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 PUBLIC LAW 103-330 —SEPT. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 2457 Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1486), $10,900,000, to remain available until expended. MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $12,650,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b). RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use 1980 or 1990 census information for grant eligibility of projects submitted to the agency prior to the availability of 1990 census information in amounts not to exceed total project cost overruns. RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-313), $3,400,000 to fund up to 50 per centum of the cost of organizing, training, and equipping rural volunteer fire departments. COMPENSATION FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS For compensation for construction defects as authorized by section 509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $495,000, to remain available until expended. RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS For grants for rural housing preservation as authorized by section 552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-181), $22,000,000. RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS For grants authorized under section 310B(c) and 310B(j) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to any qualified public or private nonprofit organization, $47,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Act (if enacted); and of which $9,500,000 shall be available through July 30, 1995, for assistance to empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993: Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and training for rural communities needing improved passenger transportation systems or facilities in order to promote economic development. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS For grants for pollution abatement and control projects authorized under section 310B(b) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,995,000: Provided, That such assistance shall include regional technical assistance for improvement of solid waste management.

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