Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965

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The Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 is a U.S. federal law that created the Appalachian Regional Commission to promote economic development and improve infrastructure and living standards in the Appalachian region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
economic development legislation ⓘ
appliesTo Appalachian region ⓘ
classification anti-poverty legislation ⓘ
regional development act ⓘ
component Appalachian Regional Commission federal co-chair ⓘ
Appalachian Regional Commission regional development plan ⓘ
Appalachian Regional Commission state members ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Appalachian Regional Commission ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementBy federal agencies in cooperation with Appalachian Regional Commission ⓘ
establishes federal–state partnership for Appalachian development ⓘ
fundingMechanism cost-sharing between federal and state governments ⓘ
federal grants for Appalachian projects ⓘ
governanceModel joint federal–state commission ⓘ
hasShortName Appalachian Regional Development Act ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legislativeFocus human capital development ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ
public works ⓘ
regional development ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
longTermImpact institutionalized regional development policy for Appalachia ⓘ
objective modernize transportation networks in Appalachia ⓘ
reduce economic disparities between Appalachia and the rest of the United States ⓘ
support health, education, and workforce programs in Appalachia ⓘ
policyArea anti-poverty policy ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ
infrastructure policy ⓘ
regional policy ⓘ
purpose improve infrastructure in the Appalachian region ⓘ
promote economic development in the Appalachian region ⓘ
raise living standards in the Appalachian region ⓘ
regionCovered parts of 13 U.S. states in Appalachia ⓘ
relatedTo Appalachian Regional Commission ⓘ
Great Society programs ⓘ
linked to: Great Society

War on Poverty ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
sectorTargeted education and training ⓘ
health and welfare services ⓘ
public works ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s War on Poverty era ⓘ

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89th United States Congress → passedAct → Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
Appalachian Regional Commission → legalBasis → Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 → hasShortName → Appalachian Regional Development Act ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965
Appalachian Regional Commission → legalBasis → Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
subject linked to: ARC
Appalachian state governments → relatedTo → Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
Appalachian Regional Commission federal co-chair → legalBasis → Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 ⓘ