[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR72.16]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 72--URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT OF 1978--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Local Recovery Action Programs
 
Sec. 72.16  Preliminary Action Program requirements.

    The following information must be submitted:
    (a) Evidence of physical deficiencies. A general description of the 
problems confronted by the local government in bringing its facilities 
up to an adequate level of quality, the basis for the determination that 
certain facilities are deficient, and the general level of deficient 
facilities found within the jurisdictions. Maps and other graphics 
should be used to indicate where the deficiencies are located, 
particularly in reference to the populations to be served.
    (b) Level of resource support. A summary of the public funds, 
including State and Federal, being spent by the jurisdiction on parks 
and recreation. A generalized description of the level of non-
governmental support (neighborhood, voluntary and business) shall also 
be given.
    (c) Adoption of goals. The existing park and recreation goals 
adopted by the governing body of the jurisdiction are to be included. 
Emphasis should be placed on what the local government is seeking to 
achieve in its parks and recreation systems, including the population it 
is attempting to serve, the facilities and services offered, and the

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providers (public agency or private sector).
    (d) Statement of priorities and implementation strategies. 
Description of the priorities set by the local government as related to 
the deficiencies outlined above, and the strategies used to allocate 
available resources over time. Included should be a brief discussion of 
the relationship of the Preliminary Action Program to other related 
community development, historic preservation and urban revitalization 
efforts underway in the jurisdiction.
    (e) Evidence of public participation. A description of the means by 
which citizens and public officials will be included early in the 
decision process for project selection, the setting of priorities and 
schedules, and the development of implementation strategies. Existing 
public participation efforts within the jurisdiction should be used.