He was a vocal proponent of federal funding for libraries rather than requiring smaller communities to take on the bulk of the financial burden.

Among other things, the amendments would require communities participating in the program to determine erosion rates on their beaches and calculate 10-year, 30-year and 60-year erosion hazard areas.

In New Jersey, officials estimate that 145,000 units are needed to comply with a 1986 court decision requiring communities to build housing for low- and moderate-income people.

Require local communities to look at the existing and potential threats to their water and set out and implement the actions necessary to reduce or eliminate significant threats.

Others want the administration to require local communities to change their building codes as a condition of future government help.

It would help those who help themselves, requiring local communities to take responsibility for this effort.

Aksoy S. Solutions to neglected tropical diseases require vibrant local scientific communities.

Early Action Compacts require communities to:

State legislation that took effect in 1988 requires life-care communities charging entrance fees of more than $20,000 to file with the Department on Aging so they can be monitored.