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created in Tennessee and Washington. The statutory language used in
these two States followed in many respects the provisions of the Commission's
draft bill.
4. Investment of idle cash balances.
Existing authority of local governments to invest idle
funds so as to earn interest on such funds in lieu of keeping them on
demand deposit was significantly broadened in Montana and Oklahoma.
New legislation authorizing such investment was enacted following a
protracted legislative struggle in Iowa. It follows to some extent
the draft language recommended by the Commission. The Treasury Department,
in cooperation with Commission staff, developed and printed a
brochure describing the Federal securities available for investment of
short-term cash balances of local and State governments, which has been
distributed in quantity to State and local officials.
5. State government action to acquire and preserve "open space."
Legislation designed to facilitate the acquisition of "open
space" in and around metropolitan areas was enacted in Florida, North
Carolina, New Hampshire, and Connecticut and expanded in New York.
6. State financial and technical assistance to urban areas
for mass transportation.
Nine States enacted legislation demonstrating concern by
the State government with the problem of mass transportation in metropolitan
areas: Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
In summary, recommendations and draft legislation developed by the
Commission for the improvement of State-local relations over the country
received moderate attention and met with appreciable success in the 1963
State legislative sessions. About 15 to 20 legislative enactments in
12 States appear to be directly attributable in whole or in part to the
proposals of the Commission. Indirectly, effects which policy recommendations
of the Commission may have had upon State legislation in a considerable
number of additional States are impossible to measure. However, the
Commission has been encouraged by the increasing demand for its reports
which come from State legislative committees, legislative research agencies,
and various agencies in the executive branches of State government.
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