Pub. L. 110-411, tit. I, sec. 102

INDIAN HOUSING PLANS.

EnactedYear: 2008Length: 704 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 102. INDIAN HOUSING PLANS. Section 102 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4112) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(1)—(A) by striking “(1)(A) for” and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:“(1)(A) for an Indian tribe to submit to the Secretary, by not later than 75 days before the beginning of each tribal program year, a 1-year housing plan for the Indian tribe; or”; and(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “subsection (d)” and inserting “subsection (c)”;(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:“(b) 1-Year Plan Requirement.—“(1) In general.—A housing plan of an Indian tribe under this section shall—“(A) be in such form as the Secretary may prescribe; and“(B) contain the information described in paragraph (2).“(2) Required information.—A housing plan shall include the following information with respect to the tribal program year for which assistance under this Act is made available:“(A) Description of planned activities.—A statement of planned activities, including—“(i) the types of household to receive assistance;“(ii) the types and levels of assistance to be provided;“(iii) the number of units planned to be produced;122 STAT. 4322“(iv)(I) a description of any housing to be demolished or disposed of;“(II) a timetable for the demolition or disposition; and“(III) any other information required by the Secretary with respect to the demolition or disposition;“(v) a description of the manner in which the recipient will protect and maintain the viability of housing owned and operated by the recipient that was developed under a contract between the Secretary and an Indian housing authority pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); and“(vi) outcomes anticipated to be achieved by the recipient.“(B) Statement of needs.—A statement of the housing needs of the low-income Indian families residing in the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe, and the means by which those needs will be addressed during the applicable period, including—“(i) a description of the estimated housing needs and the need for assistance for the low-income Indian families in the jurisdiction, including a description of the manner in which the geographical distribution of assistance is consistent with the geographical needs and needs for various categories of housing assistance; and“(ii) a description of the estimated housing needs for all Indian families in the jurisdiction.“(C) Financial resources.—An operating budget for the recipient, in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, that includes—“(i) an identification and description of the financial resources reasonably available to the recipient to carry out the purposes of this Act, including an explanation of the manner in which amounts made available will leverage additional resources; and“(ii) the uses to which those resources will be committed, including eligible and required affordable housing activities under title II and administrative expenses.“(D) Certification of compliance.—Evidence of compliance with the requirements of this Act, including, as appropriate—“(i) a certification that, in carrying out this Act, the recipient will comply with the applicable provisions of title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) and other applicable Federal laws and regulations;“(ii) a certification that the recipient will maintain adequate insurance coverage for housing units that are owned and operated or assisted with grant amounts provided under this Act, in compliance with such requirements as the Secretary may establish;“(iii) a certification that policies are in effect and are available for review by the Secretary and the public governing the eligibility, admission, and occupancy of 122 STAT. 4323 families for housing assisted with grant amounts provided under this Act;“(iv) a certification that policies are in effect and are available for review by the Secretary and the public governing rents and homebuyer payments charged, including the methods by which the rents or homebuyer payments are determined, for housing assisted with grant amounts provided under this Act;“(v) a certification that policies are in effect and are available for review by the Secretary and the public governing the management and maintenance of housing assisted with grant amounts provided under this Act; and“(vi) a certification that the recipient will comply with section 104(b).”;(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and(4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking “subsection (d)” and inserting “subsection (c)”.