URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas; Suburban areas

Analyses

Promote Economic Revitalization Through Federal Assistance for Cleanup of Abandoned or Contaminated Properties (H.R. 2178), E1622 [3AU]

Announcements

Dept. of HUD funding special order notice: Representative Stokes, E1501 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

America's Cities—Centers of Culture, Commerce, and Community—Or Collapsing Hope?, E1119 [25MY]

Cultural Chasms That Divide Us, S2429 [9FE]

Fractured Community, S2426 [9FE]

Giving Gang Members Options, Not Threats, S8835 [21JN]

GOP Contract Clouds City's Finances—$20 Million at Stake for Phoenix When Federal Cuts Are Enacted, E429 [24FE]

More Highways Alone Won't Ease Traffic, E1830 [21SE]

Revolution and Its Children, E576 [10MR]

Risky Business—Can Gaming Win in Cities? Chicago May Get Tip From New Orleans, S17930 [4DE]

Sunnier Crime Statistics Point the Direction for the Future, E1215 [9JN]

Washington's Message to America's Cities—Drop Dead, E1955 [17OC]

What's Wrong on the Right—Second Thoughts of a Black Conservative, E2423 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H9737 [29SE]

Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 288), H171 [9JA]

———treatment of businesses dissected by a census tract boundary line of a designated empowerment zone or enterprise community (see S. 1421), S17336 [17NO]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781), H5691 [7JN]

Children and youth: provide grants to establish teen resource and education centers (see H.R. 1283), H3416 [21MR]

Community service: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces in urban areas (see H.R. 936), H1751 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: abolish (see S. 435, 1145; H.R. 1098, 2198), S2822 [16FE], S12214 [10AU], H2486 [1MR], H8533 [4AU]

———disposition of unoccupied and substandard multifamily housing projects (see S. 1213), S12716 [6SE]

———grants for economic development loan assistance in certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494), H230 [11JA]

———grants to depressed communities for economic development based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017), H2063 [22FE]

District of Columbia: authorizing appropriations for the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. implementation plan (see S. 813), S6802 [17MY]

———confirm and enforce limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324), H3807 [24MR]

Domestic policy: promote an urban agenda (see S. 17), S48 [4JA]

———promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297), H3572 [22MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]

Federal aid programs: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H4104 [3AP]

Government regulations: designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (see S. 1184), S12370 [11AU]

Health: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers relative to medically underserved communities (see S. 1217), S12716 [6SE]

Housing: amend and extend certain housing and community development laws (see H.R. 30), H163 [9JA]

———establish a national property reinsurance program directed at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517), H4432 [7AP]

Law enforcement: establish neighborhood and community security programs (see S. 1215), S12716 [6SE]

Railroads: permit State use of Federal highway funds for improvements of passenger rail service (see S. 733), S5805 [27AP]

SBA: establish urban university business initiative grants (see S. 862), S7497 [25MY]

States: establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414), H4335 [5AP]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519), H4432 [7AP]

———corporate financial incentives for small businesses operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072), H2392 [28FE]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743, 1252; H.R. 2713), S6006 [2MY], S13728 [18SE], H14002 [5DE]

———establish an intercity passenger rail trust fund (see S. 1395), S16657 [3NO]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789), H14963 [15DE]

———provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 792), H1156 [2FE]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2097, 2138, 2163), H7461 [21JY], H7990 [28JY], H8308 [2AU]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943), H1156 [2FE], H6481 [28JN]

Communiques

Climate Research: Second Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change, S14944 [10OC]

Letters

District of Columbia actions relative to closing of public alley: Edward M. Norton, Jr., National Trust for Historic Preservation (organization), E696 [24MR]

Mass transit systems funding: James J. Lutz, Pennsylvania Association of Municipal Transportation Authorities, S12054 [9AU]

New Urban Agenda Act: Bob O'Connor, S189 [4JA]

———Senator Specter, S189 [4JA]

———Stephen P. Clark, S189 [4JA]

———Stephen R. Reed, S189 [4JA]

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. implementation plan: Richard A. Hauser, S6810 [17MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Thomas E. McGlinchy, School District of Philadelphia, PA, H15523 [21DE]

Regard certain municipal water treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment: James M. Strock, California Environmental Protection Agency, H7563, H7572 [25JY]

———Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H7564 [25JY]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H7563 [25JY]

SBA urban university business initiative grants: James B. Appleberry, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and C. Peter Magrath, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, S7522 [25MY]

———Jim Craven, American Electronics Association, S7523 [25MY]

———Judith A. Ramaley, Portland State University, S7522 [25MY]

State use of Federal highway funds for Amtrak intercity passenger rail service: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, S17223 [17NO]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S8772 [21JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S8771 [21JN]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S8773 [21JN]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S8771 [21JN]

———Thomas J. Donohue, American Trucking Association, Inc., S8772 [21JN]

———William D. Fay, Highway Users Federation, S8772 [21JN]

———several Governors, S17223 [17NO]

Lists

Black Dollar Days Task Force contributors, S7573 [25MY]

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund participants, S5376 [6AP]

Messages

Empowerment—A New Covenant With America's Communities: President Clinton, S11322 [3AU]

National Urban Policy Report: President Clinton, H8421 [3AU]

Opinion polls

Survey of U.S. Cities: Herbert L. Green, Jr., National League of Cities, S1397 [24JA]

Press releases

Opinion Survey of U.S. Cities: National League of Cities, S1397 [24JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (H.R. 2429), E1887 [29SE]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Neighborhood Housing Services, E168 [24JA]

Budget: impact of budget cuts on cities, H8732 [12SE]

Burlington, VT: results of municipal election, E553 [8MR]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (H.R. 1781), E1196 [8JN]

Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of incorporation, E1756 [12SE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to students at Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, E1148 [26MY]

Community service: tribute to Project PACT, H8182 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: abolish (H.R. 1098), H2725 [7MR], E476 [1MR]

———community development grants funding relative to employment, H8045 [31JY]

———funding, E1501 [24JY]

———grants to depressed communities for economic development based on unemployment level (H.R. 1017), E396 [22FE]

District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures (H.R. 1324), E696 [24MR]

Drugs: legalization, E1230 [13JN]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2178), E1621, E1622, E1623 [3AU], E1625 [4AU]

Employment: summer youth jobs progam, H2732 [7MR]

———summer youth jobs program, H3089, H3133 [14MR], H3247 [15MR], H3296, H3297 [16MR], E674 [23MR]

———summer youth jobs programs, H13766 [29NO]

Federal aid programs: economic development in distressed communities, H605 [25JA]

———economic redevelopment (H.R. 1381), H4109 [4AP]

Freeport, IL: opening of Martin Luther King Community Campus, H14909 [14DE]

Imlay City, MI: anniversary, E551 [8MR]

Lafayette, IN: National Civic League All-America City award recipient, E1618 [3AU]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H1266, H1267, H1268, H1270 [6FE], H14027 [6DE], E2427 [20DE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to New Los Angeles Marketing Partnership, E1189 [8JN]

Lumberton, NC: National Civic League All-America City award recipient, E1595 [2AU]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Christian Center Neighborhood Improvement Project, E2259 [29NO]

Minnesota: tribute to Catholic Charities, E1110 [24MY]

Monmouth County, NJ: tribute to Urban League, E771 [4AP]

Montebello, CA: anniversary, E1845 [27SE]

Morristown, NJ: anniversary, E871 [7AP]

NASA: conversion of abandoned and underutilized sites in depressed communities into NASA facilities, H9822, H9823 [11OC]

New Jersey: tribute to participants in National Night Out, E1399 [10JY], E1436 [13JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, E1478 [20JY]

———comments made by Representative Gingrich, H9145 [19SE]

———Gowanus Expressway rehabilitation project, H9296 [20SE]

———tribute to 13th Police Precinct and the policing of the Kenmore Hotel, E1194 [8JN]

———tribute to ``Stop the Violence'' concert, E1490 [21JY]

———tribute to Turtle Bay Association for playground revitalization, E1191 [8JN]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Chinatown, E1321 [22JN]

———tribute to Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corp., E433 [24FE]

Pittsburgh, PA: Bloomfield Citizens Council Spirit of Bloomfield celebration, E937 [3MY]

Republican Party: race relations agenda, E2422 [20DE]

Rouse, James W.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H9675 [29SE]

Rural areas: funding for loans for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, H7331, H7332 [20JY]

Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, E1220 [9JN], E1399 [10JY]

South Glens Falls, NY: anniversary, E1275 [16JN]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (H.R. 2789), E2389 [19DE]

Trenton, NJ: EPA Brownfields pilot grant recipient, E1516 [26JY]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7562-H7576 [25JY], E1518 [26JY]

———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 794), H1147 [2FE], E285 [7FE]

Water pollution: municipal stormwater drainage permits, H4781 [10MY], H4821 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: allow States to use Federal highway funding for intercity passenger rail service, S8763-S8774 [21JN], S9642 [10JY], S17218, S17221-S17226 [17NO], S17599 [28NO]

Bethel New Life Organization: Renew America for Environmental Sustainability Award recipient, S1550 [25JA]

Burlington, VT: tribute to the Old North End neighborhood, S15093 [12OC]

Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc.: tribute, S5159 [4AP]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Gang Violence Reduction Project, S8835 [21JN]

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: funding, S5375 [6AP]

Community Investment Program: tribute, S12200 [10AU]

Crime: violent acts effecting children, S3224 [27FE]

Dept. of HUD: abolish (S. 435), S2828 [16FE]

———abolish (S. 1145), S12228 [10AU]

———Community Development Financial Institution Fund, S18652 [14DE]

———use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds relative to plant relocations and job dislocation, S14387 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding, S12051-S12055 [9AU]

District of Columbia: authorizing appropriations for the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. implementation plan (S. 813), S6809 [17MY]

Domestic policy: promote an urban agenda (S. 17), S179-S185 [4JA]

Education: tribute to Everybody Wins Program, S4939 [30MR], S7709 [5JN]

Employment: summer youth jobs progam, S9498-S9512 [30JN]

Federal aid programs: economic assistance to small businesses located in distressed areas, S12745 [6SE]

Government regulations: civil penalties on local governments in violation of the Clean Water Act, S10393 [20JY]

———designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (S. 1184), S12374 [11AU]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S15075 [12OC], S18129, S18136, S18139, S18145, S18150, S18153-S18157, S18159, S18167, S18168, S18170-S18173, S18176, S18177 [7DE]

Oak Park, MI: anniversary, S15975 [26OC]

Puerto Rico: application of wage credit incentives to economically developed areas, S18104 [6DE]

Railroads: permit State flexibility in use of Federal transportation funds for improvement and operation, S8882 [22JN]

———permit State use of Federal highway funds for improvements of passenger rail service (S. 733), S5837 [27AP]

Savannah, GA: sewer project funding, S14371 [27SE]

SBA: establish urban university business initiative grants (S. 862), S7522 [25MY]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Black Dollar Days Task Force, S7572 [25MY]

Second Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change: congratulations on research and awareness progress, S14944 [10OC]

Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, S7708 [5JN], S8837 [21JN]

Spelman College: outreach program for public housing residents, S18645 [14DE]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas, S16056 [27OC]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 1252), S13737, S13738 [18SE]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 743), S6007 [2MY]

Telecommunications: require a voucher system to provide for payment of universal service, S8209-S8211 [13JN]

U.S. Conference of Mayors: letter relative to gun control laws, S7400 [24MY]

Winslow Township, NJ: anniversary, S4518 [23MR]

Reports

Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the Equivalent of Secondary Treatment, H7573 [25JY]

Reports filed

Intercity Passenger Rail Taxation Trust Fund Establishment: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1395) (S. Rept. 104-168), S16657 [3NO]

Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192), H7178 [18JY]

Statements

Invest Now, or Pay More Later: Richard J. Riordan, S5269 [5AP]

Summer Jobs Program: William A. Johnson, Mayor of Rochester, NY, E623 [16MR]

Tables

Economic impact of Major League Baseball players' strike on Major League cities, S2430 [9FE]

Mass transit operating losses in Pennsylvania, S12054, S12055 [9AU]

Texts of

H.R. 1943, regard certain municipal water treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment, H7562 [25JY]

S. 17, New Urban Agenda Act, S185-S189 [4JA]

S. 743, Commercial Revitalization Tax Act, S6008 [2MY]

S. 1184, Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act, S12375 [11AU]

S. 1213, Urban Homestead Act, S12732 [6SE]

S. 1215, Neighborhood Security Act, S12734-S12736 [6SE]

S. 1217, Medical Volunteer Act, S12736 [6SE]