Fiscal year 1982 was transitional for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), as it was the last year of the broad economic development program and a year of reduced funding and new limits on programs. In 1981, Congress had requested that ARC prepare a plan for completion of the Appalachian highway system and for a 3 to 5 year ARC finish-up development program. Activities under the last year of the traditional program included highway construction, a survey of local development districts (LDDs), the Alabama basic skills improvement program for elementary schools, and a Mississippi pilot project to upgrade training and development of vocational education teachers through inservice training. The finish-up program, begun at the end of fiscal 1982, included completion of 666 miles of highway, a regionwide jobs and private investment program, a health program for areas lacking basic health care or having high infant mortality rates, and a special program to aid the 67 most distressed and underdeveloped Appalachian counties. ARC received funding of $155 million for fiscal 1983. Report sections discuss objectives and activities, finances, and projects (by category); provide maps, county population change data, and program categories and funding for the 13 Appalachian states; and include an address list and map of Appalachian LDDs. (MH)