§ 1701v. — Congressional findings and declaration for improved architectural design in Government housing programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC1701v]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 13--NATIONAL HOUSING
Sec. 1701v. Congressional findings and declaration for improved
architectural design in Government housing programs
The Congress finds that Federal aids to housing have not contributed
fully to improvement in architectural standards. This objective has been
contemplated in Federal housing legislation since the establishment of
mortgage insurance through the Federal Housing Administration.
The Congress commends the Department of Housing and Urban
Development for its recent efforts to improve architectural standards
through competitive design awards and in other ways but at the same time
recognizes that this important objective requires high priority if
Federal aid is to make its full communitywide contribution toward
improving our urban environment.
The Congress further finds that even within the necessary budget
limitations on housing for low and moderate income families
architectural design could be improved not only to make the housing more
attractive, but to make it better suited to the needs of occupants.
The Congress declares that in the administration of housing programs
which assist in the provision of housing for low and moderate income
families, emphasis should be given to encouraging good design as an
essential component of such housing and to developing housing which will
be of such quality as to reflect its important relationship to the
architectural standards of the neighborhood and community in which it is
situated, consistent with prudent budgeting.
(Pub. L. 90-448, Sec. 4, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 477.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1968, and not as part of the National Housing Act which comprises
this chapter.