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States, cities, and counties must spend the money carrying plans out

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 207, Sec. 207. Written by .

States, cities, and counties must spend the money carrying plans out

The document says “shallWho acts: States, insular areas, metropolitan cities, urban countiesHow: statuteSec. 207 in the PDF
What the document says

“(A) implement and administer housing strategies and housing plans; (B) implement and administer any plans to increase housing choice, address disparities in housing needs, and provide greater access to opportunity;”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 207

A State, insular area, metropolitan city, or urban county that receives money under the section must use it to carry out and administer housing strategies and plans, plans to increase housing choice and address disparities, community investments supporting those plans, regulatory work on reformed zoning codes, capacity for housing inspections and for reducing barriers to housing supply and affordability, local or regional community development plans, and planning to increase affordable housing, transit access, and location-efficient development goals.

What the document actually says

“(A) implement and administer housing strategies and housing plans; (B) implement and administer any plans to increase housing choice, address disparities in housing needs, and provide greater access to opportunity;”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 207
That sentence, in plain words

The money can pay to carry out housing plans and run them. It can pay to carry out plans that widen housing choice and close gaps in what people need.

What this is about

The planning agencies write the plans. The states and cities put them to work. That is why the two lists differ.

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  1. The document itself

    Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 207, 140 Stat. 873 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm

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    “States, cities, and counties must spend the money carrying plans out,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 207, Sec. 207. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec207-use-states-and-cities/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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