and (2) that the locality has a satisfactory program for the provision of all necessary public improvements for such areas. The provisions of sections 1451(c), 1456, 1465, and 1466 of this title, shall be applicable to activities and undertakings assisted under this section to the same extent as if such activities and undertakings were being carried out in an urban renewal area as part of an urban renewal project: Provided, That the Secretary may, in addition to authorizing a local public agency to make grants as prescribed in section 1466 of this title, make such grants through the utilization of local private nonprofit agencies. (July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 117, as added Aug. 10, 1965, Pub. L. 89-117, title III, § 311(a), 79 Stat. 478, and amended May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 90-19, § 6(b), 81 Stat. 21; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title V, § 515, 82 Stat. 525; Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91-152, title II, § 202(c), 83 Stat. 386.)

§ 1468a. Interim assistance for blighted areas; grants to cities, other municipalities, counties, and Indian tribes, etc.; encouragement of employment of unemployed or underemployed residents.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts (in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 in any fiscal year) to make, and to make, grants as provided in this section (payable from any grant funds provided under section 1453(b) of this title) to cities, other municipalities, counties, and Indian tribes, bands, groups, and nations, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States for the purpose of assisting such localities in carrying our programs to alleviate harmful conditions in slum and blighted areas which are planned for substantial clearance, rehabilitation, or federally assisted code enforcement in the near future but in which some immediate public action is needed until clearance, rehabilitation, or code enforcement activities can be undertaken. Such grants shall not exceed two-thirds (or three-fourths in the case of any city, other municipality, or county having a population of fifty thousand or less according to the most recent decennial census) of the cost of planning and carrying out programs which may include (1) the repair of streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, publicly owned utilities, and public buildings to meet needs consistent with the shortterm continued use of the area prior to the undertaking of the contemplated clearance or upgrading activities, (2) the improvement of private properties to the extent needed to eliminate the most immediate dangers to public health and safety, (3) the demolition of structures determined to be structurally unsound or unfit for human habitation and which constitute a public nuisance and serious hazard to the public health and safety, (4) the establishment of temporary public playgrounds on vacant land within the area, and (5) the improvement of garbage and trash collection, street cleaning, and similar activities. The Secretary shall encourage, wherever feasible, the employment of otherwise unemployed or underemployed residents of the area in carrying out the activities and undertakings assisted under this section. The provisions of sections 1451(c), 1456, and 1465 of this title shall be applicable to activities and undertakings assisted under this section to the same extent as if such activities and undertakings were being carried out in an urban re

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newal area as part of an urban renewal project. (July 15, 1959, ch. 338, title I, § 118, as added Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title V, § 514, 82 Stat. 525, and amended Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91-152, title II, § 202(d), 83 Stat. 386.)

PART B.-NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMS

§ 1469. Declaration of purpose.

(a) Authorization for financial assistance to local public agencies.

To facilitate more rapid renewal and development of urban areas on an effective scale, and to encourage more efficient and flexible utilization of public and private development opportunities by local communities in such areas, the Secretary is authorized to make financial assistance availabe under this subchapter to local public agencies for undertakings and activities which are carried out under a neighborhood development program approved by him pursuant to this part.

(b) Extent of neighborhood development pro

gram.

A neighborhood development program shall consist of urban renewal project undertakings and activities in one or more urban renewal are as which are planned and carried out on the basis of annual increments in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter for planning and carrying out urban renewal projects, except as modified by the provisions of this part.

(c) Conditions for approval of applications for financial assistance.

No application for financial assistance in planning and carrying out a neighborhood_development program shall be approved by the Secretary unless

(1) the governing body of the locality has, by resolution or ordinance, approved the proposed program and the annual increment covered by the application and authorized the filing of the application for financial assistance; and

(2) the Secretary has concluded that there is the necessary capacity to carry out the undertakings and activities included under the program.

(July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 131, as added Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title V, § 501(b), 82 Stat. 518.)

§ 1469a. Financing of undertakings and activities; payment of excess of sale price and imputed capital value of land or other property leased or retained over gross project

cost.

(a) Upon the approval of a neighborhood development program by the Secretary, the cost of any undertakings and activities authorized as part of the program shall be financed in accordance with the loan, capital grant, and project cost provisions of part A, except that

(1) net project cost may be calculated on the basis of costs incurred and proceeds derived for the account of the program during a specified twelve-month period, and may be recalculated for succeeding periods of twelve months to reflect additional costs and additional proceeds since the date of the last computation or recomputation; and

(2) if property has been acquired but not disposed of prior to the computation or recomputation of net project cost, temporary loans made or secured under this subchapter to finance undertakings or activities included in the

program may remain outstanding until the property has been disposed of and the proceeds thereof together with additional funds becoming available to the program, are sufficient to permit repayment of the loans.

(b) In the event that gross project cost as computed for a specified twelve-month period is exceeded, with respect to that period, by the sum of (1) the sales price of land or other property sold, and (2) the imputed capital value of land or other property leased or retained by the local public agency in accordance with the provisions of the urban renewal plan, the local public agency shall pay to the Secretary two-thirds of the excess (or three-fourths in the case of a program on a threefourths grant basis), which amount shall be available to the Secretary for grant payments under section 1453 of this title. (July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 132, as added Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title V, § 501(b), 82 Stat. 519.)

§ 1469b. Local grants-in-aid.

(a) Determination of eligibility; extension of eligibility.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for the purpose of determining the eligibility of local grants-in-aid in connection with undertakings and activities carried out under a neighborhood development program, the three-year period referred to in the first sentence of the second paragraph of section 1460 (d) of this title shall be deemed to be a period of three years prior to the authorization by the Secretary of the first contract for financial assistance under the program which includes the urban renewal area which is benefited by the public improvement or facility for which credit is claimed; and the seven-year period referred to in clause (1) of section 1463(b) of this title shall be deemed to be a period of seven years prior to the date of authorization by the Secretary of the first contract for financial assistance under the program which includes the urban renewal area which is benefited by the expenditures for which credit is claimed. In connection with any neighborhood development program for which an application is filed not later than December 24, 1969 and for which no contract for financial assistance under the program has been authorized by the Secretary, the three-year and seven-year periods referred to above shall be extended to periods of four and eight years, respectively, prior to authorization of (1) the first contract for financial assistance under the program which includes the urban renewal are a benefited by the public improvement or facility (or the expenditures) for which credit is claimed, or (2) a contract for a loan or capital grant for an urban renewal project authorized after December 24, 1969 in an area which is benefited by the public improvement or facility (or the expenditures) for which credit is claimed and which was included in the neighborhood development program application.

(b) Cost of public improvement or facility.

No portion of the cost of a public improvement or public facility (to the extent otherwise eligible) may be included as a local grant-in-aid in computing the gross project cost of an approved program for any twelve-month period—

(1) prior to commencement of construction of the improvement or facility, or

(2) in excess of the amount actually expended or obligated by contract.

(c) Excess local grants-in-aid; inapplicability of pooling povisions.

The provisions of section 1454 of this title with respect to the pooling of local grants-in-aid among the various projects undertaken by a local public agency shall not be applicable with respect to any excess local grants-in-aid resulting from the urban renewal projects contained in a neighborhood development program. (July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 133, as added Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title V. § 501(b), 82 Stat. 519, and amended Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91-152, title II, § 203(c), 83 Stat. 386.) § 1469c. General provisions.

(a) Workable program requirement; capital grants; relocation requirements; transient housing; demolition and removal of buildings and improvements.

For purposes of this part

(1) the workable program requirement in section 1451(c) of this title shall apply to the authorization, rather than the execution, of any contract for loans or capital grants;

(2) capital grants on a three-fourths basis may only be made under section 1453(a)(2)(B) of this title;

(3) the relocation requirements specified in section 1455(c) of this title shall apply to each annual increment of an approved program;

(4) section 1456(g) of this title (relating to transient housing) shall apply to activities undertaken under approved programs, except that the determination as to need for transient housing shall be made with respect to any sale or lease of land for construction of such housing prior to such sale or lease; and

(5) the requirements concerning demolition and removal of buildings and improvements stated in clause (A) of the sentence following paragraph (10) of section 1460(c) of this title shall apply to each annual increment of an approved program.

(b) Obligation to provide financial assistance for subsequent annual increments.

The approval by the Secretary of financial assistance for one or more annual increments of a neighborhood development program shall not be considered as obligating him to provide financial assistance for any subsequent annual increments. (c) Extent of urban renewal plan; modification; establishment of requirements prescribing scope and content of plan.

The urban renewal plan referred to in section 1460(b) of this title may cover one or more of the urban renewal areas covered by a neighborhood development program and such plan may be modified from time to time to cover additional urban renewal areas added to the program. The Secretary may establish such requirements as he deems appropriate prescribing the scope and content of such plan, taking into consideration, among other matters, the degree of detail needed in the plan to properly and expeditiously carry out the activities and undertakings proposed in any annual increment of a neighborhood development program. (July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 134, as added Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title V, $ 501(b), 82 Stat. 520.)

CHAPTER 8B.-PUBLIC WORKS OR FACILITIES

§ 1491. Declaration of policy.

It has been the policy of the Congress to assist wherever possible the States and their political subdivisions, and Indian tribes to provide the

services and facilities essential to the health and welfare of the people of the United States.

The Congress finds that in many instances municipalities, or other political subdivisions of States, and Indian tribes, which seek to provide essential public works or facilities (including mass transportation facilities and equipment), are unable to raise the necessary funds at reasonable interest rates.

It is the purpose of this chapter (subject to the limitations contained herein) to authorize the extension of credit to assist in the provision of certain essential public works or facilities by States, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of States, and Indian tribes, where such credit is not otherwise available on reasonable terms and conditions. (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title II, § 201, 69 Stat. 642; June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87-70, title V, § 501(a), 75 Stat. 173; Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-808, § 1, 76 Stat. 920.)

§ 1492. Public projects.

(a) Purchase of securities or obligations; loans; payment of operating expenses.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized (1) to purchase the securities and obligations of, or make loans to, municipalities and other political subdivisions and instrumentalities of one or more States (including public agencies and instrumentalities of one or more municipalities or other political subdivisions of one or more States), and Indian tribes to finance specific projects for public works or facilities under State, municipal, or other applicable law, and (2) to purchase the securities and obligations of, or make loans to, States, municipalities and other political subdivisions of States, public agencies and instrumentalities of one or more States, municipalities and political subdivisions of States, and public corporations, boards, and commissions established under the laws of any State, to finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of facilities and equipment for use, by operation or lease or otherwise, in mass transportation service in urban areas, and for use in coordinating highway, bus, surface-rail, underground, parking and other transportation facilities in such areas. The facilities and equipment referred to in clause (2) may include land, but not public highways, and any other real or personal property needed for an economic, efficient, and coordinated mass transportation system. No such purchase or loan shall be made for payment of ordinary governmental or non-project operating expenses.

(b) Restrictions and limitations; interest. The powers granted in subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the following restrictions and limitations:

(1) No financial assistance shall be extended under this section unless the financial assistance applied for is not otherwise available on reasonable terms, and all securities and obligations purchased and all loans made under this section shall be of such sound value or so secured as reasonably to assure retirement or repayment, and such loans may be made either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate or by the purchase of participations or otherwise.

(2) No securities or obligations shall be purchased, and no loans shall be made, including renewals or extensions thereof, which have maturity dates in excess of forty years. Subject to

such maximum maturity, the Secretary in his discretion may provide for the postponement of the payment of interest on not more than 50 per centum of any financial assistance extended to an applicant under this section for a period up to ten years where (A) such assistance does not exceed 50 per centum of the development cost of the project involved, and (B) it is determined by the Secretary that such applicant will experience above-average populaton growth and the project would contribute to orderly community development, economy, and efficiency; and any amounts so postponed shall be payable with interest in annual installments during the remaining maturity of such assistance.

(3) Financial assistance extended under this section shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary which shall be not more than the higher of (A) 3 per centum per annum, or (B) the total of one-half of 1 per centum per annum added to the rate of interest paid by the Secretary on funds obtained from the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in section 1493(a) of this title.

(4) (A) No financial assistance shall be extended under clause (1) of subsection (a) of this section to any municipality or other political subdivision having a population of fifty thousand or more (one hundred fifty thousand or more in the case of a community situated in an area designated as a redevelopment area under the Area Redevelopment Act or any Act supplementary thereto) according to the most recent decennial census, or; (B) to any public agency or instrumentality serving one or more municipalities, political subdivisions, or unincorporated areas in one or more States, unless each municipality, political subdivision, or unincorporated area to be served by the specific public work or facility for which assistance is sought under this section has a population less than the applicable figure under clause (A) according to such census. This paragraph shall not apply to any financial assistance to be extended under subsection (a) of this section for the purpose of financing any project for public works or facilities (i) in a community in or near which is located a research or development installation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or (ii) to be initiated or accelerated as the result of a grant-in-aid from an allocation made by the President under section 2642 of this title, or (iii) to be provided in connection with the establishment of a new community approved under section 1749cc-1 of Title 12 or under sections 3901 to 3914 of this title or under part B of the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970.

(c) Priority to applications of smaller municipalities.

In the processing of applications for financial assistance under clause (1) of subsection (a) of this section the Secretary shall give priority to applications of smaller municipalities for assistance in the construction of basic public works (including works for the storage, treatment, purification, or distribution of water; sewage, sewage treatment, and sewer facilities; and gas distribution systems) for which there is an urgent and vital public need. As used in this section, a "smaller municipality" means an incorporated or unincorporated town, or other political subdivision of a State, which had a population of less than ten thousand inhabitants at the time of the last Federal census, or an Indian tribe. Notwithstanding any other provi

sion of this chapter, the Secretary may extend financial assistance, as otherwise authorized by clause (1) of subsection (a) of this section, to any private nonprofit corporation to finance the construction of works for the storage, treatment, purification, or distribution of water or the construction of sewage, sewage treatment, and sewer facilities, if such works or facilities are needed to serve a smaller municipality or rural area, and there is no existing public body able to construct and operate such works or facilities.

(d) Loans for transportation facilities or equipment; termination date.

No loans may be made for transportation facilities or equipment, pursuant to clause (2) of subsection (a) of this section, unless the Secretary determines (1) that there is being actively developed (or has been developed) for the urban or other metropolitan area served by the applicant a program, meeting criteria established by him, for the development of a comprehensive and coordinated mass transportation system; (2) that the proposed facilities or equipment can reasonably be expected to be required for such a system; and (3) if such program has not been completed, that there is an urgent need for the provision of the facilities or equipment to be commenced prior to the time that the program could reasonably be expected to be completed: Provided, That no such loan shall be made, except under a prior commitment, after June 30, 1963.

(e) Grants-in-aid to public entities to accelerate public works; restrictions and limitations. The Secretary is authorized to make a grant-inaid from any allocation made for such purpose by the President under section 2642 of this title to any public entity described in clause (1) of subsection (a) of this section of not to exceed 50 per centum of the cost of construction of any project for public works or facilities, if such project would be eligible (without regard to the restrictions and limitations of subsections (b) and (c) of this section) for financial assistance under clause (1) of subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Secretary (as in effect on September 14, 1962) relating to the types of public works and facilities to which such assistance may be extended.

(f) Assistance for cultural centers; restrictions and limitations.

The restrictions and limitations set forth in subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to assistance to municipalities, other political subdivisions and instrumentalities of one or more States, and Indian tribes, for specific projects for cultural centers, including but not limited to, museums, art centers and galleries, and theaters and other physical facilities for the performing arts, which would be of cultural, educational, and informational value to the communities and areas where the centers would be located. (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title II, § 202, 69 Stat. 643; June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87-70, title V, § 501(b), (c), (d)(1), (e)— (g), 75 Stat. 173, 174; Sept. 5, 1962, Pub. L. 87-634, 76 Stat. 435; Sept. 14, 1962, Pub. L. 87-658, § 5, 76 Stat. 543; Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-808, § 2, 76 Stat. 920; Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-809, 76 Stat. 920; Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88-560, title VI, § 601, 78 Stat. 798; Aug. 10, 1965, Pub. L. 89-117, title XI, § 1107, 79 Stat. 503; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89-754, title IV, § 407, title X, § 1009, 80 Stat. 1273, 1286; May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 90-19, § 12 (b), (c), 81 Stat. 23; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90-448, title IV, § 416(a), 82 Stat. 518; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91-609, title VII, § 727(b), 84 Stat. 1802.)

§ 1493. Notes and obligations; forms and denominations; maturities; terms and conditions; interest rate; revolving fund.

(a) In order to finance activities under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized and empowered to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury, from time to time and to have outstanding at any one time, notes and other obligations in an amount not to exceed $650,000,000: Provided, That, of the funds obtained through the issuance of such notes and other obligations, $600,000,000 shall be available only for purchases and loans pursuant to clause (1) of section 1492(a) of this title and $50,000,000 shall be available only for purchases and loans pursuant to clause (2) of such section. Such obligations shall be in such forms and denominations, have such maturities and be subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Such notes or other obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury which shall be not more than the higher of (1) 22 per centum per annum, or (2) the average annual interest rate on all interest-bearing obligations of the United States then forming a part of the public debt as computed at the end of the fiscal year next preceding the issuance by the Secretary and adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase any notes and other obligations of the Secretary to be issued hereunder and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and obligations. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell any of the notes or other obligations acquired by him under this section. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States.

(b) Funds borrowed under this section and any proceeds shall constitute a revolving fund which may be used by the Secretary in the exercise of his functions under this chapter. (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title II, § 203, 69 Stat. 643; Sept. 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86-788, § 2(c), 74 Stat. 1028; June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87-70, title V, $ 501 (d) (2), (h), (j), 75 Stat. 174, 175; May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 90-19, § 12(b), 81 Stat. 23.)

§ 1494. Functions, powers and duties of Secretary; administrative expenses.

In the performance of, and with respect to, the functions, powers, and duties vested in him by this chapter the Secretary shall (in addition to any authority otherwise vested in him) have the functions, powers, and duties set forth in section 1749a of Title 12, except subsection (c) (2) of such section. Funds obtained or held by the Secretary in connection with the performance of his functions under this chapter shall be available for the administrative expenses of the Secretary in connection with the performance of such functions. (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title II, § 204, 69 Stat. 644; May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 90-19, § 12(b), 81 Stat. 23.)

§ 1496. Definition of "States."

As used in this chapter, the term "States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Territories and possessions of the United States. (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title II, § 206, as added Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1029, title VI, § 603, 70 Stat. 1114, and amended Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91-152, title IV, § 403(b), 83 Stat. 395.)

§ 1497. Technical advisory services in budgeting, financing, planning and construction of community facilities; appropriations.

The Secretary is authorized to establish technical advisory services to assist municipalities and other political subdivisions and instrumentalities, and Indian tribes in the budgeting, financing, planning, and construction of community facilities. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, together with any fees that may be charged, to cover the cost of such services. (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title II, § 207, as added June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87-70, title V, § 501(i), 75 Stat. 175; and amended Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-808, § 3, 76 Stat. 920; May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 9019, § 12 (b), 81 Stat. 23.)

CHAPTER 8C.-OPEN-SPACE LAND, URBAN BEAUTIFICATION, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

$1500. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose.

(a) The Congress finds that the rapid expansion of the Nation's urban areas and the rapid growth of the population within such areas has resulted in severe problems of urban and suburban living for the preponderant majority of the Nation's present and future population, including the lack of valuable open-space land for recreational and other purposes.

(b) The Congress further finds that there is a need for the additional provision of parks and other open space in the built-up portions of urban areas especially in low income neighborhoods and communities and a need for greater and better coordinated State and local efforts to make available and improve open-space land throughout entire urban areas.

(c) The Congress further finds that there is a need for timely action to preserve and restore areas, sites, and structures of historic or architectural value in order that these remaining evidences of our history and heritage shall not be lost or destroyed through the expansion and development of the Nation's urban areas.

(d) It is the purpose of this chapter to help curb urban sprawl and prevent the spread of urban blight and deterioration, to encourage more economic and desirable urban development, to assist in preserving areas and properties of historic or architectural value, and to help provide necessary recreational, conservation, and scenic areas by assisting State and local public bodies in taking prompt action to (1) provide, preserve, and develop open-space land in a manner consistent with the planned long-range development of the Nation's urban areas, (2) acquire, improve, and restore areas, sites, and structures of historic or architectural value, and (3) develop and improve open space and other public urban land, in accordance with programs to encourage and coordinate

local public and private efforts toward this end. (Pub. L. 87-70, title VII, § 701, June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 89-117, title IX, § 901 (b), (c), Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 89-754, title VI, § 605 (b), (c), Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1279; Pub. L. 91609, title IV, § 401, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1781.)

§ 1500a. Grants to States and local public bodies for acquisition and for development of open-space land.

(a) Authorization; limitation on amount of grant; limitation on donations for non-Federal share.

The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and local public bodies to help finance (1) the acquisition of title to, or other interest in, open-space land in urban areas and (2) the development of open-space or other land in urban are as for open-space uses. The amount of any such grant shall not exceed 50 per centum of the eligible project cost, as approved by the Secretary, of such acquisition or development. Not more than 50 per centum of the non-Federal share of such eligible project cost may, to the extent authorized in regulations established by the Secretary, be made up by donations of land or materials.

(b) Restrictions on use of grants.

No grants under this chapter shall be made to (1) defray ordinary State or local government al expenses, (2) help finance the acquisition by a public body of land located outside the urban are a for which it exercises (or participates in the exercise of) responsibilities consistent with the purpose of this chapter, (3) acquire and clear developed land in built-up urban areas unless the local governing body determines that adequate openspace land cannot be effectively provided through the use of existing undeveloped land, or (4) provide assistance for historic and architectural preservation purposes, except for districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects which the Secretary of the Interior determines meet the criteria used in establishing the National Register.

(c) Determination of further terms and conditions for assistance.

The Secretary may set such further terms and conditions for assistance under this chapter as he determines to be desirable.

(d) Review of applications; consultation with Secretary of the Interior; exchange of information.

The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior on the general policies to be followed in reviewing applications for grants under this chapter. To assist the Secretary in such review, the Secretary of the Interior shall furnish him (1) appropriate information on the status of national and statewide recreation and historic preservation planning as it affects the areas to be assisted with such grants, and (2) the current listing of any districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology, and culture which may be contained on a National Register maintained by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to other provisions of law. The Secretary shall provide current information to the Secretary of the Interior from time to time on significant program developments.

(e) Technical assistance.

The Secretary may provide such technical assistance to States and local public bodies as may be required to effectively carry out activities under this section. (Pub. L. 87-70, title VII, § 702,