Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 2.djvu/49

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PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 113 STAT. 1069 of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. FAIR HOUSING AND FREE SPEECH SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2000 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS GRANTS SEC. 203. Section 207 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking wherever it occurs 112 Stat. 2484. "fiscal year 1999" and inserting "fiscal years 1999 and 2000". REPROGRAMMING SEC. 204. Of the amounts made available under the sixth undesignated paragraph under the heading "COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT—COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS" in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2477) for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for grants for targeted economic investments, the $1,000,000 to be made available (pursuant to the related provisions of the joint explanatory statement in the conference report to accompany such Act (House Report No. 105- 769, 105th Congress, 2d session)) to the City of Redlands, California, for the redevelopment initiatives near the historic Fox Theater shall, notwithstanding such provisions, be made available to such city for the following purposes: (1) $700,000 shall be for renovation of the City of Redlands Fire Station No. 1; (2) $200,000 shall be for renovation of the Mission Gables House at the Redlands Bowl historic outdoor amphitheater; and (3) $100,000 shall be for the preservation of historic Hillside Cemetery. ADJUSTMENTS TO INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR UNUSUALLY HIGH OR LOW FAMILIES INCOMES IN ASSISTED HOUSING SEC. 205. Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting before the period the following: "; except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the area median income on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes"; and Grants. California. 42 USC 1437n.