Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§12807 Low-income Housing Conservation and Efficiency Grant Programs

Title 42 › CHAPTER 130 — NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER II — INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Part D — Specified Model Programs › § 12807

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must provide a model program for safe, energy‑efficient housing for low‑income persons. It must identify homes owned and occupied by families who have, are, or will receive weatherization help or similar programs; homes likely to be uninhabitable within 5 years; and homes too damaged to receive energy upgrades without repairs. The program must fund repairs and take reasonable steps to keep repaired units occupied by eligible families.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12807

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(a)In general

The Secretary shall make available a model program to provide safe, energy-efficient affordable housing for low-income persons.

(b)Activities

The model program shall provide for

(1)

(2)repairs that will significantly prolong the habitability of units identified under paragraph (1), including roofing, electrical, plumbing, furnace, and foundation repairs or replacement that will prolong the use of the unit as a safe and energy-efficient residence for low-income persons; and

(3)reasonable steps to ensure that any units so repaired will remain occupied by persons or families eligible for assistance under this subchapter.

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References in Text

The Energy Conservation and Production Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is Pub. L. 94–385, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1142. Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 6861 et seq.) of subchapter III of chapter 81 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6801 of this title and Tables.

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42 U.S.C. § 12807

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110