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a great deal of sense to hang onto traditional architecture as some- 

 thing safe and sound, because if we were to project too far back in 

 history we would all be living in caves. 



In addition to good architecture, there should be good sculpture, 

 painting, music, and drama, not just to be observed, but to be par- 

 ticipated in to the maximum extent of interest held by the people of 

 the community. 



Now, racing the clock, I have two specific suggestions. One deals 

 with the private sector and the other with both the private and public 

 sectors. 



The first is that there seems to be an arbitrary difference between 

 private and public land ownership. With the increase in the size 

 of private developments, the inhabitants of these developments should 

 not be deprived of the benefits of public funds for planning for 

 recreation and for amenities which are available to communities 

 which are not privately owned. 



It seems to me that the way to solve this problem would be to rede- 

 fine eligible recipients of such money to include the communities that 

 have a program that is acceptable to a reviewing board. 



Now, as to my suggestion to help both private and public sectors, 

 the complexity of dealing with the Federal establishment, of under- 

 standing the aids that are available, is a task that is almost too much 

 for larger communities, let alone the smaller communities and the 

 private developers. So I would hope to see a task force set up for 

 two purposes one, to disseminate information on the public funds 

 that are available and the ways of obtaining them, and the other to 

 act as expediters to help those poor souls who know what they want, 

 but haven't got the energy or the knowledge or the stick-to-it-ness to 

 get it done. 



Mr. GREGG. We now have two important Federal programs de- 

 signed to help acquire and develop open space for outdoor recrea- 

 tion and other purposes. 



We have spent quite a bit of time in the last couple of months try- 

 ing to investigate the relationship between these two programs and 

 to find a way of defining them. I suggest this is a waste of time. 

 Both programs are important and both of them arise out of different 

 planning context. 



The Housing Act of 1961 gives the Administrator of the Housing 

 and Home Finance Agency authority to provide grants-in-aid to 



