influence on the development or redevelopment of the areas in which such facilities will be located, (d) seek the cooperation of the heads of the executive agencies concerned with any of the foregoing, and (e) annually submit long-range plans and programs for the acquisition, modernization, and use of space for approval by the President. SEC. 2. (a) The Administrator, and the heads of executive agencies, shall be guided by the following policies for the acquisition, assignment, reassignment, and utilization of office buildings and space in the United States: (1) Material consideration shall be given to the efficient performance of the missions and programs of the executive agencies and the nature and function of the facilities involved, with due regard for the convenience of the public served and the maintenance and improvement of safe and healthful working conditions for employees; (2) Consideration shall be given in the selection of sites for Federal facilities to the need for development and redevelopment of areas and the development of new communities, and the impact a selection will have on improving social and economic conditions in the area. In determining these conditions the Administrator shall consult with and receive advice from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Secretary of Commerce, and others, as appropriate; (3) Maximum use shall be made of existing Government-owned permanent buildings which are adequate or economically adaptable to the space needs of executive agencies; (4) Suitable privately owned space shall be acquired only when satisfactory Government-owned space is not available, and only at rental charges which are consistent with prevailing rates in the community for comparable facilities; (5) Space planning and assignments shall take into account the objective of consolidating agencies and constituent parts thereof in common or adjacent space for the purpose of improving management and administration; (6) The availability of adequate low- and moderate-income housing, adequate access from other areas of the urban center, and adequacy of parking will be considered; and (7) Proposed developments shall be, to the greatest extent practicable, consistent with State, regional, and local plans and programs; and Governors, local elected officials, and regional comprehensive planning agencies shall be consulted in the planning of such developments. (b) The Administrator shall plan, acquire, and manage space in the United States upon his determination that such actions will serve to improve the management and administration of governmental activities and services, and will foster the programs and policies of the Federal Government. Prior to making such determinations, the Administrator shall consult with the heads of the executive agencies concerned and take into account their requirements, consistent with the criteria stated here and his other responsibilities. The Administrator shall advise the agency head in writing of his intended course of action and notify him that in the event of disagreement the affected agency head may within thirty days make a written request for review of the matter through the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to the President. SEC. 3. The heads of executive agencies shall (a) cooperate with and assist the Administrator in carrying out his responsibilities respecting buildings and space, (b) take measures to give the Administrator early notice of new or changing space requirements, (c) seek to economize in their requirements for space, and (d) review continuously their needs for space in and near the District of Columbia, taking into account the feasibility of decentralizing services or activities which can be carried on elsewhere without excessive costs or significant loss of efficiency. SEC. 4. The provisions of this order shall be subject to applicable provisions of law (including applicable provisions of any reorganization plan). SEC. 5. Executive Order No. 11035 of July 9, 1962, is hereby superseded. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 27, 1970. RICHARD NIXON. EXCERPTS FROM TITLE 42, UNITED STATES CODE SUBCHAPTER I.-WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL SEC. 1962a. Establishment; composition; other Federal agency participation; designation of Chairman.-There is hereby established a Water Resources Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") which shall be composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. The Chairman of the Council shall request the heads of other Federal agencies to participate with the Council when matters affecting their responsibilities are considered by the Council. The Chairman of the Council shall be designated by the President. SEC. 1962a-1. Powers and duties.-The Council shall (a) maintain a continuing study and prepare an assessment biennially, or at such less frequent intervals as the Council may determine, of the adequacy of supplies of water necessary to meet the water requirements in each water resource region in the United States and the national interest therein; and (b) maintain a continuing study of the relation of regional or river basin plans and programs to the requirements of larger regions of the Nation and of the adequacy of administrative and statutory means for the coordination of the water and related land resources policies and programs of the several Federal agencies; it shall appraise the adequacy of existing and proposed policies and programs to meet such requirements; and it shall make recommendations to the President with respect to Federal policies and programs. SEC. 1962a-2. Establishment of principles, standards, and procedures for preparation of regional or river basin plans and Federal 1 Sec. (a) of Public Law 94-112, 89 Stat. 575, approved October 16, 1975, deleted "the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserted in lieu thereof "the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency". projects; revision of river basin planning commission plans.-The Council shall establish, after such consultation with other interested entities, both Federal and non-Federal, as the Council may find appropriate, and with the approval of the President, principles, standards, and procedures for Federal participants in the preparation of comprehensive regional or river basin plans and for the formulation and evaluation of Federal water and related land resources projects. Such procedures may include provision for Council revision of plans for Federal projects intended to be proposed in any plan or revision thereof being prepared by a river basin planning commission. SEC. 1962a-3. Review of river basin commission plans; report to President and Congress. Upon receipt of a plan or revision thereof from any river basin commission under the provisions of section 1962b-3 (3) of this title, the Council shall review the plan or revision with special regard to (1) the efficacy of such plan or revision in achieving optimum use of the water and related land resources in the area involved; (2) the effect of the plan on the achievement of other programs for the development of agricultural, urban, energy, industrial, recreational, fish and wildlife, and other resources of the entire Nation: and (3) the contributions which such plan or revision will make in obtaining the Nation's economic and social goals. Based on such review the Council shall— (a) formulate such recommendations as it deems desirable in the national interest; and (b) transmit its recommendations, together with the plan or revision of the river basin commission and the views, comments, and recommendations with respect to such plan or revision submitted by any Federal agency, Governor, interstate commission, or United States section of an international commission, to the President for his review and transmittal to the Congress with his recommendations in regard to authorization of Federal projects. GLOSSARY (Special Terms and References Used in Connection with Housing and Community Development Activities Under Laws in This Compilation) ACHRONYMS AND ABBREVIATED CITATIONS ACC-Annual Contributions Contracts-public housing. FmHA-Farmers Home Administration. FHLBB-Federal Home Loan Bank Board. FHLMC-Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). FNMA-Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). LHA-Local Housing Authority. LPA-Local Public Agency. NDP-Neighborhood Development Program (urban renewal). NHP-National Housing Partnership. PMI-Private Mortgage Insurance-insurance of mortgages by pri vate insurers. PUD-Planned Unit Development. REIT-Real Estate Investment Trust. VA-Veterans' Administration. Title I-Block grant program for community development (Hous ing and Community Development Act of 1974.) Title I-Urban renewal program-being terminated by Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Housing Act of 1949). Title I-Loan insurance programs, HUD-primarily property improvement loans (National Housing Act). Sec. 8-"Assistance payments" to owners or prospective owners of rental housing to cover part of rent of low-income tenants (Housing and Community Development Act of 1974). Sec. 23-Low-rent housing provided by public housing agencies. in housing leased from private owners (U.S. Housing Act of 1937 prior to amendment by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974). Sec. 202-Loans by HUD for rental housing for the elderly and handicapped (Housing Act of 1959). Sec. 203-Regular mortgage insurance for 1- to 4-family homes, HUD, continuing the original FHA program for such housing. Sec. 207-Regular mortgage insurance for multifamily housing, HUD, continuing traditional FHA program for such housing. Sec. 213-Mortgage and loan insurance, HUD, for cooperative housing (National Housing Act). Sec. 221(d) (3)-HUD-insured mortgages bearing below market interest rates and financing new or rehabilitated rental housing for displaced families or low or moderate income families (National Housing Act). Sec. 223(e)-The 1968 liberalization of traditional underwriting standards in HUD mortgage insurance for properties in older and declining neighborhoods deemed "reasonably viable." Sec. 231-Mortgage insurance, HUD, for new or rehabilitated rental housing for the elderly or handicapped (National Housing Act). Sec. 232-Mortgage insurance, HUD, for new or rehabilitated nursing homes (National Housing Act). Sec. 235 Interest reduction payments by HUD and FmHA on home mortgages of lower income families (National Housing Act). Sec. 236-Interest reduction payments by HUD and FmHA for rental and cooperative housing for lower income families (National Housing Act). Sec. 312-Rehabilitation loans by HUD for owners or tenants of homes or business properties in deteriorating areas where applicants are unable to secure funds from other sources upon comparable terms and conditions (Housing Act of 1964). Sec. 701-Grants to public agencies to assist comprehensive planning (Housing Act of 1954). A-95-Circular issued by Office of Management and Budget to coordinate Federal assistance programs to States and local governments which have "significant impact on area and community development." ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS-Federal payments (directly or through local public housing agency) to owners or prospective owners of rental housing to pay part of rent of lower income tenants (Sec. 8, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974). See "InterestReduction Payments" BELOW MARKET INTEREST RATE-HUD-insured mortgages financing homes for lower income families and displaced families bearing interest rates lower than the market rate, with Federal Government bearing cost of difference in rates by purchase of mortgages. (Sec. 221 (d) (3), National Housing Act). Block Grants-grants by HUD on a noncategorical formula basis to assist community development and rehabilitation, including slum and blight elimination, conservation of housing, increased public services, improved use of land, and preservation of property (Title I, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974). Coinsurance HUD insurance of a mortgage, advance, or loan with the lender assuming a percentage of the loss on the insured obligation— experimental program (Sec. 244, National Housing Act). Commitment an agreement to make or purchase a mortgage loan at a future date-or—an agreement to insure a mortgage at a future date if prescribed conditions are met by the mortgagee. Under HUD mortgage insurance, a traditional administration distinction exists between a special type of commitment known as a "conditional commitment" and other commitments known as "firm commitments." Under the for |