I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6166 
To provide an additional allocation of low-income housing tax credits in 
response to the Superfund site related condemnation of low-income hous-
ing in Indiana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 
Mr. YOUNG of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide an additional allocation of low-income housing 
tax credits in response to the Superfund site related 
condemnation of low-income housing in Indiana. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Emergency East Chicago Housing Relief Act of 2016’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1972, the West Calumet Housing Com-
plex of East Chicago, Indiana, was established on 
the site of a former white lead smelting facility. 
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(2) On February 7, 1992, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (hereafter referred to as the 
‘‘EPA’’) proposed a 79 acre tract of land comprising 
the former lead refinery operation for listing on the 
National Priorities List. 
(3) On November 18, 1993, the EPA issued an 
administrative order to manage the former lead re-
finery site under the Resource Conservation & Re-
covery Act. 
(4) By June 2004, the EPA had begun man-
aging the former lead refinery site under the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund. 
(5) In 2012, the EPA presented a negotiated 
decision to remediate the West Calumet Housing 
Complex and remove the lead contaminated soil. A 
comprehensive testing process was initiated to detail 
the extent of the contamination in the area. 
(6) In April 2016, final review of the soil tests 
revealed higher than expected levels of lead in the 
land, including two significant lead hot spots, and 
the EPA began a public messaging campaign to 
alert West Calumet Housing Complex residents of 
the health risks. 
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(7) Following this public notification, approxi-
mately 1,100 residents were informed that the West 
Calumet Housing Complex would close rather than 
proceed with remediation and that the residents 
would need to find new homes. 
(8) East Chicago, Indiana, currently lacks the 
capacity to accommodate the relocation of the West 
Calumet Housing Complex residents, forcing the 
residents to look far from their current homes for 
new housing. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL HOUSING CREDIT DOLLAR AMOUNT IN 
CONNECTION WITH SUPERFUND SITE RE-
LATED 
CONDEMNATION 
OF 
LOW-INCOME 
HOUSING IN INDIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 42 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of calendar 
years 2017 and 2018, the State housing credit ceiling of 
Indiana shall be increased by the lesser of— 
(1) the aggregate housing credit dollar amount 
allocated for such calendar year by the State hous-
ing credit agency of Indiana to buildings located in 
Lake County, Indiana, or 
(2) the additional allocation amount. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION AMOUNT.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the ‘‘additional allocation amount’’ 
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means $18 multiplied by the population of Lake County, 
Indiana (as determined on the basis of the most recent 
census estimate of resident population released by the Bu-
reau of the Census before July 31, 2016). 
(c) DOLLAR LIMITATION TO APPLY IN THE AGGRE-
GATE TO 2017 AND 2018.—In the case of calendar year 
2018, the additional allocation amount taken into account 
under subsection (a)(2) shall be reduced by the amount 
of the increase in the State housing credit ceiling deter-
mined under subsection (a) for calendar year 2017. 
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