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INTERSTATE AGENCIES

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

Anne B. Pope, Federal Co-Chair (chosen by U.S. President with U.S. Senate approval)

Bob Taft, Governor of Ohio, States' Co-Chair (chosen by Commission in Jan., 1-year term), 2005

Ex officio: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor (Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning, alternate).

Thomas M. Hunter, Executive Director

1666 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20235
(202) 884-7700
e-mail: crea@arc.gov
fax: (202) 884-7691
web: www.arc.gov

In 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission was created by the federal Appalachian Regional Development Act (P.L. 89-4). It is a congressionally funded federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. The Commission's jurisdiction includes 410 counties in thirteen member states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Commission can act only on proposals submitted to it by state members.

The Appalachian region includes the Western Maryland counties of Washington, Allegany, and Garrett. To develop the region, the Commission plans and coordinates programs to construct a highway system, access roads, health centers, vocational schools, and sewage treatment plants. The Commission also works to develop land, timber and water resources; rehabilitate areas damaged by strip and surface mining; and establish local development districts to support local economic development.

The Governor serves ex officio as the Maryland member and designates an alternate (Code 1957, Art. 83A, sec. 6-402).

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