bjg & ins]t+ sections #bjg &   
#bjh4