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12 U.S.C. § 1715z — Abandoned properties demonstration project
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**(a) Grants for arrest of incipient abandonment and revitalization of blighted areas** In carrying out activities under [section 1701z–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1701z-1&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may undertake programs to demonstrate the most feasible means of providing assistance to localities in which a substantial number of structures are abandoned or are threatened with abandonment for the purpose of arresting the process of housing abandonment in its incipiency or in restoring viability to blighted areas in which abandonment is pervasive. For this purpose, the Secretary is authorized to make grants, subject to the limitations of this section, to assist local public bodies in planning and implementing demonstration projects for prompt and effective action in alleviating and preventing such abandonment in designated demonstration areas.
**(b) Preferred projects; scope of projects** In administering this section, the Secretary shall give preference to those demonstration projects which in his judgment can reasonably be expected to arrest the process of abandonment in the demonstration area within a period of two years and which provide for innovative approaches to combating the problem of housing abandonment. Such projects may include, but shall not be limited to (1) acquisition by negotiated purchase, lease, receivership, tax lien proceedings, or other means authorized by law and satisfactory to the Secretary, of real property within the demonstration area or areas which is abandoned, deteriorated, or in violation of applicable code standards; (2) the repair of streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, publicly owned utilities, public buildings to meet needs consistent with the revitalizatio
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**(a) Grants for arrest of incipient abandonment and revitalization of blighted areas** In carrying out activities under [section 1701z–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1701z-1&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may undertake programs to demonstrate the most feasible means of providing assistance to localities in which a substantial number of structures are abandoned or are threatened with abandonment for the purpose of arresting the process of housing abandonment in its incipiency or in restoring viability to blighted areas in which abandonment is pervasive. For this purpose, the Secretary is authorized to make grants, subject to the limitations of this section, to assist local public bodies in planning and implementing demonstration projects for prompt and effective action in alleviating and preventing such abandonment in designated demonstration areas.
**(b) Preferred projects; scope of projects** In administering this section, the Secretary shall give preference to those demonstration projects which in his judgment can reasonably be expected to arrest the process of abandonment in the demonstration area within a period of two years and which provide for innovative approaches to combating the problem of housing abandonment. Such projects may include, but shall not be limited to (1) acquisition by negotiated purchase, lease, receivership, tax lien proceedings, or other means authorized by law and satisfactory to the Secretary, of real property within the demonstration area or areas which is abandoned, deteriorated, or in violation of applicable code standards; (2) the repair of streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, publicly owned utilities, public buildings to meet needs consistent with the revitalization and continued use of the area; (3) the demolition of structures determined to be structurally unsound or unfit for human habitation or which contribute adversely to the physical or social environment of the locality involved; (4) the establishment of recreational or community facilities including public playgrounds; (5) the improvement of garbage and trash collection, street cleaning and other essential services necessary to the revitalization and maintenance of the area; (6) the rehabilitation of privately and publicly owned real property by the locality; and (7) the establishment and operation of locally controlled, nonprofit housing management corporations and municipal repair programs.
**(c) Purchase or lease of project real estate at fair market value for new or rehabilitated housing use; conditions** Subject to such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, real property held as part of a project assisted under this section may be made available to (1) a limited dividend corporation, nonprofit corporation, or association, cooperative or public body or agency, or other approved purchaser or lessee, or (2) a purchaser who would be eligible for a mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) or (d)(4), section 1715l(h)(1), section 1715z(i) or (j)(1), or [section 1715z–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1715z-1&num=0&edition=prelim), for purchase or lease at fair market value for use by such purchaser or lessee, as, or in the provision of, new or rehabilitated housing for occupancy by families or individuals of low or moderate income.
**(d) Amount of grants; authorization of appropriations; continuing availability of funds; locality limitation** Grants under this section shall be in amounts which do not exceed 90 per centum of the net project cost as determined by the Secretary. There are authorized to be appropriated for demonstration grants under this section not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. Any amounts appropriated shall remain available until expended and any amount authorized but not appropriated may be appropriated for any succeeding fiscal year commencing prior to July 1, 1972. Not more than one-third of the aggregate amount of grants made in any fiscal year under this section shall be made with respect to projects undertaken by one locality.
**(e) Projects as part of urban renewal projects for purpose of application of urban renewal provisions** The provisions of sections 1456, 1465, and 1466 11 See References in Text note below. of title 42, and section 1452b 1 of title 42, may apply to projects assisted under this Act as if such projects were being carried out in urban renewal areas as part of urban renewal projects within the meaning of section 1460 1 of title 42.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title I, § 114, as added Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–560, title III, § 310(a), 78 Stat. 788; amended Aug. 10, 1965, Pub. L. 89–117, title I, § 101(i), title IV, § 404(b), (c)(1), 79 Stat. 453, 486; May 25, 1967, Pub. L. 90–19, § 6(b), 81 Stat. 21; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–448, title V, § 516, 82 Stat. 526; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–609, title II, § 212, 84 Stat. 1779, related to relocation assistance, providing as follows: subsec. (a), financial assistance to displaced individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations; subsec. (b), payments to business concerns or nonprofit organizations, considerations, and maximum amounts; subsec. (c), payments to individuals and families, considerations, computation of amount, maximum amounts, and restrictions; subsec. (d), payments to individuals, families, business concerns, and nonprofit organizations for recording fees, transfer taxes, incidental expenses, penalty costs, and pro rata taxes; and subsec. (e), rules and regulations, finality of administrative decisions, and promptness of payments. See chapter 61 (section 4601 et seq.) of this title.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal not applicable to any State so long as sections 4630 and 4655 of this title are not applicable in such State; but such sections completely applicable to all States after July 1, 1972, but until such date applicable to a State to extent the State is able under its laws to comply with such sections, see section 221 of Pub. L. 91–646, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 4601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4601&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Savings Provision
Any rights or liabilities existing under provisions repeal
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**(a) Prohibition on new grants or loans after January 1, 1975; exceptions** Except with respect to projects and programs for which funds have been previously committed, no new grants or loans shall be made after January 1, 1975, under (1) title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 [[42 U.S.C. 3301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], (2) title I of the Housing Act of 1949 [[42 U.S.C. 1450](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1450&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] (3) section 702 or section 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [[42 U.S.C. 3102](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3102&num=0&edition=prelim) or 3103], (4) title II of the Housing Amendments of 1955 [[42 U.S.C. 1491](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or (5) title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 [[42 U.S.C. 1500](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1500&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Final date in fiscal year for submission of application for grant; establishment by Secretary** In the case of funds available for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall not consider any statement under [section 5304(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5304/a&num=0&edition=prelim), unless such statement is submitted on or prior to such date as the Secretary shall establish as the final date for submission of statements for that year.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 88–560, title III, § 312, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 790; Pub. L. 89–117, title III, §§ 311(e), 312, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 90–19, § 21(b), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 90–448, title V, § 509, title VIII, § 807(b), Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 523, 544; Pub. L. 91–152, title II, § 207, Dec. 24, 1969, 83 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 93–85, § 4, Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 221; Pub. L. 93–117, § 10, Oct. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 423; Pub. L. 93–383, title I, § 116(e), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 94–50, title III, § 301, July 2, 1975, 89 Stat. 256; Pub. L. 94–375, § 12, Aug. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1074; Pub. L. 95–128, title I, § 111, Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1127; Pub. L. 95–557, title I, § 101(a), (b), Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2080, 2081; Pub. L. 96–71, § 4, Sept. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 502; Pub. L. 96–105, § 4, Nov. 8, 1979, 93 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 96–153, title I, § 101, Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 96–372, § 5, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1364; Pub. L. 96–399, title I, § 114, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1622; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 311, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 98–109, § 3, Oct. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 746; Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title I, § 124], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1174; Pub. L. 99–120, § 2, Oct. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 99–156, § 2, Nov. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 816; Pub. L. 99–219, § 2, Dec. 26, 1985, 99 Stat. 1731; Pub. L. 99–267, § 2, Mar. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 74; Pub. L. 99–272, title III, § 3008, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 99–289, § 1(b), May 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 99–345, § 1, June 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 99–430, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 100–122, § 1, Sept. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 793; Pub. L. 100–154, Nov. 5, 1987, 101 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 100–170, Nov. 17, 1987, 101 Stat. 914; Pub. L.
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**(a) Authorization to provide information, advice, and technical assistance; scope of assistance; authorization of appropriations**
(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide, or contract with public or private organizations to provide, information, advice, and technical assistance, including but not limited to—
(i) the assembly, correlation, publication, and dissemination of information with respect to the construction, rehabilitation, and operation of low- and moderate-income housing;
(ii) the provision of advice and technical assistance to public bodies or to nonprofit or cooperative organizations with respect to the construction, rehabilitation, and operation of low- and moderate-income housing, including assistance with respect to self-help and mutual self-help programs;
(iii) counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners with respect to property maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; and
(iv) the provision of technical assistance to communities, particularly smaller communities, to assist such communities in planning, developing, and administering Community Development Programs pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [[42 U.S.C. 5301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) The Secretary (A) shall provide the services described in clause (iii) of paragraph (1) for homeowners assisted under section 235 of the National Housing Act [[12 U.S.C. 1715z](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1715z&num=0&edition=prelim)]; (B) shall, in consultation with
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**(a) Prior to beginning of construction**
(1) The Secretary is authorized to make expenditures under this subsection with respect to any property that—
(A) is a condominium unit (including common areas) or is improved by a one-to-four family dwelling;
(B) was approved, before the beginning of construction, for mortgage insurance under this chapter or for guaranty, insurance, or direct loan under chapter 37 of title 38 or was less than a year old at the time of insurance of the mortgage and was covered by a consumer protection or warranty plan acceptable to the Secretary; and
(C) the Secretary finds to have structural defects.
(2) Expenditures under this subsection may be made for (A) correcting such defects, (B) paying the claims of the owner of the property arising from such defects, or (C) acquiring title to the property: Provided, That such authority of the Secretary shall exist only (A) if the owner has requested assistance from the Secretary not later than four years (or such shorter time as the Secretary may prescribe) after insurance of the mortgage, and (B) if the property is encumbered by a mortgage which is insured under this chapter after September 2, 1964.
**(b) Mortgages insured on or after August 1, 1968, but prior to January 1, 1973; requirements; reimbursement from seller; insurance fund chargeable** The Secretary is authorized to make expenditures to correct, or to reimburse the owner for the correction of, structural or other major defects which so seriously affect use and livability as to create a serious danger to the life or safety of inhabitants of any one, two, three, or four family dwelling which is covered by a mortgage insured under [section 1715z of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-s
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**(a) Definitions** For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term “affordable cost” means the cost to a Federal agency of leasing office space in a building that is protected by an automatic sprinkler system or equivalent level of safety, which cost is no more than 10 percent greater than the cost of leasing available comparable office space in a building that is not so protected.
(2) The term “automatic sprinkler system” means an electronically supervised, integrated system of piping to which sprinklers are attached in a systematic pattern, and which, when activated by heat from a fire—
(A) will protect human lives by discharging water over the fire area, in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Standard 13, 13D, or 13R, whichever is appropriate for the type of building and occupancy being protected, or any successor standard thereto; and
(B) includes an alarm signaling system with appropriate warning signals (to the extent such alarm systems and warning signals are required by Federal, State, or local laws or regulations) installed in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard thereto.
(3) The term “equivalent level of safety” means an alternative design or system (which may include automatic sprinkler systems), based upon fire protection engineering analysis, which achieves a level of safety equal to or greater than that provided by automatic sprinkler systems.
(4) The term “Federal employee office building” means any office building in the United States, whether owned or leased by the Federal Government, that is regularly occupied by more than 25 full-time Federal employees in the course of their employment.
(5) The term “housing assistance”—
(A) means
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Necessary amounts are appropriated for the following:
(1) to pay the proceeds of the personal estate of a United States citizen dying abroad to the legal representative of the deceased on proper demand and proof.
(2) to pay interest on the public debt under laws authorizing payment.
(3) to pay proceeds from derelict and salvage cases adjudged by the courts of the United States to salvors.
(4) to make payments required under contracts made under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ([42 U.S.C. 5308](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5308&num=0&edition=prelim)) for the payment of interest on obligations guaranteed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 108.
(5) to make payments required under contracts made under section 103(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 ([42 U.S.C. 1453(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1453/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) for projects or programs for which amounts had been committed before January 1, 1975, and for which amounts have not been appropriated.
(6) to pay the interest on the fund derived from the bequest of James Smithson, for the construction of buildings and expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, at the rates determined under section 5590 of the Revised Statutes ([20 U.S.C. 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section54&num=0&edition=prelim)).
annual contributions for assisted housing
(7) to make payments required under contracts made under section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended ([42 U.S.C. 1437c](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437c&num=0&edition=prelim)).
college housing grants
(8) to make paym
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TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING
§ 1715z
1 See References in Text note below.
ment of insurance premiums, considering effect of said
amendment, is actuarially sound, see section 201(g) of
Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 1709 of
this title.
§ 1715z. Homeownership or membership in coop-
erative association for lower income families
(a) Authorization for periodic assistance pay-
ments to mortgagees; assistance to manufac-
tured home buyers
(1) For the purpose of assisting lower income
families in acquiring homeownership or in ac-
quiring membership in a cooperative association
operating a housing project, the Secretary is au-
thorized to make, and to contract to make, peri-
odic assistance payments on behalf of such
homeowners and cooperative members. The as-
sistance shall be accomplished through pay-
ments to mortgagees holding mortgages meet-
ing the special requirements specified in this
section or which mortgages are assisted under a
State or local program providing assistance
through loans, loan insurance or tax abatement.
In making such assistance available, the Sec-
retary shall give preference to low-income fami-
lies who, without such assistance, would be like-
ly to be involuntarily displaced (including those
who would be likely to be displaced from rental
units which are to be converted into a condo-
minium project or a cooperative project). Such
assistance may include the acquisition of a con-
dominium or a membership in a cooperative as-
sociation.
(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Secretary is authorized to
make periodic assistance payments under this
section on behalf of families whose incomes do
not exceed the maximum income limits pre-
scribed pursuant to subsection (h)(2) of this sec
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