Tenant advocates were horrified by earlier House versions of the bill, which would have replaced some of the poorest tenants with working-class ones and introduced stiff work requirements. In the version that passed, the worst of these provisions are gone. It's a substantial increase, but with many new jurisdictions now eligible for the funds, New York's share probably will climb by only 2 percent-just keeping up with inflation. For years residents of the South Bronx, home to the city's worst asthma rates, have wondered what's in the air, and whether it is there because of environmental racism. If the agency concludes that the city subjected Hunts Point to a disproportionate number of potentially harmful facilities, the city could lose its federal environmental funding.
Most jurisdictions settle, though, before such drastic measures are taken.
It didn't make it. It boasts more flexibility than its predecessor, which expired in 1997, for states and localities to use the funds. Johnson, Kathleen McGowan and Carl Vogel Back to City Limits Weekly Index. Due to an editing error last week, we misidentified the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, and incorrectly reported that the two laws for buildings in tax arrears were passed together. In fact, the two were introduced in tandem and passed separately.