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 118 STAT. 2847 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 in accordance with section 310B(f) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act’’ and inserting ‘‘and not less than $2,000,000 shall be available for grants in accordance with section 310B(f) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated in this account, $1,750,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose’’. (b) Consistent with any legal commitments made by the Delta Regional Authority, at the request of the Authority and if the Secretary of Agriculture agrees, the Secretary may deobligate any unexpended Rural Community Advancement Program grant funds made to the Authority pursuant to division A of Public Law 108– 7: Provided, That such reobligated funds are used by the Authority for projects that are consistent with the purposes of the Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Program. SEC. 762. Of the unobligated balances available in the Rural Housing Assistance Grant Program account, $1,000,000 is hereby rescinded. SEC. 763. Agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture may utilize any available discretionary funds to cover the costs of preparing, or contracting for the preparation of, final agency decisions regarding complaints of discrimination in employment or program activities arising within such agencies and offices. SEC. 764. Of the unobligated balances available in the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program account, $3,000,000 is hereby rescinded. SEC. 765. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any fiscal year and hereafter, in the case of a high cost isolated rural area in Alaska that is not connected to a road system, the maximum level for the single family housing assistance shall be 150 percent of the average income level in the metropolitan areas of the State and 115 percent of all other eligible areas of the State. SEC. 766. Funds made available under section 1240I and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 in fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, respectively, and are not available for new obligations. SEC. 767. There is hereby appropriated $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the Denali Commission to address deficiencies in solid waste disposal sites which threaten to contami nate rural drinking water supplies. SEC. 768. Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1)(A) the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development shall be eligible to receive a water and waste disposal grant under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) in an amount that is equal to not more than 75 percent of the total cost of providing water and sewer service to the proposed hospital in the Matanuska Susitna Borough, Alaska; and (B) the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development shall be allowed to pass the grant funds through to the local government entity that will provide water and sewer service to the hospital; (2) or any percentage of cost limitation in current law or regulations, the construction projects known as the Tri Valley Community Center addition in Healy, Alaska; the Cold 42 USC 1472 note.

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