{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s8141","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8141.","heading":"Congressional findings","text":"\u00a7\u202f8141.\nCongressional findings\nThe Congress finds and declares\u2014\n(1) that artistic, cultural, and historic resources, including urban design, constitute an integral part of a suitable living environment for the residents of the Nation\u2019s urban areas, and should be available to all residents of such areas, regardless of income;\n(2) that the development or preservation of such resources is a significant and necessary factor in restoring and maintaining the vitality of the urban environment, and can serve as a catalyst for improving decaying or deteriorated urban communities and expanding economic opportunities, and for creating a sense of community identity, spirit, and pride; and\n(3) that the encouragement and support of local initiatives to develop or preserve such resources, particularly in connection with federally assisted housing or community development activities or in communities with a high proportion of low-income residents, is an appropriate function of the Federal Government.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s8141.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s8141","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8141."},{"t":"heading","text":"Congressional findings","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Congress finds and declares\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s8141/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" that artistic, cultural, and historic resources, including urban design, constitute an integral part of a suitable living environment for the residents of the Nation\u2019s urban areas, and should be available to all residents of such areas, regardless of income;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s8141/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" that the development or preservation of such resources is a significant and necessary factor in restoring and maintaining the vitality of the urban environment, and can serve as a catalyst for improving decaying or deteriorated urban communities and expanding economic opportunities, and for creating a sense of community identity, spirit, and pride; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s8141/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" that the encouragement and support of local initiatives to develop or preserve such resources, particularly in connection with federally assisted housing or community development activities or in communities with a high proportion of low-income residents, is an appropriate function of the Federal Government.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}