To Amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Economic Development of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2015 and Related Bills ... May 24 and 25, 1989 |
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Page 471 - investment" may be made and charged off as a contribution. If the bank wishes to carry the investment as an asset, the examiners will treat it as permissible under the paragraph Eighth of 12 USC 24: Provided, That the following conditions are met: (a) The project must be of a predominantly civic, community or public nature and not merely private and entrepreneurial. (b) The bank's investment...
Page 113 - Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Chairman"), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Transportation, the...
Page 88 - Represenative James J. Florio, Democrat of New Jersey, protesting the removal of the Army training center from Fort Dix to the South, said it would "further undermine the economy of central and southern New Jersey." The Pentagon has repeatedly denied the charges of bias, and economic interest groups from the South and Southwest have countered that their region was simply more adaptable to military bases. In 1968 more than eight million people, civilian and military, were employed by the armed services....
Page 294 - ... from 3.6 percent of the gross national product (GNP) in 1960 to 2.6 percent in 1985. While spending on operations and maintenance has remained a constant share of GNP. capital spending has dropped from 2.3 percent of GNP in I960 to 1.1 percent today.
Page 193 - Act, as amended, and related water pollution responsibilities assigned by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 ; Executive Order 11258, "Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Water Pollution by Federal Activities" ; and water quality responsibilities resulting from interagency activities and agreements.
Page 75 - In many instances, the loss of military personnel (up to 5,600 military in the case of Amarillo, Texas) may have significantly affected the community's regional economy. Military personnel, however, are not recorded in the local employment or work force statistics. The relocation of military personnel...
Page 331 - These two devices in effect disenfranchised not only the poor and the black but also the residents of Atlanta, some of whom were suspected of moderate thoughts. Under these circumstances any revolt against the power structure seemed hopeless; and until it was overthrown, progress of any kind was almost unimaginable. I made a last visit to Georgia with President Roosevelt shortly before World War II and came away so disheartened that I never wanted to see it again. For more than thirty years I didn't....
Page 336 - ... planning and development district." No county boundary would be disturbed. No office holder need feel that his job was threatened. But by pooling their efforts and what little money they had, the confederated counties could afford to hire at least one professional to make a study of the economic...
Page 108 - The research proved effective in allaying the banks' fears. Further, the banks' own commercial lending departments provided valuable support for documenting the viability of proposed tenants, many of whom were longstanding customers of the banks. The Corporation Identified six target groups for marketing In economic development: the potential tenants, community Interests, the media, public funding agencies, private financial Institutions and private equity Investors. A final marketing element was...
Page 421 - On Behalf Of The AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION Before A Hearing Of The SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT...