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PUBLIC LAW 560-AUG. 2, 1954

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ST A T.

REGULATIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR

SEC. 608. The Administrator, after consultation with the National Committee, shall have power to issue general rules and procedures for the effective implementation of this title and for the functioning of the regional subcommittees, pursuant to the provisions hereof and not in conflict herewith. GENERAL PROVISIONS

3 8 Stat. 717. 15 USC 58. Office. Staff assistance.

Termination.

SEC. 609. No act pursuant to the provisions of this title and which occurs while this title is in effect shall be construed to be within the prohibitions of the antitrust laws or the Federal Trade Commission Act of the United States. Service as a member of the National Committee or of any regional subcommittee is not to be construed as holding any office or employment with the Government of the United States. The Administrator is authorized and directed, upon the request of the National Committee, to provide such Committee with a suitable office and meeting place and to furnish to the Committee such staff assistance as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of assisting it in the performance of the functions of such Committee. Funds available to the Administrator for administrative expenses shall be available for all expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of this title, including expenses of persons serving as members of any committee or subcommittee established pursuant to this title for communications, transportation, and not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence when away from their homes or regular places of business in connection with the business of such committee or subcommittee. SEC. 610. (a) This title and all authority conferred hereunder shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1957. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a). Congress, by concurrent resolution, may terminate this title prior to the termination date hereinabove provided for. TITLE VII — U E B A N P L A N N I N G AND E E S E R V E O F PLANNED PUBLIC WOEKS URBAN PLANNING

Planning grants.

31 USC 529.

Appropriation.

QEC. 7 0 1. TO facilitate urban planning for smaller communities lacking adequate planning resources, the Administrator is authorized to make planning grants to State planning agencies for the provision of planning assistance (including surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services and other planning work, but excluding plans for specific public works) to cities and other municipalities having a population of less than 25,000 according to the latest decennial census. The Administrator is further authorized to make planning grants for similar planning work in metropolitan and regional areas to official State, metropolitan, or regional planning agencies empowered under State or local laws to perform such planning. Any grant made under this section shall not exceed 50 per centum of the estimated cost of the work for which the grant is made and shall be subject to terms and conditions prescribed by the Administrator to carry out this section. The Administrator is authorized, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to make advance or progress payments QU account of any planning grant made under this section. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not exceeding $5,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this section, and any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.

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