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42 USC 1450. 42 USC 3301.

Waiver of eligibility.

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PUBLIC LAW 93-383-AUG. 22, 1974

[88 STAT.

(2) During the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977, the hold-harmless amount of any metropolitan city or urban county shall be the full amount computed for the city or county in accordance with paragraph (1). In the fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980, if such amount is greater than the basic grant amount of the metropolitan city or urban county for that year, as computed under subsection (b)(2) or (3), it shall be reduced so that—• (i) in the fiscal year 1978, the excess of the hold-harmless amount over the basic grant amount shall equal two-thirds of the difference between the amount computed under paragraph (1) and the basic grant amount for such year, (ii) in the fiscal year 1979, the excess of the hold-harmless amount over the basic grant amount shall equal one-third of the difference between the amount computed under paragraph (1) and the basic grant amount for such year, and (iii) in the fiscal year 1980, there shall be no excess of the holdharmless amount over the basic grant amount, (h)(1) Any unit of general local government which is not a metropolitan city or urban county shall, subject to the provisions of section 104 and except as otherwise specifically authorized, be entitled to grants under this title for any year in an aggregate amount at least equal to a hold-harmless amount as computed under the provisions of subsection (g)(1) if, during the five-fiscal-year period specified in the first sentence of subsection (g)(1) (or during the fiscal year 1973 in the case of a locality which first received a grant for a neighborhood development program in that year), one or more urban renewal projects, code enforcement programs, neighborhood development programs, or model cities programs were being carried out by such unit of general local government pursuant to commitments for assistance entered into during such period under title I of the Housing Act of 1949 or title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. (2) I n the fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980, in determining the holdharmless amount of units of general local government qualifying under this subsection, the second sentence of subsection (g)(2) shall be applied as though such units w ere metropolitan cities or urban counties with basic grant amounts of zero. (i) I n excluding the population, poverty, and housing overcrowding data of units of general local government which receive a holdharmless grant pursuant to subsection (h) from the computations described in subsections (b)(5), (d), and (f) of this section, the Secretary shall exclude only two-thirds of such data for the fiscal year 1978 and one-third of such data for the fiscal year 1979. (j) Any unit of general local government eligible for a hold-harmless grant pursuant to subsection (h) may, not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of any program period, irrevocably waive its eligibility under such subsection. I n the case of such a waiver the unit of general local government shall not be excluded from the computations described in subsections (b)(5), (d) and (f) of this section. (k) The Secretary may fix such qualification or submission dates as he determines are necessary to permit the computations and determinations required by this section to be made in a timely manner, and all such computations and determinations shall be final and conclusive. (^) -^°* ^^*®^ *^^^ March 31, 1977, the Secretary shall make a report to the Congress setting forth such recommendations as he deems advisable, in furtherance of the purposes and policy of this title, for modifying or expanding the provisions of this section relating to the method of funding and the allocation of funds and the determination

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