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 92 STAT. 2114

PUBLIC LAW 95-557—OCT. 31, 1978 (3) by inserting ", by a loan under section 514," immediately after "section 515 for elderly or handicapped housing" in clause (i) of the second sentence. STUDY o r EMERGENCY POTABLE WATER AND SEWAGE PROGRAM

42 USC 1476 note.

Report to Congress.

SEC. 508. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) carry out a study to determine the approximate number of rural housing units without access to sanitary toilet facilities, potable water, or access to both sanitary toilet facilities and potable water, as defined under regulations established by the Secretary; and (2) prepare a projection of the cost of implementing an emergency program to provide sanitary toilet facilities and potable water supplies for all such housing units over a two-year period. (b) Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall report to the Congress the results of the study and projection under subsection (a). STUDY OF PROBLEMS CAUSED BY REMOTE CLAIMS

42 USC 1480 note.

Reports to Congress.

tive recommendations.

SEC. 509. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this section as "Secretary") shall make a detailed study of the problems associated with obtaining title insurance by persons in rural areas with respect to real property encumbered by remote claims or other remote encumbrances which prevent such persons from receiving the full benefit of the use of such property, including the benefit of assistance provided under this title. The Secretary shall, in making such study, consider and develop findings and conclusions with respect to— (1) the extent of such problems as they pertain to the lawful rights of such persons; (2) the location and amount of land affected by such problems; (3) the nature, extent, and effectiveness of remedies to such problems presently available, or proposed, under State law; (4) the potential impact (with respect to existing Federal, State, and local laws) of such remote claims and encumbrances and of any reasonable remedies determined necessary for resolving the problems created for persons by such remote claims or encumbrances; (5) the liability and losses which might accrue to the Federal Government as a result of each of the remedies considered in the study conducted under this section; and (6) other issues which the Secretary determines shall be considered, after consulting with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (b) Not later than March 1, 1979, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress an interim report on the study conducted under this section. In addition, the Secretary shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, transmit a final report to the Congress. Such final report shall contain the findings and conclusions of the Secretary with respect to the study made under this section. In addition, such final report shall include— (1) recommendations for Federal legislative actions necessary to implement reasonable remedies to the problems studied under this section; and (2) recommendations for legislative actions which may be undertaken by State and local governments for the purposes of providing such remedies.

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