Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
SIum Clearance
Here Aided by
Bill Amendment
House Committee
Gets Pion for Full
D, c, Participation
D. hoteId Q keesn

The Distract o. Columbia esula
participate fIlily gnasg ,hs A1,ssn
clearance and reeeselcpEneat pge~
gram Of the peadins Rat4tAAal
housing bln under an amendment
formally submitted to-day 10 the
House Banking and Currency
Committee
The amendment would author
ise the District Acknowledgement
Land Agency 10 receive beth loans
and grants undeT The housing bill.
PENDING already tn the Senate
version al the housing legislation
now before the HOUSE committee
is an amendment which would
restore 10 the National Capital
Housing Authority .he power TO
acquire ates for lou rent public
housing.
Ne Cenfiict In Amendments,
No conflict exists between The
two separate amendments. experts
emphasized today
The land agency amendment
would permit this unit which has
never received an appropriations.
TO participate under the national
housing program The proposed
legislation would in no way change
the original reSievelcpment land
agency act Of leSa. however, II
would authorize an additional and
alternate method Of proceeding
with the same kind OF siuin clear
ance and redevelapYnent for
which the agency originally was
set up.
II the agency aiso drslred later
10 come TO Congress and ask for
direct appropriation under ito
is46 act, experts explained IL
would be in no way inpeded from
such action
The amendment. IL was learned.
WAS worked out by all agencies IN
the District concerned ee-opcFAt-
ins with the United States Houk-
ing and Home Finance Agency.
Agreement on support.
AL parties concerned. II vas
reported, had agreed to support
the two separate amendments,
The Land agency amendment
was formally submitted by Ray
mond AZ. Foley. administrator OF
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
Among District officials who
supported the amendment with
letters to the committee. II was
understood. we're the District Com
missioners, Mark LansburGh.
chairman Of the land agency A.
Z. Demaray. vice chairman and
acting executive offlcsr Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. and others.
Necessity for the new amend.
ment and tho NCHA amendment
vas stressed by q spokesman TOR
the Housing and Home Finance
agency Wahou. these proposed
changes in the national housing
bill the District could not par
ticipate in the benefits Of the
national bill which would be avail.
able TO every other Jurisdiction
In the country.
spence In Favor,
Chairman Spence Of the Hoaas
Committee said today he pet
sonatiy would favor including Tia
new amendment for The land
agency In the housing bill,
He made tina statement after
his committee had spent most Of
the morning In executive session
considering the biil after the elohn
OF public hearings yesterday. Tiss
measure probably will be prepared
for reporting 10 the House ~ soon
as the committee can act.
Other COMMITTEES members also
appeared 10 be anxious 10 put The
National program into effect here.
They were &sid 10 be eagsr 70
have the system operated in TIE
National Capital 10 legislators
could see how u works IN slaisls
within the immediate vicinity Of
ttne Farsttni