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[CITE: 42USC12743]
TITLE
42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 130--NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER II--INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Part A--HOME Investment Partnerships
Sec. 213. Development of model programs
- In general
The
Secretary shall--
- in cooperation with participating jurisdictions, government-sponsored
mortgage finance corporations, nonprofit organizations,
the private sector, and other appropriate parties, develop,
test, evaluate, refine, and, as necessary, replace a selection
of model programs designed to carry out the purposes of
this subchapter;
- make available to participating jurisdictions alternative
model programs, which shall include suggested guidelines,
procedures, forms, legal documents and such other elements
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;
- assure, insofar as is feasible, the availability of an
appropriate variety of model programs designed for local
market conditions, housing problems, project characteristics,
and managerial capacities as they differ among participating
jurisdictions;
- negotiate and enter into agreements with agencies of the
Federal Government, participating jurisdictions, private
financial institutions, government-sponsored mortgage finance
corporations, nonprofit organizations, and other entities
to provide such services, products, or financing as may
be required for the implementation of a model program;
- provide detailed information on model programs as requested
by participating jurisdictions, private financial institutions,
developers, nonprofit organizations, and other interested
parties; and
- encourage the use of such model programs to achieve efficiency,
economies of scale, and effectiveness in the investment
of funds made available under this part through third-party
training, printed materials, and such other means of support
as the Secretary determines will achieve the purpose of
this subchapter.
- Adoption
of programs
Except
as provided in section 12753(2) of this title, each participating
jurisdiction shall have the discretion to adopt one or more
model programs, adapt one or more model programs to its own
requirements, design additional forms of assistance by itself
or in cooperation with other participating jurisdictions, and
suggest additional model programs for adoption by the Secretary
as the participating jurisdiction may deem appropriate, and
the Secretary may assist a participating jurisdiction in adopting,
adapting, or designing one or more model programs.
- Part
D programs
The
selection of model programs to be made available for adoption
or adaptation shall include programs meeting the criteria set
forth in part D of this subchapter.
(Pub.
L. 101-625, title II, Sec. 213, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4100.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 12753, 12801 of this title.
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