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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3459 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize real property acquired 
with assistance under chapter 1 of such title to be transferred to certain 
entities for the development of transit-oriented dwelling units, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2025 
Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. EDWARDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize real 
property acquired with assistance under chapter 1 of 
such title to be transferred to certain entities for the 
development of transit-oriented dwelling units, 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 ‘‘Empty Lots to Hous-
ing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY NO LONGER NEED-
ED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 180. Transfer of real property no longer needed 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a recipient of assistance under 
this chapter decides real property acquired at least in part 
with such assistance is no longer needed for the purpose 
for which such real property was acquired, the Secretary 
may authorize the recipient to transfer such real property, 
with no further obligation to the Government, to— 
‘‘(1) a local governmental authority or nonprofit 
organization for the development of transit-oriented 
dwelling unit; or 
‘‘(2) to a third-party entity for the development 
of transit-oriented dwelling units, if the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(A) a local government authority or non-
profit organization is unable to receive the real 
property; 
‘‘(B) the overall benefit of allowing the 
transfer of the real property is greater than the 
interest of the Government in selling the prop-
erty, after considering fair market value and 
other factors; and 
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‘‘(C) the third-party entity has dem-
onstrated a satisfactory history of construction 
or operating an affordable housing development. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
BY
THE SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may only authorize a transfer under this section 
if the Secretary has determined that the recipient has con-
tractually required the entity to which the recipient pro-
poses to transfer the real property to, for the duration 
of the 30-year period beginning on the date such real 
property is transferred to such entity— 
‘‘(1) reserve not less than 40 percent of any 
housing units developed on such real property for 
families whose adjusted income, as such term is de-
fined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development by rule, 
is less than or equal to 60 percent of the area me-
dian income and offer such units to such families 
with a rent that does not exceed 30 percent of the 
adjusted income of such family; and 
‘‘(2) of the 40 percent of unit reserved under 
paragraph (1), reserve not less than 20 percent of 
such units for families whose income is less than or 
equal to 30 percent of the area median income.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘180. Transfer of real property no longer needed.’’. 
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