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42 U.S. Code § 12705a - Purposes of Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 130 › Subchapter I › § 12705a 42 U.S. Code § 12705a - Purposes of Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act
The purposes of sections 12705a to 12705d of this title are—
to encourage State and local governments to further identify and remove regulatory barriers to affordable housing (including barriers that are excessive, unnecessary, duplicative, or exclusionary) that significantly increase housing costs and limit the supply of affordable housing; and
to strengthen the connection between Federal housing assistance and State and local efforts to identify and eliminate regulatory barriers.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title XII, § 1202,Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3938.)
Sections 12705a to 12705d of this title, referred to in text, were in the original “this title”, meaning title XII of Pub. L. 102–550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3938, known as the Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act of 1992, which enacted sections 12705a to 12705d of this title, amended sections 5306 and 12705 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note below.
Pub. L. 102–550, title XII, § 1201,Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3938, provided that: “This title [enacting this section and sections 12705b to 12705d of this title, amending sections 5306 and 12705 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as the ‘Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act of 1992’.”
Pub. L. 102–550, title XII, § 1207,Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3941, provided that not later than 2 years after Oct. 28, 1992, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development submit a report to Congress describing any successful State and local strategies for removal of barriers to affordable housing, assessing impact of identified regulatory barriers on housing patterns of minorities, and describing any strategies developed or implemented by Department of Housing and Urban Development for reducing barriers to affordable housing imposed by Federal Government, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–362, title VII, § 701(b),Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3287.