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To assess the effectiveness of HUDs planning requirements, this study explores how communities of different types have documented housing needs over the course of the 1990s; how their housing plans relate to local needs, prioritie...
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To assess the effectiveness of HUDs planning requirements, this study explores how communities of different types have documented housing needs over the course of the 1990s; how their housing plans relate to local needs, priorities, and market conditions; and how these plans have shaped federally funded housing activities. More specifically, the Urban Institute conducted case studies of selected city and suburban jurisdictions in six metropolitan areas, including extended field visits to more fully understand local plans and activities in the context of market conditions and trends. The findings and policy implications presented in this report are drawn from these individual case studies. Our approach to this research involved four basic steps. These are: Select study sites that reflect important variations in market conditions and trends; Prepare a preliminary analysis of housing needs, plans, and activities for each site; Conduct field visits to investigate relationships between needs, plans and activities; and Draw cross-site lessons and policy implications from the metro-area case studies.
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The report, based on 16 interviews with 16 Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Chairs and other officials in New England communities, assesses the implementation of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization A...
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The report, based on 16 interviews with 16 Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Chairs and other officials in New England communities, assesses the implementation of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) at the local level. The local emergency planning districts surveyed for the report, selected primarily from the EPA's 'Priority Planning Districts,' represent every major type of community. Topics covered by the report include the scope of emergency planning, public and industrial participation, and the role of the EPA.
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The report provides the status of the Department of Energy's implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for the quarter ending December 31, 1985. It discusses the Department's progress in meeting legislated deadlines, ...
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The report provides the status of the Department of Energy's implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for the quarter ending December 31, 1985. It discusses the Department's progress in meeting legislated deadlines, summarizes the status of the Nuclear Waste Fund, and discusses management initiatives and federal relations with states and Indian tribes.
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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 consolidated numerous federal programs into the education block grant and shifted primary administrative responsibility to states. States have to develop a formula to distribute 80 per...
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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 consolidated numerous federal programs into the education block grant and shifted primary administrative responsibility to states. States have to develop a formula to distribute 80 percent of their block grant funds to local education agencies, which have virtually complete discretion in deciding the use of funds. While states do not control the vast majority of funds, they have wide latitude in using the remaining 20 percent.
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The Directive reissues Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 4165.61, December 16, 1976, and under Executive Order 12372 (as amended) and Title 31, United States Code, Section 6506, updates policies, assigns responsibilities, and ...
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The Directive reissues Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 4165.61, December 16, 1976, and under Executive Order 12372 (as amended) and Title 31, United States Code, Section 6506, updates policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for an intergovernmental process to assist coordination of appropriate DoD federal development programs and activities in the United States with state and local governments and federal agencies, and to encourage state and local governments and federal agencies to coordinate their programs and activities with the Department of Defense.
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The fact sheet contains expiration dates for grant-in-aid programs that distribute funds to states and localities through the use of formulas and House and Senate authorizing committees for these programs.
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The Government Without Boundaries (GWoB) program looks at government programs from the constituent's perspective. The vision is to create a virtual pool of government information and services available from all levels of governmen...
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The Government Without Boundaries (GWoB) program looks at government programs from the constituent's perspective. The vision is to create a virtual pool of government information and services available from all levels of government and accessible from any level by constituents, so that constituents can obtain information and services across all levels of government, governments can identify and deliver integrated information and services to their constituents, and developing a government without boundaries provides many opportunities to improve quality service to citizens and government partners. Citizens, businesses, and all levels of government should be able to easily find and transact business without hiring accountants, consultants, and lawyers. Government employees should have easy and efficient access to information and resources as they serve on the front-line of providing citizen centric services.
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A collection of issue papers prepared on a variety of issues affecting small business, the publication was prepared for attendees at the 10th National Legislative Conference on Small Business Issues, which was sponsored by the U.S...
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A collection of issue papers prepared on a variety of issues affecting small business, the publication was prepared for attendees at the 10th National Legislative Conference on Small Business Issues, which was sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy and held in San Francisco, Calif., December 11-13, 1989.
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The directive clarifies the resource base for the Technical Assistance Grants (TAG), as published in the Federal Register, as an Interim Final Rule.
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Section 6050E of the Internal Revenue Code requires that state and local governments provide written statements to taxpayers specifying the income tax refund amounts paid them in the prior year. The statements must be mailed to ta...
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Section 6050E of the Internal Revenue Code requires that state and local governments provide written statements to taxpayers specifying the income tax refund amounts paid them in the prior year. The statements must be mailed to taxpayers during the month of January following the year the refunds were paid. Section 6050E was enacted in 1982 to increase taxpayer compliance with the requirement that certain state and local tax refunds be reported as income for federal tax purposes. At the request of Congressman Thomas N. Kindness, GAO compared the costs to the states to implement section 6050E to the federal revenues expected to be derived from improved compliance with the tax laws governing the reporting of state and local tax refunds. GAO found that states' costs to comply with the requirement may be as much as or more than the federal revenues gained from it. GAO also evaluated a proposed bill--H.R.625--which would allow the states to include the written statements with refund checks in whatever month these checks were mailed. GAO found that H.R.625 would further reduce states' costs without adversely affecting estimated federal revenues. GAO thus believes that, since the January mailing would produce only marginal estimated federal tax revenues, H.R.625 is a reasonable alternative to present law.
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