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42 U.S.C. § 4502 — Congressional statement of purpose
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It is the policy of the Congress and the purpose of this chapter to provide for the development of a national urban policy and to encourage the rational, orderly, efficient, and economic growth, development, and redevelopment of our States, metropolitan areas, cities, counties, towns, and communities in predominantly rural areas which demonstrate a special potential for accelerated growth; to encourage the prudent use and conservation of energy and our natural resources; and to encourage and support development which will assure our communities and their residents of adequate tax bases, community services, job opportunities, and good housing in well-balanced neighborhoods in socially, economically, and physically attractive living environments.
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It is the policy of the Congress and the purpose of this chapter to provide for the development of a national urban policy and to encourage the rational, orderly, efficient, and economic growth, development, and redevelopment of our States, metropolitan areas, cities, counties, towns, and communities in predominantly rural areas which demonstrate a special potential for accelerated growth; to encourage the prudent use and conservation of energy and our natural resources; and to encourage and support development which will assure our communities and their residents of adequate tax bases, community services, job opportunities, and good housing in well-balanced neighborhoods in socially, economically, and physically attractive living environments.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, acts July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 416; Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title III, § 305, 68 Stat. 625; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, § 106(a), 69 Stat. 637; July 12, 1957, Pub. L. 85–104, title III, §§ 301, 302(1), 71 Stat. 299; Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–372, title IV, §§ 405, 417(1), 73 Stat. 672, 676; June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87–70, title III, §§ 301(a), 303, 75 Stat. 165, 166; Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–560, title III, § 304, 78 Stat. 785; Aug. 10, 1965, Pub. L. 89–117, title III, §§ 304, 313(a), 79 Stat. 475, 479; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–754, title I, § 113, title VII, § 704, 80 Stat. 1260, 1281; May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 90–19, § 6(b), (d), 81 Stat. 21; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–448, title V, §§ 502, 506, 82 Stat. 521, 522; Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91–152, title II, § 201, 83 Stat. 385; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–609, title II, § 201, title VII, § 741(a), 84 Stat. 1776, 1805; Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92–503, § 4, 86 Stat. 906; Oct. 2, 1973, Pub. L. 93–117, § 5, 87 Stat. 422; Aug. 22, 1974, Pub. L. 93–383, title I, § 116(c), 88 Stat. 652, which related to grants for urban renewal projects, was omitted pursuant to [section 5316 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5316&num=0&edition=prelim) which terminated authority to make grants or loans under this subchapter after Jan. 1, 1975.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 4503
PART A—DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL URBAN
POLICY
§ 4502. Congressional findings and declaration of
policy
(a) The Congress finds that rapid changes in
patterns of urban settlement, including change
in population distribution and economic bases of
urban areas, have created an imbalance between
the Nation’s needs and resources and seriously
threaten our physical and social environment,
and the financial viability of our cities, and that
the economic and social development of the Na-
tion, the proper conservation of our energy and
other natural resources, and the achievement of
satisfactory living standards depend upon the
sound, orderly, and more balanced development
of all areas of the Nation.
(b) The Congress further finds that Federal
programs affect the location of population, eco-
nomic growth, and the character of urban devel-
opment; that such programs frequently conflict
and result in undesirable and costly patterns of
urban development and redevelopment which ad-
versely affect the environment and wastefully
use energy and other natural resources; and that
existing and future programs must be inter-
related and coordinated within a system of or-
derly development and established priorities
consistent with a national urban policy.
(c) To promote the general welfare and prop-
erly apply the resources of the Federal Govern-
ment in strengthening the economic and social
health of all areas of the Nation and more ade-
quately protect the physical environment and
conserve energy and other natural resources, the
Congress declares that the Federal Government,
consistent with the responsibilities of State and
local government and the private sector, must
assume responsibility for the develop
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