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      "id": 102413,
      "date": "2001-01-04",
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      "title": "Managing Regional Growth: Is There a Role for Congress?",
      "summary": "Regional growth management is largely addressed at the local and state levels, driven by a\nmyriad\nof concerns. Many of these concerns are associated with the concept of sprawl, and pit expansion\nof suburban development against protection of open space, agricultural activities, and amenity\nvalues. Local and state policies to respond to these concerns are also diverse.\n  Many federal activities, policies, and programs affect rates and patterns of growth, and the\nability of local and state governments to address them. Periodically, the question arises as to whether\nCongress should examine how current federal activities affect growth, recognizing that a plethora\nof federal actions affect development decisions, and that there is no way to totally eliminate the\neffects of these actions. Congress has many policy options that could support local and state efforts\nto respond to growth management concerns, including: providing information; providing financial\nand other assistance; using disincentives to discourage undesirable activity; and regulation. Any\ninitiatives Congress might decide to take in this area would likely generate lively debate. This report\nwill be updated as events warrant.",
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