SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT FEDERAL AND STATE BARRIER ASSESSMENT REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 1206. SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT FEDERAL AND STATE BARRIER ASSESSMENT REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS.Section 105(b)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705(b)(4)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, except that, if a State requires a unit of general local government to submit a regulatory barrier assessment that is substantially equivalent to the informa-106 STAT. 3941tion required under this paragraph, as determined by the Secretary, the unit of general local government may submit its assessment submitted to the State to the Secretary and shall be considered to have complied with this paragraph”.