This part changes an older law about block grants to cities and states. A place that takes the money must post a list of the empty land it owns. The list goes on a website anyone can use. Making the list counts as a use the grant can pay for. The change starts on October 1, 2026.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: grantees under the Community Development Block Grant programHow: statuteSec. 104 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(7) the grantee maintains, on a publicly accessible website, a searchable database that identifies all parcels of undeveloped land owned by the grantee.''.”
The section adds a new paragraph (7) to section 104(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, requiring a grantee to maintain a searchable database on a publicly accessible website identifying every parcel of undeveloped land the grantee owns.
What the document actually says
“``(7) the grantee maintains, on a publicly accessible website, a searchable database that identifies all parcels of undeveloped land owned by the grantee.''.”
That sentence, in plain words
The place that gets the money must keep a list. The list goes on a website anyone can open. It names every piece of empty land the place owns.
What this is about
A grantee is a city, county, or state that takes the grant money. Section 104(b) sets out what a grantee must promise. This adds one more promise to that list.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: grantees under the Community Development Block Grant programHow: statuteSec. 104 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(27) the creation and maintenance of a database of land as required under section 104(b)(7).''.”
The section adds a new paragraph (27) to section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, making the creation and upkeep of the land database an activity the grant may pay for.
What the document actually says
“``(27) the creation and maintenance of a database of land as required under section 104(b)(7).''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Making the land list is on the list of allowed uses. Keeping it up to date is too.
What this is about
Section 105(a) names what block grant money may pay for. If a use is not on that list, the money cannot go to it. This puts the land database on the list.
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The document says “shall apply”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 104 in the PDF
What the document says
“The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2026.”
The section provides that the amendment made by the subsection takes effect on October 1, 2026.
What the document actually says
“The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
The change does not start right away. It starts on October 1, 2026.
What this is about
A law can pass on one day and start on a later one. That gives people time to get ready. Here the start date is the first day of a fiscal year.
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The three things the section does: the new condition that a grantee keep a public database of its undeveloped land, the addition of that database to the list of eligible activities, and the effective date.
Purely mechanical amendments. Striking an ``and'' or a period so that a new paragraph can be added is not recorded on its own.
The section works by amending sections 104(b) and 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about the rest of the conditions or the rest of the eligible activities in those lists.
