HR 5165
106th Congress
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Community Character Act of 2000
Introduced: September 13, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Sep 26, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 26, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Sep 13, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 13, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Community Character Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to provide grants to States to assist in the development or revision of land use planning legislation and the creation or revision of State comprehensive land use plans or plan elements.
Requires grant funds to be used to obtain technical assistance in: (1) drafting such legislation; (2) research and development for land use planning programs and requirements relating to the development of State guide plans; (3) conducting workshops, educating and consulting policy makers, and involving citizens in the planning process; and (4) integrating State and regional concerns and land use plans with such Federal plans.
Requires each Federal land management agency to designate, provide information to, and participate in community events as requested by, a coordinator to work with State planning directors on funded projects.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.