4 SEC. 101. It is the purpose of this chapter to further the 5 development of a national urban growth policy by con6 solidating a number of complex and overlapping programs of 7 financial assistance to communities of varying sizes and 8 needs into a consistent system of Federal aid which— 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) can provide assistance on an annual basis, with maximum certainty and minimum delay, upon which communities can rely in their planning; (2) encourages community development activities which are consistent with comprehensive local and areawide development planning; (3) furthers achievement of the national housing goal of a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family; and (4) fosters the undertaking of housing and community development activities in a coordinated and mutually supportive manner. DEFINITIONS SEC. 102. (a) As used in this chapter (1) The term "unit of general local government" means any city, municipality, county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political sub 5 1 division of a State; a combination of such political sub 2 3 4 5 6 divisions recognized by the Secretary; and the District of Columbia. (2) The term "State" means any State of the United States; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; the Virgin Islands; the Trust Territory of the 7 Pacific Islands; and Indian tribes, bands, groups, and nations, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States. 8 9 10 11 127 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222 (3) The term "metropolitan area" means a standard metropolitan statistical area, as established by the Office. of Management and Budget, subject to such modifica tions or extensions as the Secretary deems to be appropriate for purposes of this chapter. (4) The term "metropolitan city" means (A) a city within a metropolitan area which is the central city of such area, as defined and used by the Office of Management and Budget, or (B) any other city, within a metropolitan area, which has a population of fifty thousand or more. (5) The term "urban county" means any county within a metropolitan area which (A) has a popula tion of 200,000 or more, excluding the population of metropolitan cities therein and any other unit of local 25 government which otherwise qualifies for hold-harmless 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6 treatment under this chapter, and (B) which is authorized under State law to carry out housing and community development activities. (6) The term "population" means total resident population based on data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and referable to the same point or period in time. (7) The term "extent of poverty" means the number of persons (or, alternatively, the number of families and unrelated individuals) whose incomes are below the poverty level. Poverty levels shall be determined by the Secretary pursuant to criteria provided by the Office of Management and Budget, taking into account and making appropriate adjustments for regional variations in income and cost of living, and shall be based on data referable to the same point or period in time. (8) The term "extent of housing overcrowding" means the number of housing units with 1.01 or more persons per room based on data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and referable to the same point or period in time. (9) The term "extent of housing deficiencies" means the number of housing units lacking some or all plumbing facilities based on data compiled by the United 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 States Bureau of the Census and referable to the same point or period in time. (10) The term "extent of program experience" means the sum of the average, during the fiscal years 1968 through 1972, of (A) grants pursuant to title I of the Housing Act of 1949, (B) loans pursuant to section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964, (C) grants pursuant to sections 702 and 703 of the Housing and Urban Develop ment Act of 1965, and (D) grants pursuant to tite VII of the Housing Act of 1961. (11) The term "Federal grant-in-aid program” means a program of Federal financial assistance other than loans and other than the assistance provided by this chapter. (12) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of 16 Housing and Urban Development. 17 18 (b) Where appropriate, the definitions in subsection (a) shall be based on the most recent data compiled by the 19 United States Bureau of the Census and the latest published 20 reports of the Office of Management and Budget available 21 ninety days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. The 22 Secretary may by regulation change or otherwise modify 23 the meaning of the terms defined in subsection (a) in order 24 to reflect any change or modification thereof made subse CHIGAN 1 quent to such date by the United States Bureau of the 2 Census or the Office of Management and Budget. 3 4 5 PART A-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE GRANTS SEC. 111. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make an6 nual grants to States and units of general local government to 7 help finance Community Development Programs approved in 8 accordance with the provisions of this part. The Secretary 9 is authorized to incur obligations on behalf of the United 10 States in the form of grant agreements or otherwise in 11 amounts aggregating such sum, not to exceed $8,250,000,12 000, as may be approved in an appropriation Act. The 13 amount so approved shall become available for obligation on 14 July 1, 1975, and shall remain available until obligated. 15 There are authorized to be appropriated for liquidation of the 16 obligations incurred under this section not to exceed $2,500,17 000,000 prior to July 1, 1976, which amount may be in18 creased to not to exceed an aggregate of $5,250,000,000 19 prior to July 1, 1977, and to not to exceed an aggregate of 20 $8,250,000,000 prior to July 1, 1978. Sums appropriated 21 pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended. (b) To assure program continuity and orderly plan 222 23 ning, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress authorization. 24 requests for the fiscal years 1979 through 1981 not later than 25 February 1, 1977. |