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1 local development agencies. Nothing in this section shall 2 be construed to vest in the Secretary any authority to exer3 cise or delegate any function or duty vested by law in any 4 department or agency of the Federal Government other than 5 the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 6 SEC. 10. The Secretary is authorized to undertake such 7 activities as he determines to be desirable to provide either 8 directly or by contracts or other arrangements, technical 9 assistance to local development agencies to assist such agen10 cies in planning, developing, and administering compre11 hensive local development programs.

12 SEC. 11. (a) The Secretary is authorized to delegate 13 to the heads of other departments and agencies of the Federal 14 Government such of his functions, powers, and duties under 15 this Act as he may deem appropriate, and to authorize the 16 redelegation of such functions, powers, and duties by the 17 heads of such departments and agencies.

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(b) Departments and agencies of the Federal Govern19 ment shall exercise their powers, duties, and functions in 20 such manner as will, to the maximum extent permitted by 21 other applicable laws, assist in carrying out the objectives of 22 this Act.

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(c) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, including 24 the issuance of regulations, the Secretary shall consult with 25 other Federal departments and agencies administering Fed

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1 eral grant-in-aid programs. The Secretary shall consult with 2 each Federal department and agency affected by each com3 prehensive local development program before entering into a 4 commitment to make grants for such program under sec5 tion 7.

6 SEC. 12. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 7 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 8 of this Act. Appropriations authorized under this Act shall 9 remain available until expended when so provided in appro10 priation Acts.

89TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

S. 3262

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 21, 1966

Mr. TYDINGS (for himself and Mr. BREWSTER) introduced the following bill: which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency

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A BILL

To amend section 110 (e) of the Housing Act of 1949.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That clause (i) of the third sentence of section 110 (e) of 4 the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by inserting after " (in5 cluding community organization)," the following: "staff 6 services in connection with relocation and site management,". SEC. 2. The fourth sentence of section 110 (e) of the 8 Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out “other

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9 than" and inserting in lieu thereof "including".

89TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

S. 3270

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 25, 1966

Mr. SPARKMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency

A BILL

To make certain expenditures of the city of Ozark, Alabama, eligible as local grants-in-aid for the purposes of title I of the Housing Act of 1949.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That, notwithstanding the extent to which the civic center 4 proposed to be built within urban renewal project R-71 in 5 Ozark, Alabama, may benefit areas other than the urban 6 renewal area, expenses incurred by the city of Ozark in con7 structing such center shall, to the extent otherwise eligible, 8 be counted as a grant-in-aid toward such project.

89TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

S. 3282

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 27, 1966

Mr. SPARKMAN (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency

A BILL

To amend title I of the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize financial assistance for urban renewal projects involving the central business district of a community without regard to certain requirements otherwise applicable.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That table I of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by 4 adding at the end thereof a new section as follows:

5 "URBAN RENEWAL AREAS INVOLVING THE CENTRAL

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BUSINESS DISTRICT OF A COMMUNITY

"SEC. 118. (a) In any case where the governing body

8 of a community determines (1) that there exists in the

9 central business district of such community conditions which