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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 212
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to provide
for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to notify and
consult with the unit of general local government within which an assisted
multifamily housing project is to be located before providing any low-
income housing assistance for the project.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act to provide for the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development to notify and consult with the unit
of general local government within which an assisted
multifamily housing project is to be located before pro-
viding any low-income housing assistance for the project.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Housing
Right To Know Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 12 the following new section:
‘‘CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REGARDING
LOW-INCOME HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR MULTIFAM-
ILY HOUSING PROJECTS
‘‘SEC. 13. (a) IN GENERAL.—After the completion of
any selection process regarding low-income housing assist-
ance, but before making any new commitment or obliga-
tion for low-income housing assistance for a multifamily
housing project selected for such assistance, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(1) notify the chief executive officer (or other
appropriate official) of the unit of general local gov-
ernment in which the housing to be assisted is lo-
cated (or to be located) of such commitment or obli-
gation; and
‘‘(2) pursuant to the request of such unit of
general local government, provide such information
as may reasonably be requested by such unit of gen-
eral local government regarding the assisted housing
project (except to the extent otherwise prohibited by
law) and consult with representatives of such local
government regarding the assisted housing project.
This section may not be construed to authorize the release
of any covered selection information during any selection
process which is otherwise prohibited under section 12.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
‘‘(1) COVERED SELECTION INFORMATION.—The
term ‘covered selection information’ has the meaning
given such term in section 12(e).
‘‘(2) LOW-INCOME HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The
term ‘low-income housing assistance’ means any
grant, loan, subsidy, guarantee, insurance, or other
financial assistance for new or existing housing pro-
vided under a program administered by the Sec-
retary, under which occupancy or ownership of some
or all of the dwelling units in the housing assisted
is limited, restricted, or determined (pursuant to the
laws or regulations relating to such assistance)
based on the income of the individual or family occu-
pying or purchasing the unit.
‘‘(3) MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING
PROJECT.—The
term ‘multifamily housing project’ means a property
that consists of 5 or more dwelling units.
‘‘(4) NEW.—The term ‘new’, when used in ref-
erence to the commitment or obligation of low-in-
come housing assistance for a multifamily housing
project, means that, at the time such commitment or
obligation is made—
‘‘(A) such project is not receiving such low-
income housing assistance and is not subject to
a contract or agreement under the program for
such low-income housing assistance; and
‘‘(B) such commitment or obligation is not
made pursuant to the renewal of a previous
contract, obligation, or commitment for such
assistance for such project.
‘‘(5) SELECTION PROCESS.—The term ‘selection
process’ has the meaning given such term in section
12(e).
‘‘(6) UNIT
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘unit of general local government’
means any city, town, township, county, parish, vil-
lage, or other general purpose political subdivision of
a State.’’.
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