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 PUBLIC LAW 100-358—JUNE 29, 1988

102 STAT. 677

and other Indian areas, including Indian families whose incomes exceed the levels established for lower income families. "(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may, to the extent Contracts. provided in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts with Indian housing authorities under title I to provide financial assistance for the development, acquisition, operation, and improvement of housing projects under this section. "(c) EuGiBLE PROJECTS.— "(1) PROJECT TYPES.—Projects for which assistance may be

provided under this section may include single-family detached dwellings and other single-family dwellings (including row houses). "(2) FORMS OF OWNERSHIP.—In addition to fee simple owner-

ship and other forms of ownership, the Secretary may permit and facilitate cooperative ownership for any project assisted under this section, if the Indian housing authority requests cooperative ownership and the Secretary determines such ownership to be appropriate for the project. "(3) PROPERTY STANDARDS.—Property standards for projects

assisted under this section shall be established by regulation, in accordance with section 205. The standards shall— "(A) provide sufficient flexibility to permit the use of different designs and materials; and "(B) include cost-effective energy conservation perform- Energy. ance standards designed to ensure the lowest total construc- Conservation. tion and operating costs. "(d) EuGiBLE FAMIIJES.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), assistance under this section shall be limited to Indian lower income families on Indian reservations and other Indian areas. "(2) EXCEPTION.— "(A) DEMONSTRATED NEED.—An Indian housing authority

may provide assistance under this section to families on IncQan reservations and other Indian areas whose incomes exceed the levels established for lower income families, if the Indian housing authority demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that there is a need for housing for such families that cannot reasonably be met without such assistance. An Indian housing authority may provide assistance under this section to any non-Indian family on an Indian reservation or other Indian area if the Indian housing authority determines that the presence of the family on the Indian reservation or other Indian area is essential to the well-being of Indian families and the need for housing for the family cannot reasonably be met without such assistance. "(B) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF UNITS.—The number of

dwelling units in any project assisted under this section that may be occupied by or reserved for families on Indian reservations and other Indian areas whose incomes exceed the levels established for lower income families may not exceed whichever of the following is higher: "(i) 10 PERCENT.—10 percent of the dwelling units in the project. "(ii) 5 UNITS.—5 dwelling units. "(e) MUTUAL HELP AND OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT.—Each Indian housing authority operating a program under this section shall

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