Subchapter C. APPALACHIA PROGRAM
Sec.
7.21. Basic Commonwealth responsibilities.
7.22. State Member designation.
7.23. Responsibilities of State Member.
7.24. Responsibilities of Alternate State Member.
7.25. Project proposals.
7.26. Project approval.
7.27. Advise by State Planning Board.
7.28. Advise by Department of Community Affairs.
7.29. Departmental liaison.
7.30. Substate development district.
7.31. Federal grants for development districts.
Authority The provisions of this Subchapter C issued under section 701 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175) (71 P.S. § 241), unless otherwise noted.
Source The provisions of this Subchapter C adopted by Executive Directive No. 18, dated April 12, 1967, unless otherwise noted.
§ 7.21. Basic Commonwealth responsibilities.
Basic Commonwealth responsibilities mandated by the Appalachian Regional Development Act (40 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq.) are to:
(1) Have a State Member and an Alternate to be designated by the Governor on the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(2) Certify any Development District established under Federal or State law in the Commonwealth. This shall be done by the Governor or his designated State Member.
(3) Certify any Development District Organization in a Development District established under Federal or State Law in the Commonwealth. This is to be done by the Governor or his designated State Member.
(4) Determine areas in this Commonwealth which have a significant potential for growth and in which the expected return for public investments will be the greatest.
(5) Be responsible for recommending Commonwealth and local projects within this State which will receive assistance under the Appalachian Program.
(6) Submit project proposals made by Commonwealth agencies, municipalities, and development districts for a grant or for other assistance for an Appalachian Program or project to the Appalachian Regional Commission through the State Member. The State Member is the person who, on behalf of the Governor, shall coordinate, review, assign priorities to, approve, and submit all project proposals to the Commission. Only project proposals which have been approved by the State Member shall be considered or approved by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(7) Make recommendations, through the State Member, to the Appalachian Regional Commission concerning programs to be undertaken in this Commonwealth.
Cross References This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 7.23 (relating to responsibilities of State Member).
§ 7.22. State Member designation.
(a) The Secretary of Commerce shall be the State Member for this Commonwealth who shall serve on the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(b) The Director of the Bureau of State and Federal Economic Aid, Department of Commerce, shall serve as Alternate State Member on the Appalachian Regional Commission.
§ 7.23. Responsibilities of State Member.
(a) The State Member shall be responsible for Appalachian Policy development and analysis, and for exercising the responsibilities listed in § 7.21 (relating to basic Commonwealth responsibilities).
(b) The State Member on the Appalachian Regional Commission shall be responsible for obtaining information concerning Appalachian policies, programs, and projects from the Appalachian Regional Commission and from Federal, State and local agencies, and for disseminating such information as may be appropriate.
§ 7.24. Responsibilities of Alternate State Member.
The Alternate State Member shall, under appropriate policy direction by the State Member, be responsible for the daily administration and coordination of the Appalachia Program in this Commonwealth.
§ 7.25. Project proposals.
(a) A Commonwealth department or agency, municipality or development district shall be able to propose projects to be undertaken under the Appalachia Program. Projects shall be proposed to the State Member.
(b) The State Member shall refer the project proposals to the Executive Director of the State Planning Board for review and comment. The Executive Director of the State Planning Board, using State Planning Board Appalachia Staff, shall review the project proposal in reference to ‘‘A Plan for Public Investment in Appalachia Pennsylvania,’’ and in relationship to development objectives established in the State Planning process, the Capital Program of the Commonwealth, and to proposals affecting the non-Appalachian area of this Commonwealth.
§ 7.26. Project approval.
(a) Projects shall be analyzed in conformity with ‘‘Appalachia Project Review Procedure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’
(b) The State Member shall approve, disapprove or modify the project proposal and, if approved, transmit it to the Appalachia Regional Commission.
(c) If a project proposal involves expenditure of Commonwealth funds, as determined at the time of State Planning Board Staff review, the State Member shall act only after the project proposal has been reviewed and approved as to budget impact by the Budget Secretary.
§ 7.27. Advise by State Planning Board.
The State Planning Board shall advise the State Member in the following:
(1) Determining which areas in Appalachia within this Commonwealth have a significant potential for growth and where the expected return for the public investments made will be the greatest.
(2) Recommending general development priorities, policies and criteria for areas in Appalachia within this Commonwealth.
(3) Undertaking research, compiling and disseminating appropriate data to help Federal, State and local agencies.
§ 7.28. Advise by Department of Community Affairs.
The Department of Community Affairs shall advise and coordinate with the State Member in the following:
(1) Local government and community problems, plans and programs affecting Appalachia programs in each district, and relating to overall development of each district.
(2) Non-Appalachia-funded Federal and State programs administered in the district.
(3) Organizational structuring and jurisdictional boundaries of local development districts, recognizing that such districts represent multipurpose planning and development institutions for comprehensive community development objectives over and beyond Appalachia program objectives, and recognizing that these districts serve as uniform substate units for interdepartmental planning and administration in physical, economic and human resource development.
§ 7.29. Departmental liaison.
Each Commonwealth department or agency and the State Planning Board shall designate a liaison person for Appalachian program activities. The liaison persons shall constitute an ad hoc committee with the State Member serving as Vice Chairman. Meetings shall be held to discuss program policies and specific departmental approaches to development objectives. The liaison person shall be at the program policy level in his department or agency.
§ 7.30. Substate development district.
(a) The State Member shall certify a particular geographical entity as a substate development district using criteria approved by the Governor. He shall certify one particular organization to facilitate economic development in the substate district.
(b) The State Member shall encourage and approve formation of substate development districts to serve a particular geographic area and formation of one organization in each district to provide for overall economic development.
§ 7.31. Federal grants for development districts.
Since the substate development district concept is evident in several pieces of Federal legislation and in order to obtain a maximum coordination at the State level:
(1) A development district organization in the Commonwealth which seeks a Federal grant for administrative expenses shall submit its application to the State Member for his review and approval. The State Member shall then transmit it to the proper Federal authorities.
(2) A redevelopment area organization in the Commonwealth which seeks a Federal grant for administrative expenses shall submit its application, with the knowledge of the development district organization in whose geographical bounds the redevelopment area is located, to the State Member for his review and comment. The State Member shall transmit it to the Federal authorities.
(3) Upon Federal approval of administrative assistance, the grant shall be transmitted to the applicant through the State Member.
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