Community Planning and Development

Community Planning and Development Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $284,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities authorized under this section: Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000 of the funds under this heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance activities. Rural Housing and Economic Development For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $24,000,000 to remain available until expended, which amount shall be competitively awarded by September 1, 2005, to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, State community and/or economic development agencies, local rural nonprofits and community development corporations to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas. Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, for “Urban Empowerment Zones”, as authorized in section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1391(g)), including $666,666 for each empowerment zone for use in conjunction with economic development activities consistent with the strategic plan of each empowerment zone. community development fund (including transfers of funds) For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $4,709,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the amount provided, $4,150,035,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the “Act” herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading (except for planning grants provided in the third paragraph and amounts made available in the second paragraph), not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading (other than a grant made available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Act) shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: Provided further, That $69,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 118 STAT. 3301 (including section 205 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety; $3,300,000 shall be for a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; $2,400,000 shall be for a grant to the National American Indian Housing Council; $4,800,000 shall be available as a grant to the National Housing Development Corporation, for operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and for a program of affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation; $4,800,000 shall be available as a grant to the Raza Development Fund of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund management, and $4,300,000 is for investments in the HOPE Fund and financing to affiliated organizations; $43,700,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act, of which $9,000,000 shall be for the Native Hawaiian block grant authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to remain available until expended, of which $500,000 shall be for training and technical assistance; $3,465,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund; $25,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Program; $34,500,000 shall be for capacity building, of which $30,000,000 shall be for Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities as authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in effect immediately before June 12, 1997, with not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and of which $4,500,000 shall be for capacity building activities administered by Habitat for Humanity International; $2,000,000 shall be for the Special Olympics National Games Organizing Committee for planning, equipment, and operational expenses associated with the 2006 games in Ames, Iowa; $62,000,000 shall be available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made available under this heading: Provided, That local YouthBuild programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage private and nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild funding: Provided further, That no more than 10 percent of any grant award under the YouthBuild program may be used for administrative costs: Provided further, That of the amount made available for YouthBuild not less than $9,000,000 is for grants to establish YouthBuild programs in underserved and rural areas and $2,000,000 is to be made available for a grant to YouthBuild USA for capacity building for community development and affordable housing activities as specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, as amended. Of the amount made available under this heading, $42,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, and community revitalization in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or declining economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives: Provided, That amounts made available under this paragraph shall be provided in accordance with the terms 118 STAT. 3302 and conditions specified in the statement of managers accompanying this Act. Of the amount made available under this heading, $262,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted economic investments in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the statement of managers accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used for program operations. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 2 with respect to amounts made available for the City of Boaz, Alabama by striking “facilities renovation and expansion” and inserting “construction of a new library”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 740 by striking “facilities renovation and construction” and inserting “an economic development planning study”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 254 by striking “Greater Community Council in Louisville, Kentucky for construction of a facility for low-income, disabled persons” and inserting “Portland Promise, Inc., in Louisville, Kentucky for a multi-purpose facility”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 10 with respect to amounts made available to the St. Stephen Family Life Center in Louisville, Kentucky by striking “renovation” and inserting “construction”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 584 with respect to amounts made available for Queens Borough Public Library in Queens, New York by striking “for facilities rehabilitation and expansion of the Parsons Boulevard complex” and inserting “for facilities construction and renovations”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 198 by striking “$160,000 for the Pine Mountain Beautification and Economic Development project in Harris County, Georgia for streetscape improvements” and inserting “$60,000 for the Beautification and Economic Development project in Harris County, Georgia for construction; and $100,000 for the Beautification and Economic Development project in the Town of Pine Mountain, Georgia for streetscape improvements”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 96 with respect to amounts made available for the City of Corona, California by striking “construction” and inserting “rehabilitation and conversion”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 257 with respect to amounts made available for Fort Dodge, Iowa by inserting “planning, design and” before the word “facilities”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 776 with respect to amounts made available for 118 STAT. 3303 Rice University by inserting “planning, design and” before the word “construction”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 535 by striking “facilities renovation, expansion and buildout for the D’Youville College Library Improvement project” and inserting “Administration building renovation”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 215 by striking “construction of a fieldhouse located at 39th and Cottage Grove” and inserting “costs associated with construction of a LULA lift at Ogden Park”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 831 by striking “Bread and Rose in Olympia, Washington for renovations to a homeless shelter” and inserting “Catholic Community Services in Olympia, Washington for construction of a homeless shelter”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 303 by striking “Maine Environmental” and inserting “Marine Environmental”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 163 by striking “a special needs evacuation, senior, multipurpose center” and inserting “for Lakefront improvements to Lake Toho”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 499 by striking “relocation of and renovations to the Wolcott Carriage House” and inserting “facilities improvements to Erie Canal parks”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in title II of Public Law 107–73; H. Rept. 107–272 is deemed to be amended by striking “Southern New Mexico Fair and Rodeo in Dona Ana County for infrastructure improvements and to build a multipurpose event center;” and inserting the following: “Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for the Southern New Mexico State Fair to make infrastructure improvements and to build a multi-purpose event center;”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in title II of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; H. Rept. 108–401) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 218 by striking “construction” and inserting “planning and design”. The statement of managers accompanying Public Law 106–74, as amended by chapter 8 of title II of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–246), is further amended by inserting “, to remain available to be expended until September 30, 2007,” after “$25,000,000”. The referenced statement of managers under the heading in title II of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; H. Rept. 108–401) is deemed to be amended with respect to numbers 418 and 423 by striking both specified grants and inserting “418. $900,000 to Northland Neighborhoods, Inc., in Clay County, Missouri for the expansion 118 STAT. 3304 of the current Home Repair Program to provide home repairs to low- to moderate-income neighborhoods;”. The referenced statement of managers under this heading in title II of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; H. Rept. 108–401) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 791 by inserting “for planning and design” after “Texas”. The referenced statement of managers under this heading in title II of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; H. Rept. 108–401) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 218 by striking “construction” and inserting “planning and design”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 169 by striking “for renovation of an aviation high technology facility” and inserting the following: “for a feasibility study of a facilities improvement to the Airco Complex and surrounding properties”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 740 by striking “for facilities renovation and construction” and inserting “for development and continuation of the National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 163 by striking “for a special needs evacuation, senior, multipurpose center” and inserting “for construction at the Lakefront Improvement Project”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 54 by striking “for renovation of facilities” and inserting “for the Screen Education Center”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 104 by striking “to Sonoma State University in California for construction of the Green Music Center” and inserting “to Center Point, Inc., to acquire and renovate a facility for the adolescent residential treatment center”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 4 by striking “for renovation of the old Uniontown Middle School” and inserting “for enhancements to facilities for industrial development”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 583 by striking “$200,000 to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for construction of the Nature Research Center” and inserting “$200,000 to the Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for construction of the Nature Research Center”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 469 by striking “to Rutgers University in New Jersey land acquisition for LEAP University High School” and inserting “to the LEAP Academy University Charter High School in Camden City, New Jersey for facilities construction, renovation, and buildout”.118 STAT. 3305 The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 575 by striking “construction” and inserting “acquisition, renovation”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 683 by striking “for construction related to Bailey Park and downtown streetscape, beautification, building renovation and restoration” and inserting “for master plan development, building acquisition, demolition, renovation and restoration”. Section 167 of division H of Public Law 108–199 is amended by allocating the funding made available under the heading “Community Development Fund for project number 177 (House Report 108–235) to the Chicago Children’s Choir Academy in Illinois for facility design and construction”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in title II of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; H. Rept. 108–401) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 24 by striking “Tuscaloosa County Commission for Community Development in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama;” and inserting “City of Tuscaloosa for community development in Tuscaloosa, Alabama;”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in title II of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; H. Rept. 108–401) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 796 by striking “Community Center” and inserting “Convention Center”. community development loan guarantees program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, as authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Salaries and expenses”. Brownfields Redevelopment For competitive economic development grants, as authorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006.118 STAT. 3306 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (including transfer of funds) For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $1,865,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the total amount provided in this paragraph, up to $42,000,000 shall be available for housing counseling under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund. In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for assistance to homebuyers as authorized under title I of the American Dream Downpayment Act. Homeless Assistance Grants (including transfer of funds) For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program as authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act, $1,250,515,000, of which $1,230,515,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent housing: Provided further, That all funds awarded for services shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services funding through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided further, That up to $11,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project and technical assistance: Provided further, That $2,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal 118 STAT. 3307 account shall be transferred to this account, to be available for Shelter Plus Care renewals in fiscal year 2005.