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 112 STAT. 76 PUBLIC LAW 105-174—MAY 1, 1998 Federal Register, publication. Records. CHAPTER 6 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS For an additional amount for "Community development block grants", as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, $130,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2001, for use only for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by Presidentially-declared natural disasters designated during fiscal year 1998, except for those activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration, or the Arary Corps of Engineers: Provided, That in administering these amounts and except as provided in the next proviso, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) may waive or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds, except for statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, sind labor standards, upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute: Provided further. That the Secretary may waive the requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and moderateincome, except that at least 50 percent of the funds under this heading must benefit primarily persons of low- and moderateincome unless the Secretary makes a finding of compelling need: Provided further. That all mnds under this heading shall be allocated by the Secretary to States to be administered by each State in conjunction with its Federal Emergency Management Agency Erogram or its community development block grgints program or y the entity designated by its Chief Executive Officer to administer the HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Provided further, That each State shall provide not less than 25 percent in non- Federal public matching funds or its equivalent value (other than administrative costs) for any funds allocated to the State under this heading: Provided further. That, in conjunction with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary shall allocate funds based on the unmet needs identified by the Director as those which have not or will not be addressed by other Federal disaster assistance programs: Provided further. That, in conjunction with the Director, the Secretsiry shall utilize annual disaster cost estimates in order that the funds under this heading shall be avedlable, to the maximum extent feasible, to assist States with all Presidentially declared disasters designated during this fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register governing the allocation and use of the community development block grants funds made available under this heading for disaster areas: Provided further, That 10 days prior to distribution of funds, the Secretary and the Director shall submit a list to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, setting forth the proposed uses of funds and the most recent estimates of unmet

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