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PUBLIC LAW 90-448-AUG. 1, 1968

[82 STAT.

"FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

80 Stat. 1261. 42 USC 3332. 42 USC 3335.

42 USC 3338.

42 USC 3336.

"SEC. 201. (a) The Congress hereby finds that the welfare of the Xation and of its people is directly dependent upon the sound and orderly development and the effective organization and functioning of our State and local governments. " I t further finds that it is essential that our State and local governments prepare, keep current, and carry out comprehensive plans and jirograms for their orderly physical development with a view to meeting efficiently all their economic and social needs. " I t further finds that our State and local governments are especially handicapped in this task by the complexity and scope of governmental services required, the multiplicity of political jurisdictions and agencies involved, and the inadequacy of the operational and administrative arrangements available for cooperation among them. "It further finds that present requirements for areawide planning and programing in connection with various Federal programs have materially assisted in the solution of areawide problems, but that greater coordination of Federal programs and additional participation and cooperation are needed from the States and localities in perfecting and carrying out such efforts. " (b) It is the purpose of this title to provide through greater coordination of Federal programs, and through supplementary grants for certain federally assisted development projects, additional encouragement and assistance to States and localities for making comprehensive areawide planning and programing effective."" (c) Section 202 of such Act is amended by striking out "metropolitan'* each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "areawide". (d)(1) Section 205 of such Act is amended by striking out "metropolitan development" each pla(^ it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "areawide develo))ment. (2) Such section is further amended by striking out "metropolitan areas and "metropolitan area and inserting in lieu thereof "areas and "area", respectively. (B) Such section is further amended by striking out "metropolitanwide" each place it appears, and inserting in lieu thereof "areawide. (4) Such section is further amended by striking out "metropolitan planning" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "areawide planning. (5) Such section is further amended by inserting "where appropriate, after " (B) " in subsection (c)(1). (6) Such section is further amended by striking out "within the metropolitanwide area" in subsection (f). (e)(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 208 of such Act are amended by striking out "Metropolitan and inserting in lieu thereof "Areawide. (2) Paragraph (7) of such sectitm is amended— (A) by striking out "or metropolitan or regional and inserting in lieu thereof ", metropolitan, regional, or district''; and (B) by striking out "metropolitan"' in the parenthetical phrase, (f) Section 206(b) of such Act is amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Any amounts appropriated under this section shall remain available untd expended, and any amounts authorized for any fiscal year under this section but not appropriated may be appropriated for any succeeding fiscal year commencing prior to July 1, 1970."

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