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.), $292,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: 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 117 STAT. 490 requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities authorized under this section: Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to $2,000,000 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, $25,000,000 to remain available until expended, which amount shall be awarded by June 1, 2003, 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: Provided, That all grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. empowerment zones/enterprise communities For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $30,000,000, 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 $2,000,000 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, $4,937,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the amount provided, $4,367,930,000 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 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”, as defined in regulations promulgated by the Department: Provided further, That $71,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $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; $5,000,000 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; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund management, and $4,500,000 is for investments in the HOPE Fund and financing to affiliated organizations; $49,100,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act; $9,000,000 shall be 117 STAT. 491 made available to the Neighborhood House, St. Paul, Minnesota for construction costs of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building; no less than $3,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development of and modification to information technology systems which serve programs or activities under “Community planning and development”; $25,250,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Program; $32,500,000 shall be for capacity building, of which $28,250,000 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 $4,250,000 shall be for capacity building activities administered by Habitat for Humanity International; $60,000,000 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 $10,000,000 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, $42,120,000 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 these grants shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this Act. Of the amount made available under this heading, $261,000,000 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 joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this Act. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended with respect to the amount made available to the City of Rome, New York, by striking “related to the South Rome Industrial Park” and inserting “and building renovations at the Rome business and tech park”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended with respect to a grant made available to the Community Medical Centers of Fresno, California by striking all after “$300,000” and inserting 117 STAT. 492 “to the City of Fresno, California for rehabilitation of the Fresno Community Regional Medical Center neighborhood.”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 106–377 and 107–73 is deemed to be amended with respect to grants made to the City of Mt. Clemens, Michigan by striking “City of Mt. Clemens, Michigan” and inserting “Mt. Clemens Community Schools in Mt. Clemens, Michigan”. The referenced statement of the managers under the heading “Community development block grants” in title II of Public Law 105–277 is deemed to be amended by striking “$750,000 to the Maryland State Department of Housing and Community Development for relocation of residents of Wagners Point community in Baltimore, Maryland” and insert in lieu thereof “$750,000 to the Maryland State Department of Housing and Community Development for relocation of residents of Wagners Point community in Baltimore, Maryland ($514,000) and for recovery efforts that occurred on or after the April 28, 2002 tornado in Charles and Calvert Counties ($236,000)”. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended with respect to a grant made to the Metropolitan Development Association in Syracuse, New York by adding after the words “Genesee Street Armory study” the words “and other development projects undertaken by the Association within the City of Syracuse”. community development loan guarantees program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,325,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004, 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 Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make these grants available on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.117 STAT. 493 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, $1,925,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the total amount provided in this paragraph, up to $40,000,000 shall be available for housing counseling under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; and no less than $1,100,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development of, maintenance of, and modification to information technology systems which serve programs or activities under “Community planning and development”. In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, for assistance to homebuyers as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide such assistance in accordance with a formula to be established by the Secretary that considers a participating jurisdiction’s need for, and prior commitment to, assistance to homebuyers. 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, $1,225,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: 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 $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the 117 STAT. 494 national homeless data analysis project: Provided further, That $6,600,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for technical assistance: Provided further, That no less than $1,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development of and modifications to information technology systems which serve activities under “Community planning and development”: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available for a 2-year grant demonstration program to be conducted in consultation with the Interagency Council on the Homeless.