federally assisted development projects, for making effective comprehensive metropolitan planning and programing. GRANT AUTHORITY SEC. 102. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make supplementary grants to applicant State and local public bodies and agencies carrying out, or assisting in carrying out, development projects meeting the requirement of this title. (b) Grants may be made under this title only for development projects in metropolitan areas for which it has been demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that— (1) metropolitanwide comprehensive planning and programing provide an adequate basis for evaluating (A) the location, financing, and scheduling of individual public facility projects (including but not limited to, sewer, water, and sewage treatment facilities; highway, mass transit, airport, and other transportation facilities; and recreation and other openspace areas) whether or not federally assisted; and (B) other proposed land development or uses, which projects or uses, because of their size, density, type, or location, have public metropolitanwide or interjurisdictional significance; (2) adequate metropolitanwide institutional or other arrangements exist for coordinating, on the basis of such metropolitanwide comprehensive planning and programing, local public policies and activities affecting the development of the area; and (3) public facility projects and other land development or uses which have a major impact on the development of the area are, in fact, being carried out in accord with such metropolitanwide comprehensive planning and programing. (c) Where the applicant for a grant under this title is a county, municipality, or other general-purpose unit of local government, it must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that taking into consideration the scope of its auhority and responsibilities it is adequately assuring that public facility projects and other land development or uses of puble metropolitanwide or interjurisdictional significance are being, and will be, carried out in accord with metropolitan planning and programing meeting the requirements of subsection (b). In making this determination the Secretary shall give special consideration to whether the applicant is effectively assisting in, and conformng to, metropolitan planning and programing through (1) the location and scheduling of public facility projects, whether or not federally assisted; and (2) the establishment and consistent administration of zoning codes, subdivision regulations, and similar land-use and density controls. Where the applicant for a grant under this title is not a general-purpose unit of local government, both it and the general-purpose unit of local government having jurisdiction over the location of the project must meet requirements of this subsection. (d) In making the determinations required under this section, the Secretary shall obtain, and give full consideration to, the comments of the body or bodies (State or local) responsible for planning and programing for the metropolitan area. (e) No grant shall be made under this title with respect to a development project for which a Federal grant has been made, or a contract of assistance has been entered into, under the legislation referred to in clause 1 of section 105 prior to February 21, 1966, or more than one year prior to the date on which the Secretary has made the determinations required under this section with respect to the applicant and to the area in which the project is located: Provided, That in the case of a project for which a contract of assistance under the legislation referred to in clause 1 of section 105 has been entered into after June 30, 1967, no grant shall be made under this title unless an application for such grant has been made on or before the date of such contract. EXTENT OF GRANT SEC. 103. (a) A grant under this title shall not exceed (1) 20 per centum of the cost of the project for which the grant is made; nor (2) the Federal grant made with respect to the project under the legislation referred to in clause 1 of section 105. In no case shall the total Federal contributions to the cost of such project be more than 80 per centum. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in cluding requirements with respect to non-Federal contributions, grants under this title shall be eligible for inclusion (directly or through refunds or credits) as part of the financing for such projects: Provided, That projects or activities on the basis of which assistance is provided under section 6(c) of the Demonstration Cities Act of 1966 shall not be eligible for assistance under this title. (b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Appropriations authorized under this title shall remain available until expended when so provided in appropriations acts. CONSULTATION AND CERTIFICATION SEC. 104. In carrying out the provisions of this title, including the issuance of regulations, the Secretary shall consult with the Department of the Interior; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and the Federal Aviation Agency with respect to development projects assisted by those departments and agencies; and he shall, for the purpose of section 103, accept their respective certifications as to the cost of those projects and the amount of the non-Federal contribution paid or to be paid to that cost. DEFINITIONS SEC. 105. As used in this title (1) "development project" means a project assisted or to be assisted under section 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; section 8 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; section 120 (a) of title 23, United States Code; section 9 of the Federal Airport Act; section 3 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964; title VII of the Housing Act of 1961; section 5 (e) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965; or section 101 (a)(1) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (for a project of a type which the Secretary determines to be eligible for assistance under other of the provisions listed above); (2) "State" means any State of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or an agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing; (3) "metropolitan area" means a standard metropolitan statistical area as established by the Bureau of the Budget, subject however to such modifications and extensions as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate; and (4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. TITLE II-LAND DEVELOPMENT AND NEW COMMUNITIES MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR NEW COMMUNITIES SEC. 201. Title X of the National Housing Act is amended by inserting after section 1003 the following new section 1004 and redesignating the remaining sections accordingly : "NEW COMMUNITIES "SEC. 1004. (a) New communities consisting of developments, satisfying all other requirements under this title, may be approved under this section by the Secretary for mortgage insurance if they meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. "(b) A development shall be eligible for approval as a new community if the Secretary determines it will, in view of its size and scope, make a substantial contribution to the sound and economic growth of the area within which it is located in the form of "(1) substantial economies, made possible through large-scale development, in the provision of improved residential sites; "(2) adequate housing to be provided for those who would be employed in the community or the surrounding area; "(3) maximum accessibility from the new residential sites to industrial or other employment centers and commercial, recreational, and cultural facilities in or near the community; and "(4) maximum accessibility to any major central city in the area". MORTGAGE AMOUNT AND TERM SEC. 202. (a) Section 1002 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out "$10,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof “$25,000.000”. (b) Section 1002(d)(1) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(1) contain repayment provisions satisfactory to the Secretary and have a maturity not to exceed seven years, or such longer maturity as the Secretary deems reasonable (A) in the case of a privately owned system for water or sewerage, and (B) in the case of a new community approved under section 1004;". ENCOURAGEMENT OF SMALL BUILDERS SEC. 203. Section 1004 of such Act (redesignated as section 1005) is amended by adding after "broad participation by builders," the words "particularly small builders,". WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES SEC. 204. Section 1005, of such Act (redesignated as section 1006) is amended by adding the following: “In the case of a new community approved by the Secretary pursuant to section 1004, the land shall be served, after its development, by "(a) public systems for water and sewerage which are consistent with other existing or prospective systems within the area; or "(b) existing privately or cooperatively owned systems (including reasonable extensions thereto) which are approved as adequate by the Secretary and are regulated in a manner acceptable to him; or "(c) if it is necessary to develop a new system and the Secretary determines that public ownership of such a system is not feasible, an adequate privately or cooperatively owned new system (1) which he finds consistent with other existing or prospective systems within the area; (2) which will be regulated, during the period of such ownership, in a manner acceptable to him with respect to user rates and charges, capital structure, methods of operation, and rate of return; and (3) regarding which he receives assurances, satisfactory to him, with respect to eventual public ownership and operation of the system and with respect to the conditions and terms of any sale or transfer." FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEW COMMUNITIES SEC. 205. Section 302 (b) of such Act is amended by inserting after "or title VIII," in the proviso the following: "or under title X with respect to a new community approved under section 1004 thereof,”. URBAN PLANNING GRANTS SEC. 206. Section 701 (a) of the Housing Act of 1954 is amended by inserting the following before the semicolon in paragraph (4): ", or for areas where rapid urbanization is expected to result on land acquired or to be acquired by land development agencies with assistance under section 202(b) (1) of the Housing Amendments of 1955, or on land developed or to be developed as a new community approved under section 1004 of the National Housing Act". PUBLIC FACILITY LOANS SEC. 207. Section 202(b) (redesignated below as section 202 (c)) of the Housing Amendments of 1955 is amended by adding the following before the period at the end of the second sentence of paragraph (4): ", or (iii) to be provided in connection with the establishment of a new community approved under section 1004 of the National Housing Act". LOANS TO LAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES SEC. 208. (a) Section 202 of the Housing Amendments of 1955 is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b)) and redesignating the remaining subsections accordingly : "(b) (1) In order to encourage and assist in the timely acquisition of open or predominantly undeveloped land to be utilized in connection with the develop ment of well-planned residential neighborhoods, subdivisions, and communities, the Secretary is authorized to purchase the securities and obligations of, or make loans to, land development agencies to finance the acquisition of a fee simple or other interest in such land for subsequent sale in accordance with this subsection. A loan under this subsection may be in an amount which shall not exceed the total cost, as approved by the Secretary, of acquiring such interest; shall be reasonably secured; shall be repaid in such manner and within such period, not exceeding fifteen years, as may be determined by the Secretary; and shall bear interest at the rate prescribed for financial assistance extended under subsection (a) of this section. As used in this subsection, ‘land development agencies' means public corporations, including municipalities, authorized to carry out, and created or designated by or pursuant to State law for the purpose of carrying out, the functions for which financial assistance is available under this subsection. "(2) The Secretary shall not extend any financial assistance for the acquisition of land under this subsection unless he determines that (A) the financial assistance applied for is not otherwise available on reasonable terms, (B) the development of a well-planned residential neighborhood, subdivision, or community on such land would be consistent with a comprehensive plan or comprehensive planning, meeting criteria established by the Secretary, for the area in which the land is located, and (C) a preliminary development plan for the use of the land meets criteria established by the Secretary for such preliminary plans. "(3) Land acquired with financial assistance under this subsection shall be disposed of for development in accordance with a current development plan for the land which has been approved by the Secretary as consistent with provisions of the loan agreement, and shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of for less than its fair value for uses in accord with such development plan. Such plan shall, wherever feasible in the light of current conditions, encourage the provision of sites providing a proper balance of types of housing to serve families having a broad range of incomes. The Secretary shall adopt such requirements as he deems necessary to encourage the maintenance of a diversified local homebuilding industry and broad participation by builders, particularly small builders." (b) The proviso in section 203 (a) of the Housing Amendments of 1955 is amended by (1) striking out "section 202(a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 202 (a) and pursuant to section 202 (b)"; and (2) striking out "of such section" and inserting in lieu thereof "of section 202 (a)". TITLE III-URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION INCREASE IN GRANT AUTHORIZATION SEC. 301. (a) Section 4(b) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "and $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1967" and substituting *$150,000,000 for fiscal year 1967; and $95,000,000 for fiscal year 1968". (b) Section 6(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "and to $30,000,000 on July 1, 1966" and substituting "$30,000,000 on July 1, 1966; and to $40,000,000 on July 1, 1967". TITLE IV-GRANTS FOR URBAN INFORMATION CENTERS FINDINGS AND PURPOSE SEC. 401. (a) The Congress hereby finds that one of the principal impediments to coordinated and effective Federal, State, and local efforts in solving the problems of metropolitan and other urban areas is the lack of ready availability of information respecting the public and private programs and activities directed to their solution. The Congress further finds that the establishment of centers providing information on urban programs and resources would increase the effectiveness of present Federal, State, and local efforts to solve urban problems. (b) It is the purpose of this title to assist States and metropolian areas in demonstrating the value of improved and increased efforts in assembling and making available information and data on urban needs and assistance programs and activities through centers established for such purpose. GRANT AUTHORITY SEC. 402. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and metropolitan-area agencies to help finance demonstration programs for the assembly, correlation, and dissemination of information and data needed for improving, coordinating, and more effectively utilizing governmental and other programs and activities available for the solution of local urban problems. Such demonstration programs shall include: (1) the planning, establishment, and operation of urban information centers; and (2) the assembly, correlation, and dissemination of urban physical, social, an economic development information and data through such centers for the purposes of: (A) informing local governments, organizations, and individuals of the availability and status of Federal, State, and local programs and other resources for the solution of urban problems; (B) providing Federal, State, and local governments with information useful and necessary to planning, programing, budgeting, and coordinating urban programs; or (C) providing other information and data needed for public and private urban physical, social, and economic development activities. (b) A demonstration program assisted under this section shall: (1) specify the activities to be carried on and the kinds of information to be assembled and distributed; (2) adequately justify its choice of activities, in terms of specified urban physical, social, and economic information needs and objectives, including comparisons of cost and usefulness where appropriate; (3) represent substantially increased or improved activities on the part of the applicant State or metropolitan-area agency; (4) contain a detailed budget together with procedures for adequate fiscal control, fund accounting, and auditing; (5) be closely coordinated with related Federal, State, and local informational activities, including those receiving assistance under section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, title VI of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and other Federal programs; (6) not include any activity receiving assistance under other Federal programs; and (7) meet such other requirements as the Secretary may establish to carry out the purpose of this title. EXTENT OF ACTIVITIES SEC. 403. (a) An urban information center established by a metropolitan-area agency under this title shall be directed primarily to the provision of informational services of general metropolitanwide utility or of utility to the communities within that metropolitan area. (b) An urban information center established by a State under this title shall be directed primarily to the provision of informational services of general statewide utility or of utility to communities not within metropolitan areas for which information centers have been established under this title. AMOUNT OF GRANT SEC. 404. (a) A grant under this section shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost of the activities carried on under an approved program during one year. (b) No grant shall be made under this title to assist in assembling data, or providing information, to be used primarily in the day-to-day operations of State or local governing bodies and agencies. FEDERAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES SEC. 405. (a) Federal departments and agencies shall cooperate with States and metropolitan-area agencies in providing information to assist in carrying out the purpose of this title. (b) The President shall undertake such studies to improve Federal agency program information capability and coordination as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. |