The Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 established the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), which was tasked with overseeing economic development programs in the Appalachia region, as well as the construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System.[1] Membership included representatives from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, as well as one federal appointee.[2] This Act is one of the longest serving place-based regional development programs in the United States, and is the largest in terms of geographic scope.[3]
- ^ "Appalachian Regional Development Act". The Great Society Congress. Association of Centers for the Study of Congress. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "ARC Members, Partners, and Staff". Appalachian Regional Commission. Appalachian Regional Commission. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research", Encyclopedia of World Poverty, Sage Publications, Inc., 2006, doi:10.4135/9781412939607.n722, ISBN 978-1-4129-1807-7
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