planned areawide development

planned areawide development Sec. 602. (a) The heading of title II of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 is amended to read as follows: “TITLE II—PLANNED AREAWIDE DEVELOPMENT”. (b) Section 201 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 82 Stat. 532 “findings and declaration of purpose “Sec. 201. (a) The Congress hereby finds that the welfare of the Nation 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. “It further finds that it is essential that our State and local governments prepare, keep current, and carry out comprehensive plans and programs for their orderly physical development with a view to meeting efficiently ail their economic and social needs. “It 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 mid 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 area wide 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 place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “areawide development”. (2) Such section is further amended by striking out “metropolitan areas” and “metropolitan area” and inserting in lieu thereof “areas” and “area”, respectively. (3) Such section is further amended by striking out “metropolitan-wide” 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 “area-wide 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 metropolitan wide 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 section is amended— (A) by striking out “or metropol it an 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 until 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.”