25 U.S.C. § 4222 | Block grants for affordable housing activities

(a)

Grant authority

For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall (to the extent amounts are made available to carry out this subchapter) make a grant under this subchapter to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to carry out affordable housing activities for Native Hawaiian families who are eligible to reside on the Hawaiian Home Lands.

(b)

Plan requirement

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make a grant under this subchapter to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for a fiscal year only if—

(A)

the Director has submitted to the Secretary a housing plan for that fiscal year; and

(B)

section 4224 of this title section 4223 of this title the Secretary has determined under that the housing plan complies with the requirements of .

(2)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirements under paragraph (1), in part, if the Secretary finds that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has not complied or cannot comply with those requirements due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

(c)

Use of funds for affordable housing activities under plan

section 4224 of this titleExcept as provided in subsection (e), amounts provided under a grant under this section may be used only for affordable housing activities under this subchapter that are consistent with a housing plan approved under .

(d)

Administrative expenses

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall, by regulation, authorize the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to use a percentage of any grant amounts received under this subchapter for any reasonable administrative and planning expenses of the Department relating to carrying out this subchapter and activities assisted with those amounts.

(2)

Administrative and planning expenses

The administrative and planning expenses referred to in paragraph (1) include—

(A)

costs for salaries of individuals engaged in administering and managing affordable housing activities assisted with grant amounts provided under this subchapter; and

(B)

section 4223 of this title expenses incurred in preparing a housing plan under .

(e)

Public-private partnerships

section 4223 of this titleThe Director shall make all reasonable efforts, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, to maximize participation by the private sector, including nonprofit organizations and for-profit entities, in implementing a housing plan that has been approved by the Secretary under .

Pub. L. 104–330, title VIII, § 802 Pub. L. 106–568, title II, § 203Dec. 27, 2000114 Stat. 2877 Pub. L. 106–569, title V, § 513Dec. 27, 2000114 Stat. 2971(, as added , , , and , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 106–568, § 203 Pub. L. 106–569, § 513 Pub. L. 104–330 section 802 of Pub. L. 104–330 Pub. L. 106–569, § 513, and , enacted identical sections 802 of . This section is based on the text of , as added by .