Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§12711 Protection of State and Local Authority
Title 42 › Chapter 130— NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES › § 12711
Summary
The Secretary cannot give, withhold, or cut program money because a jurisdiction starts, keeps, or stops a law, rule, or policy, so long as the jurisdiction acted under its own authority and did not break federal law.
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Title 42, §12711
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or subchapter II, the Secretary shall not establish any criteria for allocating or denying funds made available under programs administered by the Secretary based on the adoption, continuation, or discontinuation by a jurisdiction of any public policy, regulation, or law that is (1) adopted, continued, or discontinued in accordance with the jurisdiction’s duly established authority, and (2) not in violation of any Federal law.
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42 U.S.C. § 12711
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60