692
Dr^ro^!n"°"a'T Rehabiut'atiln.
Loans.
interest rate,
Waiver.
PUBLIC LAW 92-424-SEPT. 19, 1972
[86 STAT.
removal; reclamation and rehabilitation of eroded or ecologically damaged areas, including areas affected by strip mining; conservation and beautification activities, including tree planting and recreation area development; the restoration and maintenance of the environment; and the improvement of the quality of life in urban and rural areas. " (11) ^ program to be known as 'Rural Housing Development ^nd Rehabilitation' designed to assist low-income families in rural areas to construct and acquire ownership of adequate housing, to rehabilitate or repair existing substandard units in such areas, and to otherwise assist families in obtaining standard housing. Financial assistance under this paragraph shall be provided to non-profit rural housing development corporations and cooperatives serving areas which are defined by the Farmers Home Administration as rural areas, and shall be used for, but not limited to, such purposes as administrative expenses; revolving development funds; nonrevolving land, land development and construction writedowns; rehabilitation or repair of substandard housing; and loans to low-income families. I n the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of housing for low-income families under this paragraph, the services of persons enrolled in Mainstream programs may be utilized. Loans under this paragraph may be used for, but not limited to, such purposes as the purchase of new housing units, the repair, rehabilitation and purchase of existing units, and to supplement existing Federal loan programs in order that low-income families may benefit from them. The repayment period of such loans shall not exceed thirtythree years. No loans under this paragraph shall bear an interest rate of less than 1 per centum per annum, but if the Director, after having examined the family income of the applicant, the projected housing costs of the applicant, and such other factors as he deems appropriate, determines that the applicant would otherwise bc uuable to participate in this program, he may waive the interest in whole or in part and for such periods of time as he may establish except that (1) no such waiver may be granted to an applicant whose adjusted family income (as defined by the Farmers Home Administration) is in excess of $3,700 per annum and (2) any applicant for whom such a waiver is provided shall be required to commit at least 20 per centum of his adjusted family income toward the mortgage debt service and other housing costs. Family incomes shall be recertified annually, and monthly payments for all loans under this paragraph adjusted accordingly." PUERTO RICO
42?s^c 28 n 81 Stat. 715. 42 USC 2949.
^^^* ^^* (^) Effective after June 30, 1972, section 225(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Puerto Rico,'". (b) Effective after June 30, 1972, the first sentence of paragraph (1) Qf section 609 of such Act is amended by striking out the word "or" ^j^^ secoiid time it appears in such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "Puerto Rico, or". XON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION CEILING
SEC. 13. Section 225(c) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is amended by inserting after the second sentence thereof the following new sentence: "The Director shall not require non-Federal contributions in excess of 20 per centum of the approved cost of programs or activities assisted under this Act."
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