Public Law 89-754

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Public Law 89-754 is a 1966 United States federal statute that launched the Model Cities program and expanded federal involvement in urban renewal, housing, and metropolitan development.

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instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
administeredBy United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
alsoKnownAs Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966
surface form: Model Cities Act
authorized federal grants for comprehensive city demonstration programs
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
codifiedIn United States Statutes at Large
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1966-11-03
effectOnPolicy expanded federal role in local urban planning
increased federal funding for urban development projects
enactedBy 89th United States Congress
establishedProgram Model Cities program
focus comprehensive urban planning
coordination of housing, social services, and physical redevelopment
geographicScope United States cities and metropolitan areas
goal to improve physical, social, and economic conditions in distressed urban areas
to promote coordinated metropolitan development planning
historicalContext Great Society legislation
influenced subsequent federal urban policy programs
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalForm public law
legislativeStatus enacted
policyArea housing policy
metropolitan planning
urban development
urban renewal
presidentialAdministration Johnson administration
surface form: Lyndon B. Johnson administration
primaryPurpose to expand federal involvement in housing
to expand federal involvement in metropolitan development
to expand federal involvement in urban renewal
to launch the Model Cities program
publicLawNumber P.L. 89-754
relatedAgency United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: Housing and Urban Development Department
relatedConcept Great Society
surface form: War on Poverty
relatedProgram Urban renewal programs
shortTitle Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
statutesAtLargeCitation 80 Stat. 1255
subjectMatter housing and community development
metropolitan development planning
targetedArea urban neighborhoods
targetedPopulation low-income urban residents
timePeriod 1960s United States domestic policy
typeOfIntervention federal grant-in-aid program
yearEnacted 1966

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