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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5512 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
an urban blight demolition program to provide grants for the demolition 
of condemned and tax-foreclosed residential housing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2006 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to establish an urban blight demolition program to pro-
vide grants for the demolition of condemned and tax- 
foreclosed residential housing. 
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 ‘‘Urban Development 
Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDING. 
Congress finds that there has been a decrease in the 
population of traditional manufacturing regions, often 
leaving a surplus of residential housing. 
SEC. 3. URBAN BLIGHT DEMOLITION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall establish and carry out an urban 
blight demolition program in accordance with the require-
ments of this section. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program, the Sec-
retary may award grants to eligible recipients for the 
purpose of demolishing condemned or tax-foreclosed 
residential housing in urban areas. 
(2) ADDITIONAL USE OF FUNDS.—In addition 
to the purpose specified in paragraph (1), amounts 
from grants awarded under this section may be used 
for one or more of the following purposes: 
(A) Remediation of the demolition sites 
prior to demolition. 
(B) Rehabilitation of the demolition sites 
to public use spaces. 
(c) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the program, an applicant— 
(1) shall be a city or other municipality— 
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(A) with a population of more than 
40,000, as determined by the most recent re-
port issued by the Bureau of the Census; and 
(B) that has experienced a decrease of 10 
percent in residential population over the course 
of the last 2 reports issued by the Bureau of 
the Census. 
(2) shall demonstrate that the demolition to be 
carried out with funds from the grant will aid the 
health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the 
city or municipality; and 
(3) shall demonstrate that such demolition is 
needed, in part, to reduce crime, destroy a public 
hazard, or create a public-use space such as a trail 
or park. 
(d) APPLICATION.—A city or other municipality seek-
ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an activity carried out using a grant awarded 
under this section may not exceed 50 percent. 
(f) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may not award 
more than $500,000 in grants under this section to an 
eligible recipient in a fiscal year. 
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(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS.— 
Grants awarded under this section are intended to com-
plement, and not take the place of, funding provided under 
the Community Development Block Grant program au-
thorized by the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(h) COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
AND INPUT.—To 
the extent practicable, recipients of grants awarded under 
this section shall consult with community leaders, resident 
and citizen associations, law enforcement officials, and fire 
departments in determining which residential housing will 
be demolished. 
(i) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress on an annual basis a report containing 
the following: 
(1) The number of demolitions that have been 
carried out under the program in the preceding year. 
(2) The number of demolished properties that 
have been rehabilitated to public-use spaces under 
the program in the preceding year. 
(3) 
A 
description 
of 
the 
impact 
such 
demolitions and rehabilitations have had on the 
health, safety, and welfare of the residents in the af-
fected areas. 
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(j) NONDISCRIMINATION, LABOR STANDARDS, AND 
REMEDIES
FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE.—Grants 
awarded 
under this section shall be subject to the terms and condi-
tions set forth in sections 109, 110, and 111 of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5309, 5310, and 5311). 
SEC. 4. RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEFINED. 
The term ‘‘residential housing’’ includes single family 
and multi-family units that were primarily used as dwell-
ing accommodations. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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