§4236 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must create a formula within six months after December 27, 2000, to decide how yearly block grant money for this program will be split. The formula must use things that show need for housing help, like the number of low‑income housing units under a contract between the Director and the Secretary, how much poverty and economic distress exists, how many Native Hawaiian families are eligible to live on the Hawaiian Home Lands, and any other measurable conditions the Secretary and the Director choose. The Secretary must also think about how well the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands can run the program and the challenges it faces, including how people and sites are 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)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)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)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)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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