114 STAT. 2763A-270 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D "(B) a State cochairperson, who— "(i) shall be a Governor of a participating State in the region; and "(ii) shall be elected by the State members for a term of not less than 1 year. "(b) ALTERNATE MEMBERS. — " (1) STATE ALTERNATES. —The State member of a participating State may have a single alternate, who shall be— "(A) a resident of that State; and "(B) appointed by the Governor of the State. "(2) ALTERNATE FEDERAL COCHAIRPERSON. — The President shall appoint an alternate Federal cochairperson. "(3) QUORUM. —^A State alternate shall not be counted toward the establishment of a quorum of the Authority in any instance in which a quorum of the State members is required to be present. "(4) DELEGATION OF POWER.— No power or responsibility of the Authority specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c), and no voting right of any Authority member, shall be delegated to any person— "(A) who is not an Authority member; or "(B) who is not entitled to vote in Authority meetings. "(c) VOTING.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— ^A decision by the Authority shall require a majority vote of the Authority (not including any member representing a State that is delinquent under subsection (g)(2)(C)) to be effective. "(2) QUORUM. —^A quorum of State members shall be required to be present for the Authority to make any policy decision, including— "(A) a modification or revision of an Authority policy decision; "(B) approval of a State or regional development plan; and "(C) any allocation of funds among the States. "(3) PROJECT AND GRANT PROPOSALS.— The approval of project and grant proposals shall be— "(A) a responsibility of the Authority; and "(B) conducted in accordance with section 3821. "(4) VOTING BY ALTERNATE MEMBERS.— An alternate member shall vote in the case of the absence, death, disability, removal, or resignation of the Federal or State representative for which the alternate member is an alternate. "(d) DUTIES.—The Authority shall— "(1) develop, on a continuing basis, comprehensive and coordinated plans and programs to establish priorities and approve grants for the economic development of the region, giving due consideration to other Federal, State, and local planning and development activities in the region; "(2) not later than 220 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, establish priorities in a development plan for the region (including 5-year regional outcome targets); "(3) assess the needs and assets of the region based on available research, demonstrations, investigations, assessments, and evaluations of the region prepared by Federal, State, and local agencies, universities, local development districts, and other nonprofit groups;
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