Sec. 101. Grants for lead-based pipe hazard reduction in housing
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide grants to eligible applicants to evaluate and reduce lead-based pipes hazards in priority housing that is not federally assisted housing, federally owned housing, or public housing, in accordance with the provisions of this section. A State or unit of local government that has an approved comprehensive housing affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ) is eligible to apply for a grant under this section.
To receive a grant under this section, a State or unit of local government shall submit an application in such form and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. An application shall contain— a copy of that portion of an applicant's comprehensive housing affordability strategy required by section 105(b)(16) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; a statement of the amount of assistance the applicant seeks under this section; a description of the planned activities to be undertaken with grants under this section, including an estimate of the amount to be allocated for each activity; a description of the forms of financial assistance to owners and occupants of priority housing that will be provided through grants under this section; and such assurances as the Secretary may require regarding the applicant's capacity to carry out the activities.
The Secretary shall award grants under this section on the basis of the merit of the activities proposed to be carried out and on the basis of selection criteria, which shall include— the extent to which the proposed activities will reduce the risk of lead-based water poisoning to children under the age of 6 who reside in priority housing; the degree of severity and extent of lead-based pipe hazards in the jurisdiction to be served; the ability of the applicant to leverage State, local, and private funds to supplement the grant under this section; the ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed activities; and such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure that grants made available under this section are used effectively and to promote the purposes of this Act.
A grant under this section may be used to— perform risk assessments and inspections in priority housing; provide for the interim control of lead-based pipe hazards in priority housing; provide for the abatement of lead-based pipe hazards in priority housing; provide for the additional cost of reducing lead-based pipe hazards in units undergoing renovation funded by other sources; ensure that risk assessments, inspections, and abatements are carried out by certified contractors monitor the blood-lead levels of workers involved in lead hazard reduction activities funded under this section; assist in the temporary relocation of families forced to vacate priority housing while lead-based pipe hazard reduction measures are being conducted; educate the public on the nature and causes of lead poisoning and measures to reduce exposure to lead, including exposure due to residential lead-based pipe hazards; test the blood-lead levels of children under the age of 6 residing in priority housing after lead-based pipe hazard reduction activity has been conducted, to assure that such activity does not cause excessive exposures to lead; and carry out such other activities that the Secretary determines appropriate to promote the purposes of this Act.
A recipient of a grant under this section may provide the services described in this section through a variety of programs, including grants, loans, equity investments, revolving loan funds, loan funds, loan guarantees, interest write-downs, and other forms of assistance approved by the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop the capacity of eligible applicants to carry out the requirements of section 105(b)(18) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and to carry out activities under this section.
In fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Secretary may make grants of up to $200,000 for the purpose of establishing State training, certification, or accreditation programs that meet the requirements of section 201 of this Act (relating to lead-based pipe activities training and certification). Of the total amount approved in appropriation Acts under section 301, there shall be set aside to carry out this subsection $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. The recipient of a grant under this section shall make contributions toward the cost of activities that receive assistance under this section in an amount not less than 10 percent of the total grant amount under this section.
Grants under this section may not be used to replace other amounts made available or designated by State or local governments for use for the purposes under this title. A recipient of a grant under this section shall ensure that not more than 10 percent of the grant will be used for administrative expenses associated with the activities funded by the grant. A recipient of a grant under this section shall maintain and provide the Secretary with financial records sufficient, in the determination of the Secretary, to ensure proper accounting and disbursing of amounts received from a grant under this section.
A recipient of a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary, for any fiscal year in which the recipient expends grant funds under this section, a report that— describes the use of the amounts received; states the number of risk assessments and the number of inspections conducted in residential dwellings; states the number of residential dwellings in which lead-based pipe hazards have been reduced through interim controls; states the number of residential dwellings in which lead-based pipe hazards have been abated; and provides any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
The Secretary shall publish a Notice of Funding Availability not later than 120 days after funds are appropriated to carry out this section.
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