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 78 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 88-560-SEPT. 2, 1964

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" F I N A N C I A L ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE L O W - R E N T H O U S I N G FOR DOMESTIC F A R M LABOR

"SEC. 516. (a) Upon the application of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any public or private nonprofit organization, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance for the provision of low-rent housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor, if he finds that— "(1) the housing and related facilities for which financial assistance is requested will fulfill a pressing need in the area in which such housing and facilities will be located, and there is reasonable doubt that the same can be provided without financial assistance under this section; "(2) the applicant will contribute, from its own resources or Stat. 186. from funds borrowed under section 514 or elsewhere, at least 75 USC 1484. 42 one-third of the total development cost; "(3) the types of housing and related facilities to be provided are most practical, giving due consideration to the purposes to be served thereby and the needs of the occupants thereof; and "(4) the construction will be undertaken in an economical manner, and the housing and related facilities will not be of elaborate or extravagant design or material. " (b) The amount of any financial assistance provided under this section for low-rent housing and related facilities shall not exceed two-thirds of the total development cost thereof, as determined by the Secretary, less such amount as the Secretary determines can be practicably obtained from other sources (including a loan under section 514). "(c) No financial assistance for low-rent housing and related facilities shall be made available under this section unless, to any extent and for any periods required by the Secretary, the applicant agrees— "(1) that the rentals charged domestic farm labor shall not exceed such amounts as may be approved by the Secretary, giving due consideration to the income and earning capacity of the tenants, and the necessary costs of operating and maintaining such housing; " (2) that such housing shall be maintained at all times in a safe and sanitary condition in accordance with such standards as may be prescribed by State or local law, or, in the absence of such standards, in accordance with such minimum requirements as the Secretary shall prescribe; and "(3) an absolute priority will be given at all times in granting occupancy of such housing and facilities to domestic farm labor. " (d) The Secretary may make payments pursuant to any contract for financial assistance under this section at such times and in such manner as may be specified in the contract. I n each contract, the Secretary shall include such covenants, conditions, or provisions as he deems necessary to insure that the housing and related facilities, for which financial assistance is made available, be used only in conformity with the provisions of this section. "(e) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to insure that Federal funds expended under this section are not wasted or dissipated. "(f) All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on projects assisted by the Secretary which are undertaken by approved applicants under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the DavisBacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a-5). The Secretary shall ^^^^ f ^p^^-^ij^ ^ ^' not extend any financial assistance under this section for any project

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