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PUBLIC LAW 91-609-DEC. 31, 1970

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achieve and maintain adequate operating and maintenance services and reserve funds including payment of outstanding debts." POLICy

STATEMENT

SEC. 211. Section 1 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is so Stat. sss; amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " I t is the sense ^^4fuse^1401. of the Congress that no person should be barred from serving on the board of directors or similar governing body of a local public housing agency because of his tenancy in a low-rent housing project." RELOCATION PAYMENTS

SEC. 212. (a) Section 114(b)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ": Provided further, That the Secretary may authorize payment to displaced business concerns of fixed amounts in lieu of their total certified actual moving expenses where he determines that it is impractical for a displaced business concern to calculate the amount of such expenses". (b) The last sentence of section 114(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "certified actual". EARLY CLOSEOUT OF URBAN R E N E W A L

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PROJECTS

SEC. 213. (a) Section 106(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended to read as follows: "(i) Upon determination of the Secretary that the local public agency does not expect to be able in the reasonably near future, due to circumstances beyond its control, to dispose of urban renewal project land acquired in accordance with the urban renewal plan and that all other project activities are completed except local grant-in-aid activities designated in the third proviso to section 110(d) under the conditions specified therein, and that a closeout of the urban renewal project pursuant to this subsection would be in the financial interest of the Federal Government, the urban renewal project may be deemed completed, net project cost may be computed, and the capital grant paid. To facilitate these actions, the Secretary may pay to the local public agency a grant, in addition to the capital grant otherwise payable, equal to one-third (or one-fourth in the case of projects funded on the three-fourths capital grant basis) of the estimated disposition proceeds of such land as accepted by the Secretary. No local grant-inaid shall be required on account of this additional grant. The approval of the Secretary shall be obtained prior to the disposition of such land by the local public agency and net proceeds realized from the disposition of such land after project closeout shall be paid to the Secretary by the local public agency." (b) Section 110(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "or for subsequent disposition or retention as provided under section 106(i)".

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RELEASE FROM CERTAIN PROJECT OBLIGATIONS

SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing 63 Stat. 414; and Urban Development is authorized and directed to release the City H stat! sis! of Stanton, Texas, and the Urban Kenewal Agency of the City of 42 USC 1450. Stanton, Texas, from the obligations of their agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development entered into in connection with the closeout of projects numbered Tex. E-45 and Tex.

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