1 2 3 2 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) It is the policy of the Congress and the purpose of this Act to provide for the development of a 4 national urban growth policy and to encourage the rational, 5 6 7 8 orderly, efficient, and economic growth, development, and redevelopment of our States, metropolitan areas, citiés, coun ties, and towns in predominantly rural areas which demonstrate a special potential for accelerated growth; and to en9 courage and support development which will assure our 10 communities of adequate tax bases, community services, job 11 opportunities, and well-balanced neighborhoods in socially, H23 12 13 14 15 16 economically, and physically attractive living environments. TITLE I-DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL URBAN GROWTH POLICY FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 101. (a) The Congress finds that the rapid growth 17 of urban population and expanding urban development in the United States, together with a decline in farm population, slower growth in rural areas, and migration to the cities, has created an imbalance between the 'Nation's needs and resources, and that the economic and social develop ment of the Nation and the achievement of satisfactory living standards depend upon the sound, orderly, and more balanced development of all'areas of the Nation.' (b) The Congress further finds that Federal programs 2 affect the foration of population, economi growth, and the 1 character of пrbal. development, that suel prægrams fre quently conflict and result in undesirable and enstly nottoms o пrbal development, and that existing and future pro grams must be interrelated anc coordinated within & systen o: planner: developmen and established priorities consisten, with a nation, urban, growth, policy. t. 9 10 To promote the general welfare and to properly apply the resources of the Federa. Governmen, të strengthen the economic and social health o; al, areas of the Nation, the Congress declares that the Federal Goovernment, consistent 12 with the responsibilities of State and local government and 13 the private sector, must assume responsibility to develop a national urban growth, policy, which shall incorporate social. economic, and other appropriate factors. Such policy shali serve as a guide in making specific decisions at the national 17 level which affect the pattern of urban growth and shall pro18 vide a framework for development of interstate, State, and 15 16 local growth and stabilization policy, (d The Congress further declares that the national urban growth policy should-- (1) favor patterns of urbanization and economie development and stabilization which offer a range of al ternative locations and encourage the wise and balanced use of physical and human resources in metropolitan and 1 2 3 2 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) It is the policy of the Congress and the purpose of this Act to provide for the development of a 4 national urban growth policy and to encourage the rational, 5 orderly, efficient, and economic growth, development, and 6 redevelopment of our States, metropolitan areas, cities, coun7 ties, and towns in predominantly rural areas which demon 8 9 strate a special potential for accelerated growth; and to en courage and support development which will assure our 10 communities of adequate tax bases, community services, job 11 12 13 14 15 16 opportunities, and well-balanced neighborhoods in socially, economically, and physically attractive living environments. TITLE I—DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL URBAN GROWTH POLICY FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 101. (a) The Congress finds that the rapid growth 17 of urban population and expanding urban development in the United States, together with a decline in farm popula tion, slower growth in rural areas, and migration to the cities, has created an imbalance between the Nation's needs and resources, and that the economic and social development of the Nation and the achievement of satisfactory living standards depend upon the sound, orderly, and more balanced development of all areas of the Nation.***. (b) The Congress further finds that Federal programs 3 1 affect the location of population, economic growth, and the 2 character of urban development; that such programs fre 3 quently conflict and result in undesirable and costly patterns 4 of urban development; and that existing and future pro 5 grams must be interrelated and coordinated within a system 6 of planned development and established priorities consistent 7 with a national urban growth policy. 8 (c) To promote the general welfare and to properly 9 apply the resources of the Federal Government to strengthen 10 the economic and social health of all areas of the Nation, the 11 Congress declares that the Federal Goovernment, consistent 12 with the responsibilities of State and local government and 13 14 15 the private sector, must assume responsibility to develop a national urban growth policy, which shall incorporate social, economic, and other appropriate factors. Such policy shall 16 serve as a guide in making specific decisions at the national level which affect the pattern of urban growth and shall pro18 vide a framework for development of interstate, State, and 17 local growth and stabilization policy. (d The Congress further declares that the national urban growth policy should (1) favor patterns of urbanization and economic development and stabilization which offer a range of alternative locations and encourage the wise and balanced use of physical and human resources in metropolitan and |