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ANALYSIS 61 meeting needs in energy-impacted areas. Uniformity of communities' codes, regulations and standards would allow for optimum utilization of mobile homes throughout energy-impacted regions. Participation by energy firms. Implementation of the previous suggestions will partially solve the housing needs in boom towns. Where unmet housing demand remains, energy firms should play an active role. This may involve land acquisition, attracting builders to the area, mortgage guarantees, formation of development organizations and other inducements to the hous- ing industry. The Advisory Committee is not in favor of the construction of "company towns," but it recogni zes that there may be no other alterna- tives in certain cases. In these unique cases, energy firms can playa key role. Some examples of the types of activities industry could become involved in are: . Land acquisition. Energy firms know earlier than anyone else that new jobs will be created leading to the need for housing. One way to help control housing costs is to acquire relatively large tracts of land before speculation causes price increases. This land can be used later for residential development when the energy firm de- liberately keeps housing costs down by not taking a large profit on land investment. . Mobile home park development. Development of mobile home parks by energy firms is a common approach to providing housing. One inno- vation, presently used in Craig and Wheatland, Wyoming is to design the mobile home parks with two homes on each lot so that they may be converted later to single family use. . Sales guarantees. to build homes by determined price. arrangement. An energy firm could encourage a home builder guaranteeing to purchase the homes at a pre- The energy company assumes the risk under this o 1.u,