Appalachian Regional Development and Regional Growth Policy Act

Appalachian Regional Development and Regional Growth Policy Act - Title I: Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to restate the purposes of such Act: (1) to include the purpose of providing services to people in the Appalachian region; and (2) to direct Federal expenditures to remote areas within the region.

Extends the authorization of appropriations for the administrative expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission through fiscal year 1983. Removes limitations on such appropriations.

Removes the limitation on coverage of the Commission's employees under Federal employee benefit programs which restricts eligibility to those employees who were previously employed by the Federal Government.

Extends the contractual authority of the Commission through fiscal year 1983.

Extends appropriations for the Appalachian development highway system through fiscal year 1986.

Authorizes the Commission to make grants to States for: (1) demonstration health projects in remote areas and areas impacted by energy development; (2) business related technical assistance; (3) projects for the acquisition or rehabilitation or railroad property provided specified levels of non-Federal funding are maintained; and (4) energy related development projects.

Extends the authority of the President to provide supplements to grant-in-aid programs authorized through fiscal year 1983.

Extends the appropriations and effective date of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 through fiscal year 1983.

Title II: Regional Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate development regions within the United States upon the written concurrence of the Governors of the States in which such region will be wholly or partially located if the Secretary finds that there are common cultural, economic, geographic, natural resource, and social relationships among the areas within such region.

Expresses the intention of the Congress that: (1) every area of the nation be included in one development region; and (2) every region consist of one or more States with the exception of Alaska.

Directs the Secretary to assist the States in establishing development commissions for such regions.

Directs that such commissions: (1) prepare a multiyear development plan for their respective regions; (2) coordinate and establish priorities for Federal, regional, State, private and local investments; and (3) advise Federal agencies on their programs in the region.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and incentive grants to the commissions.

Authorizes the commissions to provide financial assistance to development projects including, but not limited to, the following: (1) transportation; (2) energy conservation and development; (3) agriculture; (4) business and industrial development; (5) forestry; and (6) vocational, educational and training programs.

Directs the commissions to transfer funds to Federal agencies whenever possible to finance development projects. Authorizes the commissions to make direct grants and to increase the Federal share in matching grant programs to finance such projects.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act (other than Title I) through fiscal year 1983. Establishes a basis for the apportionment of appropriations among the commissions and eligible projects.

Title III: Regional Growth Policy Process Act - Directs the President to establish an interagency committee or utilize an existing inter-agency committee, composed of a senior White House official as chairman and senior department and agency officials to coordinate and support the policies of the regional development commissions.

Requires each regional commission to prepare a multiyear development plan for its region.

Authorizes the commissions to require State members to prepare and submit development plans for their States in the region.

Directs local planning be carried out by local development districts. Defines such district as the group of nonprofit entities certified to each regional development commission by the Governors of the States in which they are located.

Requires the Commissions to submit to the Congress: (1) an annual report on their past and proposed activities; and (2) a biennial report consisting of economic and social data for their region.

Directs the President to review the commissions within two and one half years and report the results of such review to the Congress.