Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 1.djvu/539

 PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987

101 STAT. 509

(1) The total cost of rehabilitation that may be compensated for in a contract for housing assistance payments entered into with the authority provided under this section shall not exceed $14,000 per unit, plus the expenditures required by subsection (d). (2) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall increase the limitation contained in paragraph (1) by an amount the Secretary determines is reasonable and necessary to accommodate special local conditions, including— (A) high construction costs; or (B) stringent fire or building codes. (f) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Each contract for annual contributions entered into with a public housing agency to obligate the authority made available under this section shall— (1) commit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make such authority available to the public housing agency for an aggregate period of 10 years, and require that any amendments increasing such authority shall be available for the remainder of such 10-year period; (2) provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with the option to renew the contract for an additional period of 10 years, subject to the availability of appropriations; and (3) provide that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, first priority for occupancy of housing rehabilitated under this section shall be given to homeless individuals.

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SEC. 442. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENT.

Section 102(a)(6) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is amended in the second sentence by inserting "or 1984" 42 USC 5302. after "fiscal year 1983".

TITLE V—IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY SEC. 501. USE OF UNDERUTILIZED PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY FOR FACILITIES TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS.

42 USC 11411.

(a) IDENTIFICATION OF UNDERUTIUZED SUITABLE BUILDINGS AND

PROPERTY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall collect information about Federal public buildings and other Federal real properties (including fixtures) that are described in surveys by the heads of controlling agencies as underutilized and shall identify which of those buildings and properties are suitable for use for facilities to assist the homeless. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of General Services, shall develop criteria with respect to suitability of such property for use as facilities to assist the homeless. flo) AGENCY RESPONSES.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall notify each Federal agency with respect to any property of that agency that the Secretary has identified under subsection (a) of this section. The head of such agency shall, within 30 days after receipt of such a notice, transmit to the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services the agency's response, which shall include—

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