Sec. 604. Activities of the Community Corps
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A chief executive officer of a unit of general local government shall consult with the local community and labor organizations representing employees of such unit in determining the Community Corps positions that should be funded under this title for such unit for each fiscal year. Each Community Corps funded under this title shall employee individuals to carry out one or more of the following activities: Perform energy audits of private homes and offer to weatherize them and install attic and crawl-space insulation, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and low-energy lighting fixtures.
Provide homeowners with objective information concerning the cost and benefits of more complicated conservation upgrades the homeowners could contract with private firms to install. Collect categories of recyclables that currently are under-collected (such as electronic components and household paints and chemicals) and perform initial demanufacturing work to reclaim reusable materials. Address the needs of distressed, foreclosure-affected, and natural-disaster affected areas.
For vacant or foreclosed buildings, conduct maintenance, board up, or tear down, where appropriate. Salvage materials for recycling. Reclaim vacant land in urban areas for use as neighborhood parks and gardens. Test for the presence of hazardous materials, undertake necessary clean-up work, construct park and/or garden facilities, and establish maintenance programs involving the local community. For community gardens, operate model plantings to promote the project, involve local residents in the work, and provide instruction in urban gardening and farming.
In collaboration with activities under the Park Improvement Corps under title III, perform conservation work. Repair and upgrade trail systems in parklands. Construct shelters, bathrooms and recreational facilities. Undertake watercourse cleaning and reclamation projects. With proper training, conduct emergency work in cases of floods or wildfires, or other natural disasters. Under the direction of public entities that own public property (including building interiors and exteriors and landscapes, and including community centers, playgrounds, and libraries), conduct maintenance, beautification, and other improvement projects.
Where appropriate, collaborate with projects funded under title I of this Act (School Improvement Corps). Make improvements in privately owned rental housing units necessary to improve such units so that they comply with the housing quality standards applicable to units assisted under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), but only if the owner of the unit enters into an agreement sufficient to ensure that the owner— pays the cost of materials used in the renovation work; and charges rent for the unit, during the 5-year period beginning upon completion of the rehabilitation pursuant to this paragraph, in an amount not exceeding the fair market rental established under section 8(c) of such Act for a dwelling unit of the same size located in the same market area.
The Community Corps shall provide all labor required for any rehabilitation pursuant to this paragraph free of charge, except in the case of any major repairs that the Corps lacks the capacity to perform. Construct new homes on abandoned land in poorer communities or the rehabilitate abandoned properties for use as residences, using the self-help homeowner participation model employed by Habitat for Humanity International under which prospective homeowners contribute a significant amount of sweat equity in the construction or rehabilitation of the home.
Participating homeowners shall be selected on the basis of inability to otherwise purchase a home in the regular housing market and willingness and capability to assume the responsibilities of homeownership. Construction materials shall be included in the cost of homeownership, but all construction labor shall be furnished free of charge by the Community Corps. Other community improvement activities as authorized by the Secretary.
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