; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Application Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a county described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 15735. . 212. Establishment of Southern New England Regional Commission (a) Establishment Section 15301(a) of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 211(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) The Southern New England Regional Commission. . (b) Designation of region (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 157 of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 211(b)(1)), is amended by adding at the end the following: 15736. Southern New England Regional Commission The region of the Southern New England Regional Commission shall include the following counties: (1) Rhode Island Each county in the State of Rhode Island. (2) Connecticut The counties of Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, and Windham in the State of Connecticut. (3) Massachusetts The counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Plymouth, and Worcester in the State of Massachusetts. . (2) Clerical amendment The analysis for subchapter II of chapter 157 of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 211(b)(2)), is amended by adding at the end the following: 15736. Southern New England Regional Commission. . (c) Application Section 15702(c)(3) of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 211(c)), is amended— (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; (2) by striking to a county and inserting the following: “to— (A) a county ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) the Southern New England Regional Commission. . 213. Denali Commission reauthorization (a) Reauthorization Section 312(a) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 note