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(5) how the agency will relocate residents, if nec-
essary, as required under subsection (g); and
(6) that the agency has offered the property for
acquisition by resident organizations and resident
management corporations in accordance with sub-
section (h).
(j) SITE AND NEIGHBORHOOD STANDARDS EXEMP-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pub-
lic housing agency may provide for development of public
housing dwelling units on the same site or in the same
neighborhood as any dwelling units demolished, pursuant
to a plan under this section, but only if such development
provides for significantly fewer dwelling units.
(k) TREATMENT OF REPLACEMENT UNITS.—
(1) PROVISION
OF
OTHER
HOUSING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—In connection with any demolition or disposi-
tion of public housing under this section, a public
housing agency may provide for other housing assist-
ance for low-income families that is consistent with
the low-income housing needs of the community, in-
cluding—
(A) the provision of choice-based assistance
under title III; and
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(B) the development, acquisition, or lease by
the agency of dwelling units, which dwelling
units shall—
(i) be eligible to receive assistance with
grant amounts provided under this title;
and
(ii) be made available for occupancy,
operated, and managed in the manner re-
quired for public housing, and subject to the
other requirements applicable to public
housing dwelling units.
(2) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes
of this subsection, an individual between the ages of
18 and 21, inclusive, shall, at the discretion of the in-
dividual, be considered a family.
(l) USE OF NEW DWELLING UNITS.—A public housing
agency demolishing or disposing of a public housing devel-
opment (or portion thereof) under this section shall seek,
where practical, to ensure that, if housing units are pro-
vided on any property that was previously used for the pub-
lic housing demolished or disposed of, not less than 25 per-
cent of such dwelling units shall be dwelling units reserved
for occupancy during the remaining useful life of the hous-
ing by low-income families.
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(m) PERMISSIBLE RELOCATION WITHOUT PLAN.—If
a public housing agency determines that because of an
emergency situation public housing dwelling units are se-
verely uninhabitable, the public housing agency may relo-
cate residents of such dwelling units before the submission
of a local housing management plan providing for demoli-
tion or disposition of such units.
(n) CONSOLIDATION
OF
OCCUPANCY
WITHIN
OR
AMONG BUILDINGS.—Nothing in this section may be con-
strued to prevent a public housing agency from consolidat-
ing occupancy within or among buildings of a public hous-
ing development, or among developments, or with other
housing for the purpose of improving living conditions of,
or providing more efficient services to, residents.
(o) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION
TO DEMOLITION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, in any 5-year period a public housing agency may
demolish not more than the lesser of 5 dwelling units or
5 percent of the total dwelling units owned and operated
by the public housing agency, without providing for such
demolition in a local housing management plan, but only
if the space occupied by the demolished unit is used for
meeting the service or other needs of public housing resi-
dents or the demolished unit was beyond repair.
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SEC. 262. DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACE-
MENT HOUSING, AND CHOICE-BASED ASSIST-
ANCE GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide assistance to public housing agencies for the purposes
of—
(1) reducing the density and improving the liv-
ing environment for public housing residents of se-
verely distressed public housing developments through
the demolition of obsolete public housing developments
(or portions thereof);
(2) revitalizing sites (including remaining public
housing dwelling units) on which such public housing
developments are located and contributing to the im-
provement of the surrounding neighborhood; and
(3) providing housing that will avoid or decrease
the concentration of very low-income families; and
(4) providing choice-based assistance in accord-
ance with title III for the purpose of providing re-
placement housing and assisting residents to be dis-
placed by the demolition.
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make
grants available to public housing agencies as provided in
this section.
(c) CONTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary
may not make any grant under this section to any appli-
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cant unless the applicant certifies to the Secretary that the
applicant will supplement the amount of assistance pro-
vided under this section with an amount of funds from
sources other than this section equal to not less than 5 per-
cent of the amount provided under this section, including
amounts from other Federal sources, any State or local gov-
ernment sources, any private contributions, and the value
of any in-kind services or administrative costs provided.
(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants under this section
may be used for activities to carry out revitalization pro-
grams for severely distressed public housing, including—
(1) architectural and engineering work, includ-
ing the redesign, reconstruction, or redevelopment of
a severely distressed public housing development, in-
cluding the site on which the development is located;
(2) the demolition, sale, or lease of the site, in
whole or in part;
(3) covering the administrative costs of the ap-
plicant, which may not exceed such portion of the as-
sistance provided under this section as the Secretary
may prescribe;
(4) payment of reasonable legal fees;
(5) providing reasonable moving expenses for
residents displaced as a result of the revitalization of
the development;
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(6) economic development activities that promote
the economic self-sufficiency of residents under the re-
vitalization program;
(7) necessary management improvements;
(8) leveraging other resources, including addi-
tional housing resources, retail supportive services,
jobs, and other economic development uses on or near
the development that will benefit future residents of
the site;
(9) replacement housing and housing assistance
under title III;
(10) transitional security activities; and
(11) necessary supportive services, except that
not more than 10 percent of the amount of any grant
may be used for activities under this paragraph.
(e) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.—
(1) APPLICATION.—An application for a grant
under this section shall contain such information and
shall be submitted at such time and in accordance
with such procedures, as the Secretary shall prescribe.
(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall
establish selection criteria for the award of grants
under this section, which shall include—
(A) the relationship of the grant to the local
housing management plan for the public housing