Revitalizing America's Economically Distressed Communities: Hearing Before the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Chicago, Il, August 19, 1998, Volume 4 |
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Page 117 - Persons for Whom Poverty Status is DeterminedPoverty status was determined for all persons except institutionalized persons, persons in military group quarters and in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old.
Page 116 - Please call me at (202) 512-3841 if you or your staff have any questions about this report. Major contributors to this report are listed in appendix X.
Page 108 - Zoning restrictions on homebased businesses which do not create a public nuisance; (iii) Permit requirements for street vendors who do not create a public nuisance; (iv) Zoning or other restrictions that impede the formation of schools or child care centers; and (v) Franchises or other restrictions on competition for businesses providing public services, including taxicabs, jitneys, cable television, or trash hauling. (2) Exception. The requirements of paragraph (b)(1) of this section do not apply...
Page 62 - General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Committee on Small Business House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected al 10: 30a.m.
Page 83 - MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. 1 THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADRESS THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACT.
Page 65 - ... equivalently be described with census tracts, the poverty rate of the nominated area taken as a whole is considered for purposes of making this determination. (d) Income requirement for urban areas. In the case of a nominated urban area, at least 70 percent of the households living in the nominated area must have incomes below 80 percent of the median income of households within the jurisdiction of the local government or governments in which the nominated area is located. The number of households...
Page 82 - He fearlessly denied the gods of his father's country, and, ostracized therefor, went forth to seek " a city which hath foundations, whose maker and builder is God.
Page 108 - ... for children of working residents, employment training, transportation services and other services that help residents become economically self-sufficient; (C) Crime reduction strategies, such as crime prevention, including the provision of crime prevention services by nongovernmental entities; (D) Actions to reduce, remove, simplify, or streamline governmental requirements applying within the Renewal Community, such as: (1) Density bonus.
Page 5 - HON. JC WATTS, JR., A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA Mr. WATTS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman...