Applications tied to an opportunity zone may be given extra weight
To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 201, Sec. 201.
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Applications tied to an opportunity zone may be given extra weight
The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 201 in the PDF
What the document says
“When awarding a covered grant, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may give additional weight to applicants with proposed activities or projects that are located in or substantially and directly benefit a community designated as a qualified opportunity zone under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”
The section lets the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development give extra weight, when awarding a covered grant, to applicants whose projects sit in or substantially and directly benefit a community designated a qualified opportunity zone under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
What the document actually says
“When awarding a covered grant, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may give additional weight to applicants with proposed activities or projects that are located in or substantially and directly benefit a community designated as a qualified opportunity zone under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency may give a plan extra weight. That happens when the plan sits in a zone or helps one a lot. The zone is a kind of area set by the tax code.
What this is about
Extra weight means the plan scores higher. It is not a set-aside of money. The agency may do this, but it does not have to.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 201, 140 Stat. 859 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“Applications tied to an opportunity zone may be given extra weight,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 201, Sec. 201. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec201-priority/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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