PUBLIC LAW 100-242—FEB. 5, 1988
101 STAT. 1837
(6) Section 14(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 42 USC 1437/. amended by striking "subsections (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h)" and inserting "subsections (c) through (h)". SEC. 120. COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE SPECIAL PURPOSE NEEDS.
Section 14(i)(l)(D) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) by inserting "(i)" after "(D)"; (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) and clauses (I) and (II), respectively; (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(ii) physical improvement needs eligible under this subparagraph shall include replacing or repairing major equipment systems or structural elements, upgrading security, increasing accessibility for elderly families and handicapped families (as such terms are defined in section 3(b)(3)), reducing the number of vacant substandard units, and increasing the energy efficiency of the units, except that the Secretary may make financial assistance available under this clause only if the Secretary determines that the physical improvements are necessary and sufficient to extend substantially the useful life of the project.". SEC. 121. PUBLIC HOUSING DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION. (a) DETERMINATION OF INFEASIBILITY OF MODIFICATIONS.—Section
18(a)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by 42 USC I437p. striking "or" after "purposes," and inserting "and". (b)
DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL OF REPLACEMENT HOUSING
PLAN.—Section 18(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) the public housing agency has developed a plan for the provision of an additional decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable dwelling unit for each public housing dwelling unit to be demolished or disposed under such application, which plan— "(A) provides for the provision of such additional dwelling i vi r <; y,,^ units through— "(i) the acquisition or development of additional public housing dwelling units; "(ii) the use of 15-year project-based assistance under section 8; "(iii) the use of not less than 15-year project-based
-• assistance under other Federal programs; "(iv) the acquisition or development of dwelling units State and local assisted under a State or local government program governments, that provides for project-based assistance comparable Contracts, in terms of eligibility, contribution to rent, and length of assistance contract (not less than 15 years) to assistance under section 8(b)(1); "(v) the use of 15-year tenant-based assistance under section 8 (excluding vouchers under section 8(o)); or "(vi) any combination of such methods;
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