planning grants

planning grants Sec. 3. (a) The third sentence of section 203(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows: “The State planning agency and any regional planning units within the State shall, within their respective jurisdictions, be representative of the law enforcement agencies, units of general local government, and public agencies maintaining programs to reduce and control crime.” (b) Subsection (c) of section 203 of such Act is amended by inserting the following after the period at the end of the first sentence: “The Administration may waive this requirement, in whole or in part, upon a finding that the requirement is inappropriate in view of the respective law enforcement planning responsibilities exercised by the State and its units of general local government and that adherence to the requirement would not contribute to the efficient development of the State plan required under this part. In allocating funds under this subsection, the State planning agency shall assure that major cities and counties within the State receive planning funds to develop comprehensive plans and coordinate functions at the local level.” (e) Subsection (c) of section 203 is amended further by striking out the word “the preceding sentence” and inserting in lieu thereof “this subsection”. (d) Section 204 of such Act is amended by striking the second sentence.