21 22 23 “(e) The Secretary ma payah Sanchy_ty, has ance to States and local public bodies a“ not be pa to effectively carry out activities muhi thi vit n 24 "PLANNING HEgramparpap "SEC. 703. The Secretary bull pub 1 128 tion 702 only if he finds that such assistance is needed for 2 carrying out a unified or officially coordinated program, 3 meeting criteria established by him, for the provision and 4 development of open-space land which is a part of, or is con 5 6 7 8 9 sistent with, the comprehensively planned development of the urban area. "CONVERSIONS TO OTHER USES "SEC. 704. No open-space land for the acquisition of which a grant has been made under section 702 of this title 10 shall be converted to uses not originally approved by the Secretary without his prior approval. Prior approval will be granted only upon satisfactory compliance with regulations established by the Secretary. Such regulations shall require findings that (1) there is adequate assurance of the substitution of other open-space land of as nearly as feasible equivalent usefulness, location, and fair market value at the time of the conversion; (2) the conversion and substitution are needed for orderly growth and development; and (3) the proposed uses of the converted and substituted land are in accord with the then applicable comprehensive plan for the urban area, meeting criteria established by the Secretary. "LABOR STANDARDS "SEC. 705. (a) The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the perform 23 "SEC. 707. As used in this title "(1) The term 'open space land' mon any band for sted 24 in an urban area which has value for (A) pool and term 130 1 tional purposes, (B) conservation of land and other natural 2 resources, or (C) historic, architectural, or scenic purposes. 3 "(2) The term 'urban area' means any area which is 4 urban in character, including those surrounding areas which, 5 in the judgment of the Secretary, form an economic and 6 socially related region, taking into consideration such factors 7 as present and future population trends and patterns of urban 8 growth, location of transportation facilities and systems, 9 and distribution of industrial, commercial, residential, gov10 ernmental, institutional, and other activities. 11 "(3) The term 'State' means any of the several States, 12 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 13 the territories and possessions of the United States, and 14 Indian tribes, bands, groups and nations, including Alaska 15 Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States. 16 "(4) The term 'open-space uses' means any use of open17 space land for (A) park and recreational purposes, (B) 18 conservation of land and other natural resources, or (C) 19 historic, architectural or scenic purposes." AUTHORIZATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS SEC. 402. The fifth sentence of section 701 (b) of the Housing Act of 1954 is amended by striking “and” and inserting before the period at the end thereof “, and such sums as may be necessary thereafter”. 131 1 AUTHORIZATION FOR WATER AND SEWEŁ FACEMIES ANT 2 3 NEIGHBORHOOD FACULTES SBC. 405. & Section 708ia or the Housing and Tenan 4 Developmen: Act of 1967 as amended to read as follows: 5 “BBC. 705. tw) There are authorized to be appropriateċ 6 prior to July 1, 1971. not to exceed $1.125,006,000 for 7 grants under section 702 and not to exceed $206,006,000 for 8 grants under section 705. For any fiscal year commencing 9 after June 30, 1971. there are authorized to be appropriated 10 for grants under section 702 and 70: suct sums as may be 11 necessary." 12 (b) Section 705 (b) of such Act is amended by striking 13 out “commencing prior to July 1, 1971." 14 15 16 AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS SEC. 404. The first sentence of section 806 of the Hous 17 ing Act of 1964 is amended by striking "not to exceed $30,18 000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "such sums as may be 19 necessary." 20 21 NEW COMMUNITIES PROGRAM SEC. 405. (a) Section 407 (a) of the Housing and Urban 22 Development Act of 1968 is amended by adding at the end 225 23 thereof the following: "The Secretary may issue obligations 24 to the Secretary of the Treasury in an amount outstanding |