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IhnL lool govornlnt; bodlos are prcseivlng muxlimiin 

 opcn-spuce land, witli minimum of rosi, through use of 

 existing public land, ur-c of special tax. /-OMlng. and .sub- 

 division provisions, and continuation of appropriate jul- 

 vate use of open-i.pace land through acquisition of leare- 

 back. acquisition of restrictive easements, and other avail- 

 able means. 



19G7 — Pub. L. 90-19 substituted "Secretary" for "Ad- 

 'mlnlstrator" wherever appearing In subsecs. (a) and (b) 

 of this section. 



19G5 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-117 substituted pro- 

 visions which required t'nat. for grants mider sections 

 1500a and ISOOc-l of this title, there be a unified or 

 ofllclally coordinated program for the provision and de- 

 'vclopment of open-sp.ice land as part of the comjjre- 

 henslvely planned development of the urban area for pro- 

 visions which required 0)ily that, for grants for acquisition 

 of land under the entire chapter, the use of the land for 

 permanent open space be Important and which limited 

 the definition of comiirehenslve planning to the definition 

 found In section 4G1 (d) of Title 40. 



§ 1500c. Conversions to other uses. 



No open-space land for the acquisition of which a 

 grant has bee"!! made under section 1500a of this title 

 shall be converted to uses not originally approved 

 by the Secretary without his prior approval. Prior 

 approval will be granted only upon satisfactory com- 

 pliance with regulations established by the Secre- 

 tary. Such regulations shall require findings that 

 (1) there is adequate as.surance of the substitution 

 of other open-space land of as nearly as feasible 

 equivalent usefulness, location, and fair market 

 value at the time of the conversion; (2) the con- 

 version and substitution are needed for orderly 

 growth and development; and (3) the proposed uses 

 of the converted and substituted land are in accord 

 with the then applicable comprehensive plan for 

 the urban area, meeting criteria established by the 

 Secretary. <Pub. L. 87-70, title VII, § 704, June 30, 

 19G1, 75 Stat. 185; Pub. L 89-117, title IX. § 909(d), 

 Aug 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 90-1-9, § 18(c), 

 May 25, 1967. 81 Stat 25; Pub. L. 91-609, title IV, 

 § 401, Dec. 31. 1970, 84 Slat. 1782.) 

 Amendments 



1970 — Pub. L. 91-C09 In revising the text substituted 

 "section 1500a of this title" for "this chapter" and provi- 

 sions for satisfactory compliance with certain findings 

 prescribed by regulations for prior similar slatirtory pro- 

 vision.';. 



1967 — Pub. L. 90-19 substituted "Secretary" for "Ad- 

 ministrator" wherever appearing. 



1965— Pub. L. 89-117 limited the prohibition against 

 conversion without the Administrator's approval by pro- 

 viding that such prohibition applied only to lands 

 acquired with grant funds under this chapter. 



§ ISOOc-l. Conversions of land involving historic or 

 architectural purposes. 



No open-space land involving historic or architec- 

 tural purposes for which assistance has been granted 

 under this chapter shall be converted to use for 

 any other purpose without the prior approval of the 

 Secretary of the Interior. (Pub. L. 87-70, title VII, 

 § 705, as added Pub. L. 89-117, title IX, § 906, Aug. 10, 

 1965, 79 Stat. 496, and amended Pub. L. 90-19, § 18 

 (c) , May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 91-609, title IV, 

 § 401, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1782.) 

 Amendments 



1970 — Pub. L. 91-609 substituted requirement of Sec- 

 retary's approval of conversions of land involving historic 



or architectural purposes for prior provisions for grants, 

 for provision of open-space land In built-up urban areas, 

 now covered In section 1500a(a) of this title. 



1967 — Pub. L, 90-19 substituted "Secretary" for "Ad- 

 ministrator" wherever appearing. 



§ I500C-2. Acquisition of interests to guide urban de- 

 velopment. 



In order to encourage the acquisition of interests in 

 undeveloped or predominantly undeveloped land 

 which, if withheld from commercial, industrial, and 

 residential development, would have special signifi- 

 cance in helping to shape economic and desirable 

 patterns of urban growth (including growth outside 

 of existing urban areas which is directly related to 

 the development of new communities or the expan- 

 rion and revitalization of existing communities) , the 

 Secretary may make grants to State and local public 

 bodies for the acquisition of such interests in an_ 

 amount not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost of 

 such acquisition. In the case of any interests acquired 

 pursuant to this section, the Secretary may approve 

 the subsequent conversion or disposition of the land 

 involved without regard to other requirements of this 

 chapter but subject to such terms and conditions as 

 he determines equitable and appropriate with respect 

 to the control of future use and the application or 

 sharing of the proceeds or value realized upon sale or 

 disposition. (Pub. L. 87-70, title VII, § 706. as added 

 Pub. L. 89-117, title IX, § 906, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 

 496, and amended Pub. L. 89-754, title VI, § 605(e), 

 Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1280; Pub. L. 90-19, § 18(c). 

 May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 91-609, title IV, 

 § 401. Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1783.) 

 Amendments 

 1970 — Pub. L. 91-609 substituted provisions for acquisi- 

 tion of Interests to guide urban development, for prior 

 provisions for grants for urban beautlflcatlon and Im- 

 provement, now covered In section 1500a(a) of this title. 

 1967 — Pub. L. 90-19 substituted "Secretary" for "Ad- 

 ministrator" wherever appearing. 



1966 — Pub. L, 89-754 struck out proviso which author- 

 ized the Administrator to use not to exceed $5,000,000 of 

 the sum authorized for contracts under this section for 

 the purpose of entering Into contracts to make grants 

 In amounts not to exceed 90 per centum of the cost of 

 activities which he determined had special value In de- 

 veloping and demonstrating new and Improved methods 

 and materials for use In carrying out the purposes of this 

 section, now covered by section 1500d(c) of this title. 



§ 1500C-3. Labor standards. 



(a) The Secretary shall take such action as may be 

 necessary to insure that all laborers and mechanics 

 employed by contractors or subcontractors in the 

 performance of construction work financed with the 

 assistance of grants imder this chapter shall be paid 

 wages at rates not less than those prevailing on simi- 

 lar construction in the locality as determined by the 

 Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis- 

 Bacon Act, as amended. The Secretary shall not ap- 

 prove any such grant without first obtaining ade- 

 quate assurance that these labor standards will be 

 maintained upon the construction work. 



(b) The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect 

 to the labor standards specified in subsection (a) of 

 this section, the authority and functions set forth In 

 Reorganization PlEin Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 P.R. 

 3176; 64 Stat. 1267, and section 276c of Title 40. 



