---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 U.S.C. § 14302"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
number: "14302"
heading: "Decisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/14302"
units:
  - "Subtitle IV — Appalachian Regional Development"
  - "Chapter 143 — Appalachian Regional Commission"
  - "Subchapter I — Organization and Administration"
---

# §14302. Decisions

- (a) **Requirements for Approval.—** Except as provided in [section 14306(d) of this title](/usc/40/14306.md?p=d), decisions by the Appalachian Regional [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) require the affirmative vote of the Federal Cochairman and of a majority of the state members, exclusive of members representing States delinquent under [section 14306(d)](/usc/40/14306.md?p=d).
- (b) **Consultation.—** In matters coming before the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1), the Federal Cochairman, to the extent practicable, shall consult with the federal departments and agencies having an interest in the subject matter.
- (c) **Decisions Requiring Quorum of State Members.—** A decision involving [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) policy, approval of state, regional or subregional development plans or strategy statements, modification or revision of the Appalachian Regional Commission Code, allocation of amounts among the States, or designation of a distressed county or an economically strong county shall not be made without a quorum of state members.
- (d) **Project and Grant Proposals.—** The approval of project and grant proposals is a responsibility of the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) and shall be carried out in accordance with [section 14322 of this title](/usc/40/14322.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1257.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 14302 | 40 App.:101(b). | Pub. L. 89–4, title I, § 101(b), Mar. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 94–188, title I, § 103(3), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1080; Pub. L. 105–393, title II, § 203(c), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3619; Pub. L. 107–149, § 13(a), Mar. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 71. |