No environmental study is required for rural housing on an infill site
What the document says“In providing assistance under section 501, 502, 504, 515, 533, or 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471, 1472, 1474, 1485, 1490m, or 1490p-2) for the construction or modification of residential housing located on an infill site, the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to carry out any study or report on the environmental effects of such assistance.”
The section provides that when the Secretary of Agriculture gives assistance under sections 501, 502, 504, 515, 533, or 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 for building or changing housing on an infill site, no study or report on the environmental effects of that assistance is required.
What the document actually says“In providing assistance under section 501, 502, 504, 515, 533, or 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471, 1472, 1474, 1485, 1490m, or 1490p-2) for the construction or modification of residential housing located on an infill site, the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to carry out any study or report on the environmental effects of such assistance.”
The farm agency helps pay for some rural homes. When the home sits on land that is already built up, the agency skips one step. It does not have to study the effect on nature.
An environmental study looks at what a project does to land, air, and water. It takes time to do. This part drops that step for these projects.
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