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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

LEGISLATION-1971

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 9688

A BILL TO BROADEN THE NATIONAL HOUSING GOALS, TO PRO-
VIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY DE-
VELOPMENT THROUGH BLOCK GRANTS WITH EMPHASIS UPON
THE PRESERVATION AND MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THE EX-
ISTING HOUSING STOCK AND UPON THE REVITALIZATION OF
DECLINING NEIGHBORHOODS, TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS OF
FEDERAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE WITH EMPHASIS UPON MOD-
ERNIZING AND INCREASING THE MANAGEMENT CAPABILI-
TIES OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

H.R. 9331

A BILL TO CONSOLIDATE, SIMPLIFY, AND IMPROVE LAWS
RELATING TO HOUSING AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE

H.R. 8853

A BILL TO PROVIDE FEDERAL REVENUES TO STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AFFORD THEM BROAD DISCRE-
TION IN CARRYING OUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVI-
TIES AND TO HELP STATES AND LOCALITIES TO IMPROVE
THEIR DECISIONMAKING AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES

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AUGUST 3, 5; AND SEPTEMBER 8, 1971

Printed for the use of the Committee on Banking and Currency

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1971

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY

WRIGHT PATMAN, Texas, Chairman

WILLIAM A. BARRETT, Pennsylvania LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN,

Missouri

HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin

THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio

WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania
ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR., Georgia
FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island
HENRY B. GONZALEZ, Texas
JOSEPH B. MINISH, New Jersey
RICHARD T. HANNA, California

TOM S. GETTYS, South Carolina
FRANK ANNUNZIO, Illinois
THOMAS M. REES, California
TOM BEVILL, Alabama
CHARLES H. GRIFFIN, Mississippi
JAMES M. HANLEY, New York
FRANK J. BRASCO, New York
BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida
EDWARD I. KOCH, New York
WILLIAM R. COTTER, Connecticut
PARREN J. MITCHELL, Maryland

WILLIAM B. WIDNALL, New Jersey
FLORENCE P. DWYER, New Jersey
ALBERT W. JOHNSON, Pennsylvania
J. WILLIAM STANTON, Ohio
BENJAMIN B. BLACKBURN, Georgia
GARRY BROWN, Michigan

LAWRENCE G. WILLIAMS, Pennsylvania
CHALMERS P. WYLIE, Ohio

MARGARET M. HECKLER, Massachusetts
PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois

JOHN H. ROUSSELOT, California
STEWART B. MCKINNEY, Connecticut
NORMAN F. LENT, New York

BILL ARCHER, Texas

BILL FRENZEL, Minnesota

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CONTENTS

(The same table of contents appears in parts 1, 2, and 3)

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Alexander, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Arkansas

952

Alexander, Hon. Lee, mayor, city of Syracuse, N. Y., on behalf of the
National League of Cities, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors;
accompanied by David F. Garrison, legislative counsel, Washington,
D.C., and David S. Michel, commissioner, Department of Urban
Improvement, Syracuse, N.Y

Anderson, Hon. Glenn M., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California___

Bertsch, Dale F., executive director, Miami Valley Regional Planning
Commission___.

Biemiller, Andrew J., director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO;
accompanied by Nathaniel Goldfinger, director, Department of Re-
search, and Ray Denison, legislative representative...

Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., a Representative in Congress from the State
of New York...

Blatz, Hon. Frank H., Jr., mayor, city of Plainfield, N.J.

Bradley, Thomas, president, National Service to Regional Councils;

accompanied by Richard Hartman, director, and John Bosley, legal

counsel

Brady, P. E. H., Toronto, Canada, former deputy managing director of

the Province of Ontario Housing Corp., on State and metropolitan

development agencies and housing block grants____

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Charkoudian, Leon, commissioner, Department of Community Affairs,

State of Massachusetts, representing Gov. Francis W. Sargent and

the National Governors' Conference....

Claytor, Glenn A., director of housing, National Urban League; accom-
panied by Richard Mapp, associate director, Washington bureau_
Cochran, Clay L., executive director, Rural Housing Alliance; accom-
panied by Lee Reno, counsel_ _

689

562

Culver, Hon. John C., a Representative in Congress from the State of
Iowa...

Danahy, Hon. Paul W., Jr., chairman, Committee on Community Affairs,
Florida House of Representatives---

Davidoff, Paul, member, board of governors, American Institute of
Planners; accompanied by Joyce Whitley and Jerome Kaufman__
Debs, Ernest E., supervisor, Los Angeles County, Calif., on behalf of the
National Association of Counties; accompanied by Joseph M. Pollard,
Washington representative for Los Angeles County, and Margaret S.
Seeley, legislative representative, National Association of Counties..
Fitch, Lyle C., president, Institute of Public Administration__
Fraser, Hon. Donald M., a Representative in Congress from the State of
Minnesota...

Fullerton, Richard L., Smyrna, Ga

Galper, Harvey, economist, senior research staff, the Urban Institute,
Washington, D.C...

Goldfine, Beverly, Townview Improvement Corp., Duluth, Minn
Gordon, Ira H., president of the National Association of Building Manu-
facturers, accompanied by Richard L. Bullock, executive vice president;
and Charles L. Edson, general counsel...

Haskell, Harry G., Jr., mayor of the city of Wilmington, Del..
Heller, Keith R., president, Cedar-Riverside Associates, Inc., Minne-
apolis, Minn....

Hesburgh, Rev. Theodore M., C.S.C., Chairman, U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights; accompanied by John Buggs, acting staff director; John
Powell, general counsel; and Martin Sloane, acting deputy staff director
Holman, M. Carl, president, National Urban Coalition; accompanied by
Herbert Franklin, director, Division of Housing and Urban Growth
Hovde, Donald I., chairman, Realtors' Washington Committee, National
Association of Real Estate Boards; accompanied by John C. William-
son, secretary and counsel..

Keith, Nathaniel S., president, National Housing Conference_-
Kummerfeld, Donald D., director, Center for Political Research Washing-

ton, D.C., on housing block grants to State and metropolitan agencies--
Laverne, Hon. Thomas, New York State senator, and chairman of the
New York Joint Legislative Committee on Metropolitan and Regional
Areas Study--

Maisel, Hon. Sherman J., Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System

Maltester, Hon. Jack D., mayor, city of San Leandro, Calif

May, Hon. Karl, mayor of the city of Waco, Tex., accompanied by David
Smith, city manager; and Jim Miller, director of Federal and State
relations..

Nasher, Raymond, D., Flower Mound New Town, Fort Worth, Tex-
Pellish, David M., AIA, AIP, technology officer, New York State Urban
Development Corp--.

Piper, Robert J., AIA, AIP, on behalf of the American Institute of Archi-
tects; American Society of Civil Engineers; American Society of Con-
sulting Planners; American Society of Landscape Architects; The
Consulting Engineers Council of the United States; and the National
Society of Professional Engineers _ _
Quinn, Vincent J., chairman, Committee on Mortgage Investments, Na-
tional Association of Mutual Savings Banks; accompanied by Dr. Saul
B. Klaman, vice president and chief economist; and Louis H. Nevins,
director-counsel, Washington office..

Romney, Hon. George, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
accompanied by Eugene A. Gulledge, Assistant Secretary for Housing
Production and Mortgage Credit, FHA Commissioner; Floyd H. Hyde,
Assistant Secretary for Community Development; and David Maxwell,
general counsel..

Ryan, Hon. William F., a Representative in Congress from the State of
New York..

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1025

424

671

550

579

917

1307

801

922

853

758

1212

1099

901

1062

1131

347

413

865

457

775

1227

610

615

1082

69

1152

Schussheim, Dr. Morton J., professor of city planning, University of Pennsylvania, on community development block grants...

350

Slayton, William L., executive vice president, American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C.

660

Smeal, Frank P., vice president for municipal finance, Investment Bankers Association of America; accompanied by Thomas W. Masterson, Houston, Tex.; and Dr. John Petersen, director of municipal finance, Investment Bankers Association of America_

Spelman, Everett C., president, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, accompanied by Lee Holmes, legislative counsel, and Nicholas Spiezo,

associate counsel

Smith, Dr. Warren L., professor of economics, University of Michigan, on
an urban development bank_
Stastny, John A., president, National Association of Home Builders; ac-
companied by Stanley Waranch, first vice president and legislative chair-
man; Dr. Nathaniel H. Rogg, executive vice president; Herbert S. Col-
ton, general counsel; and Joseph B. McGrath, legislative counsel
Sternlieb, Prof. George, director, Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers
University, on housing abandonment..

Walsh, Albert A., administrator of the New York City Housing and De-
velopment Administration, on behalf of the National Association of Hous-
ing and Redevelopment Officials..

Watson, Raymond L., executive vice president, the Irvine Co., Newport
Beach, Calif_

Watters, Katherine, Townview Improvement Corp., Duluth, Minn__
Weaver, Dr. Robert C., former Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment__

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780

1074

355

1239

342

965

1194

924

336

Wilcox, William H., secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Community
Affairs

478

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

926

Wilson, Hon. Peter, member, California State Assembly....
Young, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas__

418

371

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, statement by L. N. Hunter, managing director_

940

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Policy statement on community development grant consolidation
legislation approved Philadelphia, Pa., June 14, 1971-----

Prepared statement..

Resolution on community development grant consolidation, adopted
at annual conference, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Philadelphia,
Pa., June 16, 1971.

Submission of statement:

Hon. Joseph L. Alioto, mayor, San Francisco, Calif__ Hon. Harry G. Haskell, Jr., mayor, Wilmington, Del.. "Urban Community Development Special Revenue Sharing Act of 1971," from Washington Analysis, April 1971

Alioto, Hon. Joseph L., mayor of San Francisco, Calif., statement on
behalf of the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of
Mayors on S. 2333, before the Housing Subcommittee, U.S. Senate
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, August 3, 1971.
American Boiler Manufacturers Association, statement by W. B. Marx,
manager

American Iron and Steel Institute, statement on H.R. 9058, by John D.
Kirkwood

American Library Association, statement in support of H.R. 7843.
American Plywood Association, statement on H.R. 9058 by Bronson J.
Lewis, executive vice president__

524

513

506

.514

519

525

515

519

936

593

1028

658

American Society of Consulting Planners, statement regarding H.R. 9688-
Barrett, Hon. William A., submission of prayer entitled, "A Prayer for
Growing Old Gracefully"

618

324

Biemiller, Andrew, J., submission of table, "Increases in Costs," FHA
Houses-1949 to 1969_.

498

Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., prepared statement_

948

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