25 U.S.C. § 4236: Allocation formula

Summary

The Secretary must make rules, within six months after December 27, 2000 (by June 27, 2001), that set a formula to split each year’s block grant money for Hawaiian housing. The formula must use measures of need for affordable housing, such as how many low-income units are run under the Director–Secretary contract, how much poverty and economic hardship exist, how many Native Hawaiian families are eligible for Hawaiian Home Lands, and any other measurable conditions they add. When making the formula, the Secretary must also consider the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ ability to run programs, including how housing is spread across the lands and the Department’s technical capacity. The rule took effect on December 27, 2000.

Title 25, §4236

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(a)Establishment

The Secretary shall, by regulation issued not later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on December 27, 2000, in the manner provided under section 4227 of this title, establish a formula to provide for the allocation of amounts available for a fiscal year for block grants under this subchapter in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(b)Factors for determination of need

The formula under subsection (a) shall be based on factors that reflect the needs for assistance for affordable housing activities, including—

(1)the number of low-income dwelling units owned or operated at the time pursuant to a contract between the Director and the Secretary;

(2)the extent of poverty and economic distress and the number of Native Hawaiian families eligible to reside on the Hawaiian Home Lands; and

(3)any other objectively measurable conditions that the Secretary and the Director may specify.

(c)Other factors for consideration

In establishing the formula under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the relative administrative capacities of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and other challenges faced by the Department, including—

(1)geographic distribution within Hawaiian Home Lands; and

(2)technical capacity.

(d)Effective date

This section shall take effect on December 27, 2000.

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 106–568, § 203, and Pub. L. 106–569, § 513, enacted substantially identical section 817 of Pub. L. 104–330. This section is based on the text of section 817 of Pub. L. 104–330, as added by Pub. L. 106–569, § 513.

§4236 Allocation Formula

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Title 25, §4236

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