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 PUBLIC LAW 95-128—OCT. 12, 1977 . " (2) Any portion of such amounts which remains afters app]yin^ the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be utilized by the Secretary for oyants to units of ^eneral local government within metropolitan areas (other than metropolitan cities and urban counties), and States for use within metropolitan areas, allocatino; for the metropolitan areas of each State the o:reater of an amount that bears the same ratio to the allocation for such areas of all States available under this paragraph as either— '' (A) the average of the ratios between— " (i) the poi^ulation of the metropolitan areas in that State and the population of the metropolitan areas of all States; " ( i i) the extent of poverty in the metropolitan areas in that State and the extent of poverty in the metropolitan areas of all States; and " ( i i i) the extent of housing overciowding in the metropolitan areas in that State and the extent of housing overcrowding in the metropolitan aieas of all States; or ' ' (B) the average of the ratios between— " (i) the age of housing in the metropolitan areas in that State and the age of housing in the metropolitan areas of all States; " ( i i) the extent of poverty in the metropolitan areas in that State and the extent of poverty in the metropolitan areas of all States; and " ( i i i) the ])0]ndation of the metrojiolitan areas in that State and the population of the metropolitan areas of all States. I n determining the average of the ratios under subparagraph (A), the ratio involving the extent of poverty shall be counted twice and each of the other ratios shall be counted once; and in determining the average of the ratios undei" subparagraph (B), the ratio involving the age of housing shall be counted two and one-half times, the ratio involving the extent of poverty shall be counted one and one-half times, and the ratio involving population shall be counted once. The Secretary shall, in order to compensate for the discrepancy between the total of the amounts to be allocated under this paragraph and the total of the amounts available under such paragraph, make a pro rata reduction of each amount allocated to the metropolitan areas in each State under such paragraph so that the metropolitan areas in each State wall receive an amount which represents the same percentage of the total amount available under such paragraph as the percentage which the metropolitan areas of the same State would have received under such paragraph if the total amount available under that paragraph had equaled the total amount which was allocated under that paragraph. " (3) If the Secretary approves a grant under paragraph (2) to a unit of general local government which has a comprehensive community development program with provision for hnver-income housing, the Secretary may make a multiyear commitment, up to three years, to any such unit of general local government for specified grant amounts, subject to the availability of appropriations. In determining whether to make such a commitment to a unit of general local government, the Secretary shall give special consideration to those communities presently carrying out comprehensive comnnniity development programs, which are subject to the provisions of subsection (h)(2), before nuiking new commitments. In making grants under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish for each participating unit of general local government an annual grant at an amount meaningful to the size of

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Ratios, average.

Pro rata reduction.

Multiyear commitment.

Annual grant.

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