Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018

Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill provides that the share of the administrative expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, or the Northern Border Regional Commission to be paid by each state of such commission shall be determined by a majority (currently, unanimous) vote of the state members of such commission.

A commission must include in the 40% of any economic and infrastructure development grant amounts provided to states or local governments, Indian tribes, or public or nonprofit organizations for the development of the transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, or telecommunications infrastructure amounts for the development of renewable and alternative energy sources in its region.

Such economic and infrastructure development grants may be used to attract businesses to a region from outside of the United States.

The bill reauthorizes each commission through FY2023.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3288 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3288

To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and 
          infrastructure development, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2017

 Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
 Shea-Porter, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Katko, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
   and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and 
          infrastructure development, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Regional Commission 
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    Section 15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``unanimous'' and inserting ``majority''.

SEC. 3. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    Section 15501 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``paragraphs (1) through 
        (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (7)''; and
            (2) in subsection (f) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, except that financial assistance may be used as 
        otherwise authorized by this subtitle to attract businesses to 
        the region from outside the United States.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subtitle V of title 40, United States 
Code, are redesignated as chapters 151, 153, 155, and 157, 
respectively.
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