To administer and regulate these new grants, the bill creates the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Republicans Blast ‘Livable Communities’ Bill As Washington-BasedCentral Planning for Cities and Towns

Wednesday, August 04, 2010
By Matt Cover, Staff Writer


Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut at a news conference on health care on Dec. 14, 2009. The five-term Democrat has decided not to run for re-election. (AP File Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

(CNSNews.com) – The Senate Banking Committee passed the Livable Communities Act on Tuesday, moving the bill one step closer to final passage. The bill creates $4 billion in neighborhood planning grants for “sustainableâ€