Revitalizing Empty Structures into Desirable Environments (reside) Act
Section 210 · Sec. 210 ·
What this chapter is about
This part adds a new section to an older housing law. It sets up a test program of grants to turn empty buildings into homes. Old malls, hotels, and factories are the kind of building meant. Grants run from $1 million to $10 million when funding allows. A report on what happened is due after the test ends.
“``(A) that was constructed for use as a warehouse, factory, mall, strip mall, or hotel, or for another industrial or commercial use; and”
The new section 227 defines a vacant and abandoned building as a property built as a warehouse, factory, mall, strip mall, hotel, or for another industrial or commercial use, that either has been found unsafe by a code enforcement inspection with at least 90 days passed since the owner was notified and no corrective action taken, or is under a court-ordered receivership or nuisance abatement for abandonment or otherwise meets a State law definition of abandoned property.
What the document actually says
“``(A) that was constructed for use as a warehouse, factory, mall, strip mall, or hotel, or for another industrial or commercial use; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The building must have been put up for business use. That covers a warehouse, factory, mall, strip mall, or hotel.
What this is about
The building must also be in bad shape or given up on. An inspector can find it unsafe and the owner do nothing for 90 days. Or a court can have stepped in.
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The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program, spanning from fiscal years 2027 through 2031, which shall have the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to convert vacant and abandoned buildings into attainable housing.”
The new section 227 authorizes the Secretary, subject to funds being appropriated, to establish a pilot program running from fiscal year 2027 through fiscal year 2031 that awards competitive grants to eligible entities, which are participating jurisdictions, to convert vacant and abandoned buildings into attainable housing.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program, spanning from fiscal years 2027 through 2031, which shall have the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to convert vacant and abandoned buildings into attainable housing.”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency may set up a test program. It runs from 2027 through 2031. Places compete for grants to turn empty buildings into homes people can pay for.
What this is about
Attainable housing is defined in the same section by two income tests. The program depends on Congress setting money aside. Without that money it does not start.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“For any fiscal year for which not less than $100,000,000 is made available to carry out the Pilot Program, the amount of a covered grant shall be not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000.”
The new section 227 provides that in a fiscal year with at least $100,000,000 available for the pilot program, a grant must be between $1,000,000 and $10,000,000. In a year with less than that available, the Secretary must seek to maximize the number of grants awarded.
What the document actually says
“For any fiscal year for which not less than $100,000,000 is made available to carry out the Pilot Program, the amount of a covered grant shall be not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000.”
That sentence, in plain words
In a year with at least one hundred million dollars, each grant has limits. The least is one million dollars. The most is ten million.
What this is about
A leaner year works differently. Then the housing agency must spread the money as widely as it can. The floor and ceiling do not apply.
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The document says “shall not”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“A covered grant awarded to an eligible entity shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the formula allocation for the eligible entity under section 217.”
The new section 227 provides that a grant under the pilot program is in addition to, and does not affect, the recipient's formula allocation under section 217 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
What the document actually says
“A covered grant awarded to an eligible entity shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the formula allocation for the eligible entity under section 217.”
That sentence, in plain words
The grant adds to what a place already gets. It does not change that other amount.
What this is about
A formula allocation is money split by a set rule. Every place in the program gets some. This grant sits on top of that.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(4) has enacted ordinances to reduce regulatory barriers to conversion of vacant and abandoned buildings to housing, which shall not include any alteration of an ordinance that governs safety and habitability.”
The new section 227 requires the Secretary to give priority to an eligible entity that will use the grant in a community facing economic distress, will use it in a qualified opportunity zone as defined in section 1400Z-1(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, will build housing meeting a need named in its consolidated plan under part 91 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or has passed local laws cutting regulatory barriers to such conversions, not counting any change to a law about safety or habitability.
What the document actually says
“``(4) has enacted ordinances to reduce regulatory barriers to conversion of vacant and abandoned buildings to housing, which shall not include any alteration of an ordinance that governs safety and habitability.”
That sentence, in plain words
A place that has passed local laws to make these conversions easier goes to the front. Changing a rule about safety or fitness to live in does not count.
What this is about
Three other things also earn priority. One is using the money where the local economy is weak. One is using it in a zone set by the tax code.
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The document says “can”Who acts: eligible entitiesHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(1) property acquisition; ``(2) demolition; ``(3) health hazard remediation; ``(4) site preparation; ``(5) construction, renovation, or rehabilitation; or ``(6) the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of community land trusts or housing cooperatives.”
The new section 227 lets an eligible entity use a grant for property acquisition, demolition, health hazard remediation, site preparation, construction, renovation, or rehabilitation, or for setting up, keeping, or expanding community land trusts or housing cooperatives.
What the document actually says
“``(1) property acquisition; ``(2) demolition; ``(3) health hazard remediation; ``(4) site preparation; ``(5) construction, renovation, or rehabilitation; or ``(6) the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of community land trusts or housing cooperatives.”
That sentence, in plain words
The money can buy the property. It can tear parts of it down. It can clear out things that harm health. It can ready the site and pay for the building work.
What this is about
It can also go to a community land trust or a housing cooperative. Those are ways a group of people own housing together. The law lets money start one, keep one, or grow one.
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The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by eligible entities of covered grant funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, or the environment) if the Secretary makes a public finding that good cause exists”
The new section 227 lets the Secretary waive or set alternative requirements for any statute or regulation the Secretary administers in connection with these grants, on a public finding of good cause, except for requirements about fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, or the environment.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by eligible entities of covered grant funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, or the environment) if the Secretary makes a public finding that good cause exists”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency may set aside its own rules for these grants. It may put other rules in their place. It must first say in public why there is good cause.
What this is about
Four kinds of rule are off limits. They cover fair housing, equal treatment, worker pay and safety, and nature. Those stay in force.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 180 days after the termination of the Pilot Program, the Secretary shall study and submit to Congress a report on the impact of the Pilot Program on--”
The new section 227 requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress within 180 days after the pilot program ends on its effect on improving the tax base of local communities, increasing access to affordable housing especially for elderly people, disabled people, and veterans, increasing home ownership, and removing blight.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 180 days after the termination of the Pilot Program, the Secretary shall study and submit to Congress a report on the impact of the Pilot Program on--”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency must study what the test program did. It must send Congress a report. That is due within 180 days of the end.
What this is about
The report covers four things. One is local tax money. One is who got homes. The others are ownership and run-down land.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 210 in the PDF
What the document says
“``Sec. 227. Revitalizing empty structures into desirable environments.''.”
The section amends the table of contents in section 1(b) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act by inserting an item for the new section 227 after the item for section 226.
What the document actually says
“``Sec. 227. Revitalizing empty structures into desirable environments.''.”
That sentence, in plain words
A new line goes into the list of parts of an older law. The line names section 227.
What this is about
A table of contents lists the parts of a law. Adding a part means adding a line. The line adds no new rule of its own.
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Each distinct thing the new section 227 does: the definitions of attainable housing and of a vacant and abandoned building, the pilot program, the size of a grant, its relation to the formula allocation, the priorities, the uses of the money, the waiver authority and what it may not touch, and the study and report. The technical amendment to the table of contents is recorded as what it is.
The shorter definitions of converted housing unit, covered grant, eligible entity, and Pilot Program are summarized rather than quoted.
The section works by adding a section to subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, which is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about the formula allocation under section 217 or about what a participating jurisdiction is.
