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 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 1171 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Such listing shall be accessible to the public during ordinary business hours at the offices of such unit of general loc^ government or public agency.", (f) Section 810 of such Act is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting "or (h)" after "subsection (b)"; (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (k); and (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsections: "(h)(1) The Secretary may, on a demonstration basis during fiscal years 1984 and 1985, convey to any unit of general local government or public agency designated by such unit of general local govern- ment any real property— "(A) to which the Secretary holds title; and "(B) that the Secretary determines to be suitable for a multi- family homesteading program that complies with the require- ments of paragraph (2); for such consideration, if any, as may be agreed upon between the Secretary and such unit of general local government or public agency. "(2) Any multifamily homesteading program carried out by any unit of general local government or public c^ency designated by any such unit of general local government shall be considered a multi- family homesteading program that complies with the requirements of this subsection if the Secretary determines that such program contains adequate assurances that— "(A) the primary use of all homestead properties following conversion or rehabilitation shall be residential; and "(B) not less than 75 percent of the residential occupants of homestead properties following conversion or rehabilitation shall be lower income families. "(3) As used in this subsection and subsection (i) the term 'lower income families' has the meaning given such term in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. "(i)(1) The Secretary shall usc not more than $1,000,000 of the amounts appropriated under this section for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985 to undertake a program to demonstrate the feasibility of providing assistance to State or local governments or their agen- cies for the purchase of any real property that— "(A) is improved by one- to four-family residence; "(B) is not occupied by a person legally entitled to reside there; "(C) is designated by a State or general unit of local govern- ment for usc in a single family homestead program; and "(D) will be conveyed to lower income families under such program upon condition that each such family agrees— "(i) to occupy the property as a principal residence for a period of not less than 5 years, except under such emergency standards as may be prescribed by the Secretary; "(ii) to repair all defects in the property that pose a substantied danger to health or safety within 1 year of the date of the initial conveyance; and "(iii) to make such repairs and improvements to the property as may be necessary to meet applicable local Public access. 12 USC 1706e. Property conveyance. "Lower income families." 42 USC 1437a.

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