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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE
For additional expenses pursuant to section 5 of the
Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1654),
to repair and rebuild rail lines of other than class I rail-
roads as defined by the Interstate Commerce Commission
or railroads owned or controlled by a class I railroad, hav-
ing carried 5 million gross ton miles or less per mile dur-
ing the prior year, and damaged as a result of the Midwest
floods of 1993, $11,000,000, and in addition, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $10,000,000 to repair
and rebuild rail lines of any railroad subject to the discre-
tion of the Secretary of Transportation on a case by case
basis $16,000,000: Provided, That for the purposes of ad-
ministering this emergency relief, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall have authority to make funds available not-
withstanding subsections (a), (b)(1) and (3), (c), (e)–(h)
and (o) of 49 U.S.C. app. 1654 as the Secretary deems
appropriate and shall consider the extent to which the
State has available unexpended local rail freight assistance
funds or available repaid loan funds: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. app. 1654(f), the Sec-
retary may prescribe the form and time for applications
for assistance made available herein: Provided further,
That $6,000,000 of these funds shall be available only to
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the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to
the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, That all funds made available
under this head are to remain available until expended
September 30, 1994.
CHAPTER VI
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME invest-
ment partnerships program’’, as authorized under title II
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act, for use only in areas affected by flooding in the Mid-
west, $100,000,000, to remain available until September
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30, 1994: Provided, That in administering these funds, the
Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or regu-
lation that the Secretary administers, except for provisions
requiring nondiscrimination, in connection with the obliga-
tion by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these
funds upon finding that such waiver is required to facili-
tate the obligation and use of such funds and would not
be in conflict with the overall purpose of the statute or
regulation: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
For an additional amount for the HOME investment
partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended (Public Law 101–625), for use only in areas af-
fected by the Midwest floods of 1993, $50,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That
in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the obligation by the
Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except
for requirements relating to fair housing and non-
discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the
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obligation and use of such funds, and would not be incon-
sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop-
ment grants’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, for authorized
community development activities only in areas affected
by flooding in the Midwest, $53,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in admin-
istering these funds, the Secretary may waive entirely, or
in any part, any requirement set forth in title I of such
Act, except for requirements relating to fair housing and
nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
if the Secretary finds that such waiver will further the
purposes for which these funds are appropriated: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as
an
emergency
requirement
pursuant
to
section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That all of the funds provided under this head in this Act
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shall be used only to repair, replace, or restore facilities
damaged or to continue services interrupted by flooding
that are essential to public health or safety as defined by
the Secretary.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop-
ment grants,’’ as authorized under title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, only in areas
affected by the Midwest floods of 1993, $200,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1994, of which
$25,000,000 is for those community development planning
activities related to recovery efforts and for immediate re-
covery needs not reimbursable by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA): Provided, That in admin-
istering these funds, the Secretary may waive any provi-
sion of any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the obligation by the Secretary
or any use by the recipient of these funds, except for re-
quirements relating to fair housing and nondiscrimina-
tion, the environment, and labor standards, upon a find-
ing that such waiver is required to facilitate the obligation
and use of such funds, and would not be inconsistent with
the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section