Eight kinds of housing activity are put in the exempt tier
What the document says“The following housing-related activities shall be subject to regulations equivalent or substantially similar to the regulations entitled ``exempt activities'' as set forth in section 58.34 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2025:”
The section requires the Secretary to write regulations putting eight kinds of housing activity under rules equivalent to the exempt activities rules in section 58.34 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations as they stood on January 1, 2025. They are tenant-based rental assistance, supportive services, operating costs, economic development activities not tied to construction, help for home-buyers of existing or under-construction units, affordable housing predevelopment costs with no physical impact, approval of supplemental assistance to a project already approved, and emergency repair or replacement of heating, cooling, and hot water systems and other necessary utilities.
What the document actually says“The following housing-related activities shall be subject to regulations equivalent or substantially similar to the regulations entitled ``exempt activities'' as set forth in section 58.34 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2025:”
A set of housing tasks goes in one group. The rules for that group match a rule already on the books. That rule is the one for exempt work as it stood on January 1, 2025.
Exempt work skips the study of effects on nature. These eight kinds of work do not disturb land. Most are payments, services, or paperwork.
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