URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 110. "Urban development" means all projects or programs for the acquisition, use, and development of open space land; and the planning and construction of hospitals, libraries, airports, water supply and distribution facilities, sewerage facilities and waste treatment works, transportation facilities, highways, water development and land conservation, and other public works facilities.

STATE AGENCY

SEC. 111. For the purposes of titles VIII and IX, the term "State agency" means any agency or instrumentality created by a State, or by a political subdivision of a State or by agreement between two or more States or by two or more political subdivisions of a State or States.

HEAD OF AGENCY

SEC. 112. The term "head of a Federal agency" or "head of a State agency" includes a duly designated delegate of such agency head.

DISPLACED PERSON

SEC. 113. The term "displaced person" means

(1) any person who is the owner of a business which moves from real property or is discontinued on or after the effective date of this Act as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, by a Federal or State agency;

(2) any person who is the farm operator of a farm operation which moves from real property or is discontinued on or after the effective date of this Act as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, by a Federal or State agency;

(3) any individual who is the head of a family which moves from real property occupied as a dwelling on or after the effective date of this Act, as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, by a Federal or State agency, or which moves from such dwelling as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition by such Federal or State agency of other real property on which such family conducts a business or farm operation;

(4) any individual, not a member of a family, who moves from real property occupied as a dwelling on or after the effective date of this Act, as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, by a Federal or State agency, or who moves from such dwelling as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition by such Federal or State agency, of other real property on which such individual conducts a business or farm operation; and

(5) any individual, not described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who moves his personal property from real property on or after the effective date of this Act as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, by a Federal or State agency: Provided, That this shall not include the owner of property on the premises of another under a lease or licensing arrangement where such owner is required pursuant to such lease or license to move such property at his own expense.

BUSINESS

SEC. 114. The term "business" means any lawful activity conducted primarily (1) for the purchase and resale of products, commodities, or any other personal property; (2) for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of any such property; (3) for the sale of services to the public; or (4) by a nonprofit organization. Such term does not include the activity of an investor in acquiring or holding real property for resale for gain.

FARM OPERATION

SEC. 115. The term "farm operation" means any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities for sale and home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator's support.

FARM OPERATOR

SEC. 116. The term "farm operator" means any owner, part owner, tenant, or sharecropper who operates a farm.

FAMILY

SEC. 117. The term "family" means two or more individuals living together in the same dwelling unit who are related to each other by blood, marriage, or adoption.

ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL

SEC. 118. The term "elderly individual" means a person, not a member of a family, who is sixty-two years of age or over.

HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL

SEC. 119. The term "handicapped individual" means a person, not a member of a family, who is handicapped within the meaning of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.

DISPLACED

SEC. 120. The term "displaced", when used in relation to any person, means any person moved or to be moved from real property on or after the effective date of this Act as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such property for a public improvement constructed or developed by or with funds provided in whole or in part by the Federal Government.

OWNER AND PERSON

SEC. 121. The terms "owner" and "person" mean any individual, and any partnership, corporation, or association.

TITLE II-IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS-IN-AID TO THE STATES

FULL INFORMATION ON FUNDS RECEIVED

SEC. 201. Any department or agency of the United States Government which administers a program of grants-in-aid to any of the State governments of the United States shall, upon request, notify in writing the Governor or other official designated by him, or the State legislature, of the purpose and amounts of actual grants-in-aid to the State.

DEPOSIT OF GRANTS-IN-AID

SEC. 202. No grant-in-aid to a State shall be required by Federal law to be deposited in a separate bank account apart from other funds administered by the State. All Federal grant-in-aid funds made available to the States shall be properly accounted for as Federal funds in the accounts of the State. In each case the State agency concerned shall render regular authenticated reports to the appropriate Federal agency covering the status and the application of the funds, the liabilities and obligations on hand, and such other facts as may be required by said Federal agency.

SCHEDULING OF FEDERAL TRANSFERS TO THE STATES

SEC. 203. Heads of Federal departments and agencies responsible for administering grant-in-aid programs shall schedule the transfer of grant-in-aid funds consistent with program purposes and applicable Treasury regulations, so as to minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of such funds from the United States Treasury and the disbursement thereof by a State, whether such disbursement occurs prior to or subsequent to such transfer of funds. States shall not be held accountable for interest earned on grant-in-aid funds, pending their disbursement for program purposes.

ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY

SEC. 204. Notwithstanding any other Federal law which provides that a single State agency or multimember board or commission must be established or designated to administer or supervise the administration of any grant-in-aid program,

the head of any Federal department or agency may, upon request of the Governor or other appropriate executive or legislative authority of the State responsible for determining or revising the organizational structure of State government, waive the single State agency or multimember board or commission provision upon adequate showing that such provision prevents the establishment of the most effective and efficient organization arrangements within the State government and approve other State administrative structure or arrangements: Provided, That the head of the Federal department or agency determines that the objectives of the Federal statute authorizing the grant-in-aid program will not be endangered by the use of such other State structure or arrangements.

TITLE III-PERMITTING FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SPECIAL OR TECHNICAL SERVICES TO STATE AND LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 301. It is the purpose of this title to encourage intergovernmental cooperation in the conduct of specialized or technical services and provision of facilities essential to the administration of State or local governmental activities, many of which are nationwide in scope and financed in part by Federal funds; to enable State or local governments to avoid unnecessary duplication of special service functions; and to authorize all departments and agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government which do not have such authority to provide specialized or technical services to State and local governments.

AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SERVICE

SEC. 302. The Secretary of any department or the administrative head of any agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government is authorized within his discretion, upon written request from a State or political subdivision thereof, to provide specialized or technical services, upon payment to the department or agency by the unit of government making the request, of salaries and all computable overhead and indirect costs of performing such services: Provided, however, That such services shall include only those which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget through rules and regulations, determines may be provided by Federal departments and agencies. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with and in furtherance of the Government's policy of relying on the private enterprise system to provide those services which are reasonably and expeditiously available through ordinary business channels.

REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROPRIATION

SEC. 303. All moneys received by any department or agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any bureau or other administrative division thereof, in payment for furnishing specialized or technical services as authorized under section 302 shall be deposited to the credit of the principal appropriation from which the cost of providing such services has been paid or is to be charged, or to the appropriation currently available for the cost of similar services.

REPORTS TO CONGRESS

SEC. 304. The Secretary of any department or the administrative head of any agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government shall furnish annually to the respective Committees on Government Operations of the Senate and House of Representatives a summary report on the scope of the services provided under the administration of this title.

RESERVATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY

SEC. 305. This title is in addition to and does not supersede any existing authority now possessed by any Federal department or agency with respect to furnishing services, whether on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, to State and local units of government.

TITLE IV-COORDINATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

DECLARATION OF URBAN ASSISTANCE POLICY

SEC. 401. (a) The economic and social development of the Nation, its strength In world affairs and the achievement of satisfactory levels of living depend in

large degree upon the sound and orderly development of urban communities. In pursuit of this basic objective, the President shall establish rules and regulations for uniform application in the formulation, evaluation, and review of urban development programs and projects for the provision of federally aided urban facilities, and Federal projects having a significant impact on the development of urban and urbanizing communities. Such rules and regulations shall provide for full consideration of the concurrent achievement of the following specific objectives of urban development, and, to the extent authorized by law, reasoned choices shall be made between such objectives when they conflict:

(1) Appropriate land uses for residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, institutional, and other purposes;

(2) Wise development and conservation of natural resources, including land, water, minerals, wildlife, and others;

(3) Balanced transportation systems, including highway, air, water, pedestrian, mass transit, and other modes for the movement of people and goods;

(4) Adequate outdoor recreation and open space;

(5) Protection of areas of unique natural beauty, historical, and scientific interest;

(6) Properly planned community facilities, including utilities for the supply of power, water, and communications, for the safe disposal of wastes, and for other purposes;

(7) Any other objective through which urban development activities car contribute to the economic, social, and cultural development of the Nation, its strength in world affairs, and the achievement of enhanced levels of living; and

(8) Concern for high standards of design.

(b) All viewpoints-national, regional, State, and local-shall, to the extent possible, be fully considered and taken into account in planning urban development programs and projects. Regional, State, and local government objectives shall be considered and evaluated within a framework of national public objectives, and available projections of future national conditions and needs of regions, States, and localities shall be considered in plan formulation, evaluation, and review.

(c) To the maximum extent possible, consistent with national objectives, all Federal aid for urban development purposes shall be consistent with and further the objectives of State and local government comprehensive planning for urban development. Consideration shall be given to all developmental aspects of the total urban community, including but not limited to housing, transportation, economic development, natural resources development, community facilities, and the general improvement of living environments.

(d) Each Federal department and agency administering an urban development aid program shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult with and seek advice from all other significantly affected Federal departments and agencies in an effort to assure fully coordinated programs.

e) Insofar as possible, systematic planning required by individual Federal programs (such as highway construction, urban renewal, and open space) shall be coordinated with and made part of comprehensive local and areawide urbandevelopment planning.

FAVORING UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SEC. 402. Where Federal law provides that both special-purpose units of local government and units of general local government are eligible to receive loans or grants-in-aid for urban development, heads of Federal departments and agencies shall, in the absence of substantial reasons to the contrary, make such loans or grants-in-aid for urban development to units of general local government rather than to special-purpose units of local government.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SEC. 403. The Bureau of the Budget or such other agency as may be designated by the President is hereby authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as are deemed appropriate for the effective administration of this title.

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TITLE V-CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL GRANTS-IN-AID TO STATES AND TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 501. It is the purpose and intent of this title to establish a uniform policy and procedure whereby programs for grant-in-aid assistance from the Federal Government to the States or to their political subdivisions which may be enacted hereafter by the Congress shall be made the subject of sufficient subsequent review by the Congress to insure that (1) the effectiveness of grants-in-aid as instruments of Federal-State-local cooperation is improved and enhanced; (2) grant programs are revised and redirected as necessary to meet new conditions arising subsequent to their original enactment; and (3) grant programs are terminated when they have substantially achieved their purpose. It is further the purpose and intent of this title to provide for continuing review of existing Federal programs for grant-in-aid assistance to the States or their political subdivisions by the Comptroller General with a view to the formulation of recommendations to assist the Congress in making changes in requirements and procedures applicable to such programs in the interest of eliminating areas of conflict and duplication in program operations and achieving more efficient, effective, and economical administration of such programs, and greater uniformity in the operation thereof.

EXPIRATION OF GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAMS

SEC. 502. Where any Act of Congress enacted in the Ninety-first or any subsequent Congress authorizes the making of grants-in-aid to two or more States or to political subdivisions of two or more States and no expiration date for such authority is specified by law, and such grant is not specifically exempted from the provisions of this title, then the authority to make grants-in-aid by reason of such Act to States, political subdivisions, and other beneficiaries from funds not therefore obligated shall expire not later than June 30 of the fifth calendar year which begins after the effective date of such Act.

COMMITTEE STUDIES OF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS

SEC. 503. Where any Act of Congress enacted in the Ninety-first or any subsequent Congress authorizes the making of grants-in-aid over a period of three or more years to two or more States or to political subdivisions of two or more States, then during the period beginning not later than twelve months immediately preceding the date on which such authority is to expire, the committees of the Senate and of the House to which legislation extending such authority would be referred shall separately of jointly, conduct studies of the program under which such grants-in-aid are made with a view to ascertaining, among other matters of concern to the committees, the following:

(1) The extent to which the purposes for which the grants-in-aid are authorized have been met;

(2) The extent to which such programs can be carried on without further financial assistance from the United States;

(3) Whether or not any changes in purpose, direction, or administration of the original program, or in procedures and requirements applicable thereto, to conform to recommendations by the Comptroller General under section 504, should be made;

(4) Whether or not any changes in purpose, direction, or administration of the original program should be made in the light of reports and recommendations submitted on request by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; and

(5) The extent to which such grant-in-aid programs are adequate to meet the growing and changing needs which they were designed to support. Each such committee shall report the results of its investigation and study to its respective House not later than one hundred and twenty days before such authority is due to expire.

STUDIES BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF FEDERAL GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS

SEC. 504. The Comptroller General shall make continuing studies of presently existing and all future programs for grant-in-aid assistance from the Federal Government to the States or their political subdivisions concerning the extent