USA:s bostadsdepartement
| USA:s bostadsdepartement | |
 Officiellt sigill. | |
| Underordnad | USA:s federala statsmakt |
|---|---|
| Ledning | Bostadsminister |
| Säte | Robert C. Weaver Federal Building Washington, D.C. |
| Inrättad | 9 september 1965 |
| Antal anställda | 8 416 (2014) |
| Webbplats | www.hud.gov |
USA:s bostads- och stadsplaneringsdepartement (engelska: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development), vanligen förkortat som HUD, är USA:s bostadsministerium och en del av USA:s federala statsmakt.[1][2]
Bakgrund
Såväl departementet som befattningen som USA:s bostadsminister (engelska: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) inrättades den 9 september 1965 då USA:s president Lyndon B. Johnson undertecknade lagförslaget som därefter trädde i kraft som "Department of Housing and Urban Development Act".[1] Bostadsministern ingår av tradition i kabinettet och utses av presidenten med sentens "råd och samtycke" (dvs godkännande).[2]
USA:s första bostadsminister och chef för departementet var Robert C. Weaver, som innehade ämbetet från januari 1966 till december 1968 och som även var den förste afroamerikanen att ingå i presidentens kabinett.[3]
Se även
Referenser
- ^ [a b] ”DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT” (på engelska). United States Government Manual. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EntityId=mLhdWmsVMu8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=. Läst 19 november 2021. ”On September 9, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson approved Public Law 89–174, which is also cited as the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. As part of the statute's declaration of purpose, Congress declared that "the general welfare and security of the Nation and the health and living standards of our people require . . . sound development of the Nation's communities and metropolitan areas in which the vast majority of its people live and work." To support this requirement of sound development, Congress established "an executive department to be known as the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]" (79 Stat. 667).”
- ^ [a b] 42 U.S.C. § 3532
- ^ ”ROBERT C. WEAVER (1966–1969)” (på engelska). Miller Center, University of Virginia. https://millercenter.org/president/lbjohnson/essays/weaver-1966-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development. Läst 19 november 2021.
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Seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The seal was originally unveiled on November 10, 1966, and later defined in law (Federal Register 32FR366-67 and 24 CFR subtitle A, §11.1, both since removed as part of a streamlining of the federal code). The seal was defined as:
On a white background within a circle composed of the words, "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development," is an eagle and two stars. The six upper bars depicting the upper portion of the eagle's wings, the torso of the eagle, the star at the right of the eagle, and the words, "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development," are colored blue. The eight lower bars depicting the lower portion of the eagle's wings and the star at the left of the eagle are colored green."
The seal is a representative of high rise buildings simulating an eagle and giving emphasis to the "urban" in HUD's name. The eagle (shown abstractly) is a symbol of Federal authority. The use of green symbolizes open space, land, growth and prosperity. The blue in the Seal alludes to the quality of life and environment in America's cities.
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