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The Local Flexibility Act of 1993 : hearing before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on H.R. 2856 ... October 13 PDF

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G 74/7: F 63 EARING The Local Flexibility Act of 1993#... before the AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ixuiri^. xv^..v.^xvv.^S RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 2856 TO INCREASE THE OVERALL ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY OF GOVERN- MENT OPERATIONS AND ENABLE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF FEDERAL FUNDING, BY AUTHORIZING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM THAT ENABLES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT OR- GANIZATIONS TO USE AMOUNTS AVAILABLE UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE PLANS OCTOBER 13, 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE **-*<1'C«lj;r; 85-737CC WASHINGTON : 1995 ForsalebytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments,CongressionalSalesOffice,Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-046503-6 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JOHNCONYERS, Jr., Michigan, Chairman CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma AL MCCANDLESS, California HENRY A. WAXMAN, California J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma JON L. KYL, Arizona STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina CHRISTOPHER SHAYS. Connecticut TOM LANTOS, California STEVEN SCHIFF. New Mexico MAJOR R. OWENS, New York CHRISTOPHER COX. California EDOLPHUS TOWNS. New York CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming JOHN M. SPItATT. JR., South Carolina ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. Florida GARY A. CONDIT, California DICK ZIMMER. New Jersey COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota WILLIAM H. ZELIFF. JR.. New Hampshire KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida JOHN M. McHUGH, New York BOBBY L. RUSH. Illinois STEPHEN HORN, California CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DEBORAH PRYCE. Ohio THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey ROB PORTMAN, Ohio FLOYD H. FLAKE, New York JAMES A. HAYES, Louisiana CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan (Independent) CORRINE BROWN, Florida MARJORIE MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, Pennsylvania LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California GENE GREEN. Texas BART STUPAK. Michigan JUUAN Epstein, StaffDirector Matthew R. Fletcher, Minority StaffDirector Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations SuBcoMMirrEE EDOLPHUSTOWNS, New York, Chairman HENRY A. WAXMAN, California STEVENSCHIFF, New Mexico THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin STEPHEN HORN, California DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey JOHN L. MICA, Florida CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Ind.) Ex Officio JOHN CONYERS, JR.. Michigan WILLIAM F. CLINGKR. Jr.. Pennsylvania Ronald A. STROMAN. StaffDirector Benjamin I. Cohen. Associate Counsel MaRTINE M. DiCROCE. Clerk Martha B. Morgan. Minority ProfessionalStaff KRISTINE I. Simmons, Minority StaffAssistant (ID CONTENTS Page Hearingheldon October 13, 1993 1 TextofHJl. 2856 5 Statementof: Blaquiere, Sister Teresa, RSM, executive director. Core City Neighbor- hoods, Detroit,MI 72 Fox, Lynda, deputy chief administrative officer for human services. Prince George's County, MD, onbehalfofNationalAssociation ofCoun- ties 35 Lipscomb, Sharron, vice president. EmpowermentNetwork Foundation ... 62 Monteith, MichaelA., assistantcity manager, Hampton, VA 51 Towns, Hon. Edolphus, a Representative in Congress from the State ofNew York, and chairman, Human Resources and Intergovernmental RelationsSubcommittee: Opening statement 1 Letters, statements, etc., submitted forthe recordby: Blaquiere, Sister Teresa, RSM, executive director. Core City Neighbor- hoods, Detroit, Mi: Prepared statement 75 Borut, Donald, executive director. National Leagaue of Cities: Prepared statement 97 Clinger, Hon. William F., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State ofPennsylvania: Prepared statement 33 Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State ofMichigan: Prepared statement 48 Fox, Lynda, deputy chief administrative officer for human services. Prince George's County, MD, on behalfofNational Association ofCoun- ties: Prepared statement 39 Lipscomb, Sharron, vice president, Empowerment Network Foundation: Prepared statement 65 Monteith, Michael A., assistant city manager, Hampton, VA: IVepared statement 57 Towns, Hon. Edolphus, a Representative in Congress from the State ofNew York, ana chairman, Human Resources and Intergovernmental RelationsSubconrunittee: Opening statement 3 APPENDIX Material submitted forthehearingrecord 101 (III) THE LOCAL FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 1993 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993 House of Representatives, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee OF THE Committee on Government Operations, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Edolphus Towns (chair- man ofthe subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Edolphus Towns, Thomas M. Barrett, Steven Schiff, and John L. Mica. Also present: Representatives John Conyers, Jr., and William F. dinger, Jr. Staff present: Ronald A. Stroman, staff director; Benjamin I. Cohen, associate counsel; Martine M. DiCroce, clerk; Martha B. Morgan, minority professional staff; and Kristine I. Simmons, mi- nority staffassistant, Committee on Government Operations. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN TOWNS Mr. Towns. The Committee on Government Operations' Sub- committee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations will come to order. Today, we will have a hearing on H.R. 2856, the Local Flexibility Act of 1993, which was introduced by the chairman of the Grovern- ment Operations Committee, Congressman John Conyers, and also the ranking minority member ofthe committee, the Honorable Wil- liam dinger, Jr. At the subcommittee's first hearing this Congress, the Honorable David Dinkins, mayor of the city of New York, testified that Fed- eral funds going to local governments should be flexible in order to permit the most effective use possible of those funds. Mayor Dinkins also encouraged waiving Durdensome Federal regulations. At that same hearing, not-for-profit organizations unanimously tes- tified that the elimination ofburdensome regulations was their top legislative priority. H.R. 2856 accomplishes these goals. At our hearing last week on the financial ability of State and local governments to implement the President's health care reform plan, the House Majority Leader Richard Gephart testified elo- quently about the need to eliminate cumbersome administrative and regulatory requirements on State and local governments, and in support ofthe Local Flexibility Act. We are having this hearing this morning to learn more about the Flexibility Act, so I am anxious and eager to hear from all of our (1) witnesses about what we might be able to do to enhance or to im- prove the flow of government and to be able to make certain that projects actually fit in terms community that they are designed to serve. I would like to yield at this time to the ranking member of the subcommittee, Mr. Schiflffrom Albuquerque, NM. [The opening statement of Mr. Towns and the text of H.R. 2856 follow:] OPENING STATEMENT CHAIRMAN ED TOWNS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ON H.R. 2856 THE "LOCAL FLEXIBILITYACT OF 1993" Today's hearing is on H.R. 2856, the 'Local Flexibility Act". On May 20, 1993, at this Subcommittee's first hearing this Congress, the Honorable David Dinkins, Mayor ofthe City of NewYork, testified that Federal funds to local governments should be flexible, so that local governments can put these funds to the most effective use possible. Mayor Dinkins also endorsed the concept of permitting waivers from Federal regulations if a Jurisdiction had an approved comprehensive programfor assisting individuals. Atthatsamehearing, not-for-profitorganizationsunanimouslytestifiedthatthemostimportant thingthe Federalgovernmentcould dotoassistthem, Istheelimination of burdensome regulations. H.R. 2856 accomplishes these goals. At our Subcommittee hearing last week on the financial ability of state and local governments to implement the President's health care reform plan, the House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, testified eloquently about the need to eliminate duplicative and cumbersome administrative and regulatory requirements on state and local governments, and in support of the Local Flexibility Act. I agree with Majority LeaderGephardt, and I fullysupport H.R. 2856. We mustwork todeveloptargeted economicdevelopmentpoliciesthatwill reversethe economic decline of our central cities. H.R. 2856, can be an important step in that process.

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