12 2 STA T . 11 78PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 34—M A Y 22 , 2008 inpar a g rap h(2) ( A )ha s n otbe en c on f ir m e d b y the S enate by not l ater than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph , the A u thority may organi z e and operate w ithout the F ederal member .‘ ‘( B ) INDIA N CH AI RPE R SO N. — In the case of the Indian C hairperson, if no Indian Chairperson is confirmed by the Senate, the regional authority shall consult and coordinate with the leaders of Indian tribes in the region concerning the acti v ities of the Authority, as appropriate. ’ ’
(2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by stri k ing ‘‘to establish priorities and’’ and inserting ‘‘for multistate cooperation to advance the economic and social well - being of the region and to’’; (B) in paragraph ( 3 ), by striking ‘‘local development districts,’’ and inserting ‘‘regional and local development districts or organizations, regional boards established under subtitle I,’’; (C) in paragraph ( 4 ), by striking ‘‘cooperation;’’ and inserting ‘‘cooperation for— ‘‘(i) renewable energy development and trans- mission; ‘‘(ii) transportation planning and economic develop- ment; ‘‘(iii) information technology; ‘‘(iv) movement of freight and individuals within the region; ‘‘(v) federally-funded research at institutions of higher education; and ‘‘(vi) conservation land management;’’; ( D ) by striking paragraph ( 6 ) and inserting the fol- lowing
‘‘(6) enhance the capacity of, and provide support for, multistate development and research organizations, local development organizations and districts, and resource conserva- tion districts in the region;’’; and ( E ) in paragraph ( 7 ), by inserting ‘‘renewable energy,’’ after ‘‘commercial,’’. (3) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘the Federal cochair- person’’ and inserting ‘‘a cochairperson’’; (4) in subsection (g)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following: ‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 2008 and 200 9 , 100 percent; ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2010, 7 5 percent; and ‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, 50 percent.’’. (c) IN T ERSTATE COOPERATION F OR ECONO M IC O PPORT U NIT Y AND EFFICIENCY.— (1) IN G ENERA L .—Subtitle G of the Consolidated Farm and R ural Development Act is amended— (A) by redesignating sections 383C through 383 N (7 U .S.C. 2009bb – 2 through 2009bb–13) as sections 383D through 383O, respectively; and (B) by inserting after section 383B (7 U.S.C. 2009bb– 1) the following:
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