Housing and Community Development Legislation--1973

Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Pontiac, Mich., letter from
Paul E. Kasper, chairman, dated November 2, 1973, urging support of
the Cranston amendment in present proposed housing legislation_
Pinellas County Board of Commissioners, Clearwater, Fla., letter from
M. R. Stierheim, county administrator, with attached resolution sup-
porting the National Association of Counties position to include urban
counties in proposed community development legislation, dated Novem-
ber 5, 1973.

Ponder, C. L., president, Midwest Mortgage Consultants, Inc., Herrin,
Ill., letter dated November 8, 1973, with attached analysis of existing
and proposed section 23 leased housing program.
Redevelopment agency of the city of Indio, Indio, Calif., letter dated
November 1, 1973, from Evan T. Kuhner, administrator and finance
director, with attached comment by the San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency--
Reed, Hon. Marion, mayor, Midwest City, Okla., letter to Congressman
Tom Steed of Oklahoma, enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted by
the Oklahoma Municipal League, dated September 24, 1973-.
Roderick, Hon. Jack, mayor, Greater Anchorage Area Borough, memo-
randum submitted entitled, "Better Communities Act-Where Does the
Borough Fit?".

Sanson, Joseph A., president, National Apartment Association, statement
with attached 1974 policy on housing legislation__-

Solar, Frank B., Homemart Real Estate, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., letter
dated October 11, 1973, regarding President Nixon's proposed cash
grant rental housing policy. -

Steinbach, John E., commissioner, Brenham Development Board, Bren-
ham, Tex., letter dated November 5, 1973.
Stierheim, M. R., county administrator, county of Pinellas, Clearwater,
Fla., letter with attached resolution supporting the National Association
of Counties position to include urban counties in proposed community
development legislation, dated November 5, 1973-

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, letter from John A. Buggs, staff director,
dated October 31, 1973___

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Utilities Council on Community Development, statement on housing and urban development_

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Weber, Daniel E., supervisor of the town of Cheektowga, N. Y., letter to Congressman T. J. Dulski of New York, regarding "The Better Communities Act of 1973," dated August 24, 1973--

White, Lee C., letter dated November 16, 1973, with an attached statement by the utilities Council on Community Development..

Williams, Enoch H., president, American Institute of Housing Consultants, Inc., letter dated October 25, 1973_--

Wilson, Hon. Betty, mayor, city of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., letter to Congressman Chet Holifield of California, dated October 31, 1973, asking for continued support of "hold-harmless" protection for cities with population below 50,000 – –

Wilson, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, statement_ _

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Young, Gene, chairman, Kern County Board of Supervisors, Bakersfield, Calif., letter dated November 2, 1973, urging amendment to H.R. 10036 to include urban counties in the formula for distribution of Federal funds__.

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HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

LEGISLATION-1973

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1973

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING

OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY,

Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m. in room 2128, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. William A. Barrett [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding.

Present: Representatives Barrett, Sullivan, Reuss, Ashley, Moorhead, Stephens, St Germain, Gonzalez, Widnall, Stanton, Blackburn, Brown, Heckler, and Rousselot.

Mr. BARRETT. The meeting will come to order, please.

Today we begin 3 weeks of hearings on pending housing and community development legislation. We do so at a time of great certainty and frustration concerning future Federal efforts in housing and community development. The President's housing proposal recently submitted to Congress represents, in the eyes of many, a full retreat from the bipartisan national commitment to provide decent housing for our citizens. Congressional proposals, on the other hand, attempt to maintain that commitment, providing new and improved tools to serve our housing needs.

I hope that we are mistaken in our view of the administration's goal. I hope our differences involve only the most effective ways to serve housing needs and not the need to serve them at all. Today we will hear from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, James T. Lynn. Mr. Secretary, we are delighted to have you and your associates with us today. We are also happy to have with us James Neville, who is Assistant Administrator for Rural Housing of the Department of Agriculture.

At this point in the hearing record, I wish to insert the four major bills before the subcommittee: H.R. 10036, the bill introduced by Congressman Ashley, and myself; and H.R. 7277, H.R. 10688, and H.R. 10689, the administration's community development and housing bills.

[The text of H.R. 10036, H.R. 7277, H.R. 10688, and H.R. 10689 follows:]

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93D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. 10036

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 5, 1973

Mr. BARRETT (for himself and Mr. ASHLEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency

A BILL

To establish a program of community development and housing

block grants, to consolidate, simplify, and improve laws re-

lating to housing and urban development activities, and for

other purposes.