S.3229 - Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010

A bill to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy. as introduced.
  • Short: Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010 as introduced.

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4/20/2010--Introduced.Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Stra

Official Summary

4/20/2010--Introduced.Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy. Requires such strategy to:
(1) review U.S. foreign assistance strategy and programs;
(2) assess the feasibility of establishing a USAID senior advisor for urban sustainable development;
(3) evaluate options to leverage private sector partnerships;
(4) support U.S. government collaboration with other donors;
(5) assess the feasibility of establishing a pilot urban strategies initiative; and
(6) analyze approaches to improve environmental sustainability in urban areas.

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05/18/10
GLOBAL: USAID urged to tackle urbanization

...as an example of forward-thinking public policy [http://www.citiesalliance.org/ca/sites/citiesalliance.org/files/CA_Images/S.3229--Sustainable%20Urban%20Development%20Act.pdf]. The legislation directs the administrator of USAID to update the Making Citi

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05/23/10
Healthy Cities: Sustainable Urban Development Act 2010

New legislation sponsored by John Kerry, called the Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010 (S. 3229), directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to focus on urban planning and governance issues because ...

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04/26/10
S. 3229: Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010 - Congress ...

Among other things, the proposed bill states “it is the policy of the United States . . . to ensure access to . . . safe water and sanitation.” The bill also calls on the Administrator of the US Agency for International Development ...

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04/20/10
Specter primary election challenger criticizes 'Swift-Boat'-style ...

John Kerry (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduce Sustainable Urban Development Act (S.3229): http://bit.ly/8XcWY0; Freight88 Sen. Kerry Knocks Down Fuel Tax Talk: Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said the bill that he and ...

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