12 2 STA T . 2 7 1 5PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 89—J UL Y3 0 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (C)MIN I MU M STA T E A L L OC ATIONS .—Ifthe f ormula amou n t d eterm i ned under p ara g raph ( 3 )forafi sc al y ear w ould allocate less than $ 3 ,0 00,000 to any of the 5 0 S tates of the U nited States or the D istrict of Colum b ia, the alloca - tion for such State of the United States or the District of Columbia shall be $3,000,000, and the increase shall be deducted pro rata from the allocations made to all other of the States (as such term is defined in section 1 303). ‘‘(5) A LLOCATION P LANS R E Q UIRE D .— ‘‘(A) IN G ENERAL.— F or each year that a State or State designated entity recei v es a grant under this subsection, the State or State designated entity shall establish an allocation plan. Such plan shall— ‘‘(i) set forth a plan for the distribution of grant amounts received by the State or State designated entity for such year
‘‘(ii) be based on priority housing needs, as deter- mined by the State or State designated entity in accord- ance with the regulations established under subsection (g)( 2 )(D); ‘‘(iii) comply with paragraph ( 6 ); and ‘‘(iv) include performance goals that comply with the re q uirements established by the Secretary pursu- ant to subsection (g)(2). ‘‘( B ) E STA B LIS H MENT.—In establishing an allocation plan under this paragraph, a State or State designated entity shall— ‘‘(i) notify the public of the establishment of the plan; ‘‘(ii) provide an opportunity for public comments regarding the plan; ‘‘(iii) consider any public comments received regarding the plan; and ‘‘(iv) ma k e the completed plan available to the public. ‘‘(C) CONTENTS.—An allocation plan of a State or State designated entity under this paragraph shall set forth the requirements for eligible recipients under paragraph ( 8 ) to apply for such grant amounts, including a requirement that each such application include— ‘‘(i) a description of the eligible activities to be conducted using such assistance; and ‘‘(ii) a certification by the eligible recipient applying for such assistance that any housing units assisted with such assistance will comply with the requirements under this section. ‘‘(6) SELECTION O F ACTI V ITIES FUNDED USING HOUSING TRUST FUND GRANT AMOUNTS.— G rant amounts received by a State or State designated entity under this subsection may be used, or committed for use, only for activities that— ‘‘(A) are eligible under paragraph ( 7 ) for such use; ‘‘(B) comply with the applicable allocation plan of the State or State designated entity under paragraph (5); and Public i nformat ion .N otification. Public comm e nt s .
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