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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2792 
To require sales and leases of assets of public housing projects in connection 
with solar energy projects to financially benefit the residents of such 
public housing project and the budget of the public housing agency 
that owns such public housing project, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require sales and leases of assets of public housing 
projects in connection with solar energy projects to finan-
cially benefit the residents of such public housing project 
and the budget of the public housing agency that owns 
such public housing project, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Public Housing Solar 
Equity Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY SALES OR LEASES OF 
PHA ASSETS IN CONNECTION WITH SOLAR 
ENERGY PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) SALE OR LEASE OF ASSETS.—If a public hous-
ing agency sells or leases any asset (including roof space 
or parking) of a public housing project owned by such pub-
lic housing agency in connection with a solar energy 
project, such public housing agency shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that such sale or lease financially 
benefits, as determined by a cost-benefit analysis 
that is conducted using generally accepted account-
ing standards and is made publicly available— 
‘‘(A) the residents of such public housing 
project; and 
‘‘(B) the budget of the public housing 
agency; 
‘‘(2) if the buyer or lessee of such asset intends 
to derive a product or services from such asset, re-
quire the buyer or lessee of such asset to first offer 
such product or service derived from such asset to 
the residents of the public housing project, and pro-
vide the product or services to those residents who 
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accept the offer before offering the product or serv-
ice to non-residents; 
‘‘(3) make available publicly, not later than 30 
days before such sale or lease, information sufficient 
to demonstrate compliance with paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of this subsection; and 
‘‘(4) not later than 1 year after the sale or 
lease, submit to the Secretary a report that de-
scribes how the sale or lease complies with this sub-
section.’’. 
(b) PHA ANNUAL PLAN.—Section 5A(d) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c– 
1(d)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (19) as para-
graph (20); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(19) SALE OR LEASE OF ASSETS.—With re-
gard to any assets of any public housing project 
owned by the public housing agency that the public 
housing agency intends to sell or lease in connection 
with a solar energy project in the upcoming year— 
‘‘(A) a description of the asset; 
‘‘(B) a description of the proposed terms 
of the sale or lease, if possible; and 
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‘‘(C) a description of how the lease or sale 
will comply with section 9(p), including how 
such sale or lease financially benefits, as deter-
mined by a cost-benefit analysis that is con-
ducted using generally accepted accounting 
standards, the residents of the public housing 
project and the budget of the public housing 
agency.’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section and the 
amendments made by this section may not be construed 
to authorize or encourage the sale or lease of any public 
housing asset. 
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