1. U.S. Code
  2. title 42
  3. chapter 130
  4. subchapter II
  5. part F
  6. § 12837

Collapse to view only § 12837. Interstate agreements

§ 12831. Equal opportunity
(a) Solicitation of contracts
(b) Report to Congress
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 281, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4125.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12831

§ 12832. Nondiscrimination

No person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this subchapter. Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 [42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.] or with respect to an otherwise qualified handicapped individual as provided in section 794 of title 29 shall also apply to any such program or activity. The Secretary may waive this section in connection with the use of funds made available under this subchapter on lands set aside under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108).

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 282, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4125; Pub. L. 104–204, title II, § 213, Sept. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2904.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12832

§ 12833. Audits by Comptroller General
(a) Audits of HOME Investment Partnerships program
(b) Audits of recipients
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 283, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4125; Pub. L. 103–233, title II, § 205, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 364; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12833

§ 12834. Uniform recordkeeping and reports to Congress
(a) Uniform requirements
(b) Omitted
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 284, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4126.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12834

§ 12835. Citizen participation

The Secretary shall ensure that each participating jurisdiction, and each jurisdiction seeking to become a participating jurisdiction, complies with the requirements of section 12707 of this title.

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 285, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4126.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12835

§ 12836. Labor
(a) In general
(b) Waiver
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 286, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4126.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12836

§ 12837. Interstate agreements

The consent of the Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized under this subchapter as they pertain to interstate areas and to localities within such States, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making such agreements and compacts effective.

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 287, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4127.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12837

§ 12838. Environmental review
(a) In general
In order to assure that the policies of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and other provisions of law which further the purposes of such Act (as specified in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most effectively implemented in connection with the expenditure of funds under this subchapter, and to assure to the public undiminished protection of the environment, the Secretary, in lieu of the environmental protection procedures otherwise applicable, may under regulations provide for the release of funds for particular projects to jurisdictions or insular areas under this subchapter who assume all of the responsibilities for environmental review, decisionmaking, and action pursuant to such Act, and such other provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify, that would apply to the Secretary were he to undertake such projects as Federal projects. The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section only after consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality. The regulations shall provide—
(1) for the monitoring of the environmental reviews performed under this section;
(2) in the discretion of the Secretary, to facilitate training for the performance of such reviews; and
(3) for the suspension or termination of the assumption under this section.
The Secretary’s duty under the preceding sentence shall not be construed to limit or reduce any responsibility assumed by a State or unit of general local government with respect to any particular release of funds.
(b) Procedure
(c) Certification
A certification under the procedures authorized by this section shall—
(1) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary,
(2) be executed by the chief executive officer or other officer of the recipient of assistance under this subchapter qualified under regulations of the Secretary,
(3) specify that the recipient of assistance under this subchapter has fully carried out its responsibilities as described under subsection (a), and
(4) specify that the certifying officer (A) consents to assume the status of a responsible Federal official under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and each provision of law specified in regulations issued by the Secretary insofar as the provisions of such Act or other such provision of law apply pursuant to subsection (a), and (B) is authorized and consents on behalf of the jurisdiction or insular area and himself to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of his responsibilities as such an official.
(d) Assistance to units of general local government from a State
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 288, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4127; Pub. L. 103–233, title II, § 206, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 104–330, title V, § 505(a)(2), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4044.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12838

§ 12839. Termination of existing housing programs
(a) In general
Except with respect to projects and programs for which binding commitments have been entered into prior to October 1, 1991
(1) section 17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437o];
(2) section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 1452b];
(3) title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987;
(4) section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(e)(2)], except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.]; and
(5) section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [12 U.S.C. 1706e].
(b) Repeals
(1) In general
(2) No effect on SRO program
(c) Disposition of repayments
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 289, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4128; Pub. L. 106–400, § 2, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1675.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12839

§ 12840. Suspension of requirements for disaster areas

For funds designated under this subchapter by a recipient to address the damage in an area for which the President has declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.], the Secretary may suspend all statutory requirements for purposes of assistance under this subchapter for that area, except for those related to public notice of funding availability, nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, and low-income housing affordability.

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 290, as added Pub. L. 103–233, title II, § 208, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 366.)

CITE AS: 42 USC 12840