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 PUBLIC LAW 103-233—APR. 11, 1994 108 STAT. 377 of the qualified housing finance agency's responsibilities under subclause (I). "(Ill) The Secretary's duty under subclause (II) shall not be construed to limit any responsibility assumed by a State or unit of general local government with respect to any particular property under subclause (I). " (ii) PROCEDURE. — The Secretary shall approve a mortgage for the provision of mortgage insurance subject to the procedures authorized by this paragraph only if, not less than 15 days prior to such approval, prior to any approval, commitment, or endorsement of mortgage insurance on the property on behalf of the Secretary, and prior to any commitment by the qualified housing finance agency to provide financing under the risk-sharing agreement with respect to the property, the qualified housing finance agency submits to the Secretary a request for such approval, accompanied by a certification of the State or unit of general local government that meets the requirements of clause (iii). The Secretary approval of any such certification shall be deemed to satisfy the Secretary responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and such other provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify insofar as those responsibilities relate to the provision of mortgage insurance on the property that is covered by such certification, "(iii) (CERTIFICATION.— ^A certification under the procedures authorized by this paragraph shall— "(I) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary; "(II) be executed by the chief executive officer or other officer of the Stote or unit of general local government who quaUfies under regulations of the Secretary; "(III) specify that the State or unit of general local government under this section has fuUy carried out its responsibilities as described under clause (i); and "(IV) specify that the certifying officer consents to assume the stotus of a responsible Federal official under the National Environmental PoUcy Act of 1969 and under each provision of law specified in regulations issued by the Secretary insofar as the provisions of such Act or such other provisions of law apply pursuant to clause (i), and is authorized and consents on behalf of the State or unit of general local government and himself or herself to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of the responsibilities as such an official. "(iv) APPROVAL BY STATES. —In cases in which a unit of general local government carries out the responsibilities described in clause (i), the Secretary may permit the State to perform those actions of the Secretary described in clause (ii) and the performance of such actions by the State, where permitted by the Secretary, shall be deemed to satisfy the Secretary's

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