§ 8701. Findings and purposes
(a)
Findings.—
Congress finds that—
(1)
the location of the seat of government in the District of Columbia has brought about the development of a metropolitan region extending well into adjoining territory in Maryland and Virginia;
(2)
effective comprehensive planning is necessary on a regional basis and of continuing importance to the federal establishment;
(3)
the distribution of federal installations throughout the region has been and will continue to be a major influence in determining the extent and character of development;
(4)
there is needed a central planning agency for the National Capital region to coordinate certain developmental activities of the many different agencies of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments so that those activities may conform with general objectives;
(5)
there is an increasing mutuality of interest and responsibility between the various levels of government that calls for coordinate and unified policies in planning both federal and local development in the interest of order and economy;
(b)
Purposes.—
(1)
In general.—
The purposes of this chapter (except sections
8733–8736) are—
(A)
to secure comprehensive planning for the physical development of the National Capital and its environs;
(2)
Objective.—
The general objective of this chapter (except sections
8733–8736) is to enable appropriate agencies to plan for the development of the federal establishment at the seat of government in a manner—