This part adds a new section to an older housing law. It sets up grants for manufactured housing communities, the places often called mobile home parks. The money can fix roads and pipes, repair or replace homes, and buy land. Homes built before June 15, 1976 may be replaced but not fixed up. The program ends after seven years.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“in section 105(a) (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Activities'' and inserting ``Unless otherwise authorized under section 123, activities''; and”
The section amends the opening words of section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 so that the list of eligible activities is subject to anything the new section 123 authorizes.
What the document actually says
“in section 105(a) (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Activities'' and inserting ``Unless otherwise authorized under section 123, activities''; and”
That sentence, in plain words
One word comes out at the start of an older rule. A longer phrase goes in. It points to the new section 123.
What this is about
Section 105(a) lists what block grant money may pay for. The new section adds uses outside that list. This change makes room for them.
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“``(A) is affordable to low- and moderate-income persons, as determined by the Secretary, but not more than 120 percent of the area median income; and”
The new section 123 defines an eligible manufactured housing community as one affordable to low- and moderate-income people, as the Secretary determines, at no more than 120 percent of area median income, and that is either owned by its residents through a resident-controlled entity such as a resident-owned cooperative or will be kept as such a community and remain affordable to those residents so far as practicable and for the longest feasible period.
What the document actually says
“``(A) is affordable to low- and moderate-income persons, as determined by the Secretary, but not more than 120 percent of the area median income; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The community must be one that people with low or middling income can pay for. The housing agency judges that. The line is drawn at 120 percent of the middle income for the area.
What this is about
The community must also be owned by the people who live there, or be kept that way. A resident-owned cooperative is one form of that. Otherwise it must stay affordable as long as can be managed.
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“``(A) an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(B) a unit of general local government; ``(C) a housing authority; ``(D) a resident-owned community; ``(E) a resident-owned cooperative;”
The new section 123 defines an eligible recipient as an eligible manufactured housing community, a unit of general local government, a housing authority, a resident-owned community, a resident-owned cooperative, a nonprofit with housing expertise or a consortium of them, a community development financial institution, an Indian tribe, a tribally designated housing entity, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, a State, or any other body that owns and operates an eligible manufactured housing community and works with one.
What the document actually says
“``(A) an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(B) a unit of general local government; ``(C) a housing authority; ``(D) a resident-owned community; ``(E) a resident-owned cooperative;”
That sentence, in plain words
The park itself may get a grant. So may a town or a housing office. So may a park the people there own. So may a group they own it through.
What this is about
The list runs to twelve kinds of body in all. Some are public and some are not. A state and a tribe are both on it.
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“``(A) any community, court, park, or other land under unified ownership developed and accommodating, or equipped to accommodate, the placement of manufactured homes, where--”
The new section 123 defines a manufactured housing community as any community, court, park, or other land under unified ownership set up to hold manufactured homes, where the spaces are or will be used mainly for living, all homes are used for permanent occupancy, and most occupied spaces hold manufactured homes, which may include homes built before the federal construction and safety standards took effect. It also covers any community meeting the definition used for similar programs.
What the document actually says
“``(A) any community, court, park, or other land under unified ownership developed and accommodating, or equipped to accommodate, the placement of manufactured homes, where--”
That sentence, in plain words
The land is a park, court, or other ground with one owner. It is set up to hold factory-built homes.
What this is about
The spaces must be used mainly for living. The homes must be lived in year round. Most of the filled spaces must hold factory-built homes.
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“``(A) protect the health and safety of residents; ``(B) address weatherization and reduce utility costs; or ``(C) address accessibility needs for residents with disabilities.”
The new section 123 defines resident health, safety, and accessibility activities as the reconstruction, repair, or replacement of manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities to protect resident health and safety, address weatherization and reduce utility costs, or address accessibility needs for residents with disabilities.
What the document actually says
“``(A) protect the health and safety of residents; ``(B) address weatherization and reduce utility costs; or ``(C) address accessibility needs for residents with disabilities.”
That sentence, in plain words
One aim is to keep people safe and well. Another is to seal the home against the weather and cut bills. A third is to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
What this is about
The work covered is rebuilding, repair, or replacement. It can be on a home or on the wider community. Any of the three aims will do.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“There is authorized a competitive grant program that the Secretary shall, by notice, carry out to make awards utilizing funds appropriated for such purpose to eligible recipients to carry out eligible projects for development of or improvements to eligible manufactured housing communities.”
The new section 123 authorizes a competitive grant program, carried out by the Secretary by notice using funds appropriated for the purpose, making awards to eligible recipients for projects developing or improving eligible manufactured housing communities.
What the document actually says
“There is authorized a competitive grant program that the Secretary shall, by notice, carry out to make awards utilizing funds appropriated for such purpose to eligible recipients to carry out eligible projects for development of or improvements to eligible manufactured housing communities.”
That sentence, in plain words
A grant program is set up. Bodies compete for the money. It pays for building up or improving these communities. The housing agency runs it by notice.
What this is about
A notice is a lighter step than a full rule. The program depends on Congress setting money aside. Without that money it does not start.
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The document says “can”Who acts: eligible recipientsHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(A) community infrastructure, facilities, utilities, and other land improvements in or serving an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(B) reconstruction or repair of existing housing within an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(C) replacement of homes within an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(D) planning;”
The new section 123 lets grant money be used for community infrastructure, facilities, utilities, and land improvements, for rebuilding or repairing existing housing, for replacing homes, for planning, for resident health, safety, and accessibility activities, for land and site acquisition and infrastructure to expand or build a community, for resident and community services including relocation help, eviction prevention, and down payment assistance, and for other activities the Secretary approves that improve living conditions and are needed to protect residents and long-term affordability.
What the document actually says
“``(A) community infrastructure, facilities, utilities, and other land improvements in or serving an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(B) reconstruction or repair of existing housing within an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(C) replacement of homes within an eligible manufactured housing community; ``(D) planning;”
That sentence, in plain words
The money can pay for roads, pipes, and shared buildings. It can rebuild or repair homes that stand there. It can replace homes. It can pay for planning.
What this is about
It can also buy land to grow the community. It can pay for help to residents, such as moving costs. The housing agency can approve other work that improves daily life there.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: eligible recipientsHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(A) may not be used for rehabilitation or modernization of units that were built before June 15, 1976; and”
The new section 123 bars grant money from being used to rehabilitate or modernize units built before June 15, 1976, and allows it to be used for the disposition and replacement of those units, provided any replacement housing meets the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards or is another type of home the Secretary allows.
What the document actually says
“``(A) may not be used for rehabilitation or modernization of units that were built before June 15, 1976; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The money may not be used to fix up homes built before June 15, 1976. Making them modern does not count either.
What this is about
That date is when the federal building rules began. Older homes may be taken out and swapped for new ones. The new home must meet the rules or another type the agency allows.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary shall prioritize applicants that will carry out activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents and preserve”
The new section 123 requires the Secretary, in awarding grants, to give priority to applicants whose activities primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents and preserve long-term housing affordability for residents of eligible manufactured housing communities.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary shall prioritize applicants that will carry out activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents and preserve”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency must put some applicants first. Those are the ones whose work mainly helps people with low or middling income.
What this is about
Priority also goes to work that keeps homes affordable for a long time. Priority means a better chance at the money. It does not promise a grant.
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The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of law or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with use of amounts made available under this section other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment”
The new section 123 lets the Secretary waive or set alternative requirements for any law or regulation the Secretary administers in connection with the use of these funds, other than requirements about fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, on a finding that doing so fits the overall purposes of the section and is needed to make the money usable.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of law or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with use of amounts made available under this section other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency may set aside its own rules for this money. It may put other rules in their place. Four kinds of rule are off limits.
What this is about
Those four cover fair housing, equal treatment, worker pay and safety, and nature. The agency must find that the change fits the aim of the section. It must also find the change is needed.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“Any grant made under this section shall be made pursuant to criteria for selection of recipients of such grants that the Secretary shall by regulation establish and publish together with any notification of availability of amounts under this section.”
The new section 123 requires every grant to be made under selection criteria the Secretary establishes by regulation and publishes with any notice that money is available, and lets the Secretary set aside funds for grants to Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
What the document actually says
“Any grant made under this section shall be made pursuant to criteria for selection of recipients of such grants that the Secretary shall by regulation establish and publish together with any notification of availability of amounts under this section.”
That sentence, in plain words
Every grant must follow set rules for choosing who gets one. The housing agency writes those rules. It must publish them with the notice that money is there.
What this is about
A set-aside is money kept back for one group. The agency may hold some back for tribes. It may also hold some for a Hawaiian land office.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 304 in the PDF
What the document says
“The program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this section.''.”
The new section 123 provides that the program ends seven years after the section is enacted. The Act separately provides that grants made under the new section after enactment are carried out using amounts appropriated after enactment.
What the document actually says
“The program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this section.''.”
That sentence, in plain words
The program stops seven years after this part becomes law.
What this is about
Grants under it use only money set aside later. Older money is not touched. Congress must act again to keep the program going.
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Each distinct thing the new section 123 does: the definitions of an eligible manufactured housing community, an eligible recipient, a manufactured housing community, and resident health, safety, and accessibility activities; the grant program; the eligible projects and the rule on replacing older homes; the priority; the waiver authority and what it may not touch; the selection criteria and the set-aside for tribal recipients; and the end date. The change to section 105(a) that makes room for the new section and the limit on which appropriations it uses are also recorded.
The full list of twelve kinds of eligible recipient is summarized rather than quoted item by item.
The section works by adding a section to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which is not indexed here. The definitions of a community development financial institution, an Indian tribe, and a tribally designated housing entity are drawn from other Acts that are likewise not indexed.
