and statutory context for comprehensive planning. (5) Many States have land use statutes that do not currently support comprehensive planning for safe communities, and many States are undertaking efforts to update and reform statutes to better enable planning efforts that incorporate long-term hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness. (6) Efforts to coordinate State and regional investments, including at-risk public infrastructure, with local plans require additional State level planning. (7) Comprehensive urban planning takes into account the relationship between land use, transportation systems, water and wastewater facilities, open space, and other critical infrastructure in promoting safe and economically viable communities. (8) Local governments should integrate safety considerations into comprehensive planning efforts. (9) Safe housing is an essential component of safe community development, and comprehensive planning should incorporate modern, scientific planning techniques to ensure that a broad range of safe housing options are available to all members of the Nation’s communities. (10) Prevailing land use patterns often place people, structures, and environmental systems at great risk. Poorly regulated rural communities and small towns located on the metropolitan fringe often face significant growth pressures, resulting in haphazard development patterns that do not incorporate regional impacts on critical disaster-reduction systems, such as open space and wetlands. (11) The Federal Government and State governments should support the efforts of Tribal governments and Native Hawaiian organizations to implement land use planning and community development to improve the safety of housing and socioeconomic conditions for Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiians. 3. Safe communities planning grants (a) Grant program authorized The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a program to provide grants to States and local governments for the purpose of assisting in— (1) the development or revision of land use