§ 4-221
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§4–221.
(a)A project or undertaking, including the real, personal, and mixed property involved, qualifies as a public purpose project if it is planned, acquired, owned, developed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, repaired, renovated, or improved with the financial assistance of the Administration or the assistance of federal low-income housing credits authorized by the Internal Revenue Code, and it is:
(1)eligible wholly or partly for federal low-income housing credits; or
(2)located in a distressed area designated under subsection
(e)of this section.
(b)Except as provided in subsection
(c)of this section, a public purpose project:
(1)shall provide in substantial part for existing or new housing; and
(2)may include:
(i)any improvements, such as streets, roads, sewer lines, and water lines; and
(ii)public or private commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, community, or civic facilities.
(c)A public purpose project may include a greater proportion of public or private facilities if the Secretary determines that to do so would promote sound community development.
(d)All or part of the housing portion of a public purpose project shall be occupied by families of limited income.
(e)At the request of a political subdivision, the Secretary may designate a distressed area of the political subdivision after considering factors including:
(1)the availability, cost, and condition of housing and neighborhood facilities, including the age and number of abandoned and substandard structures;
(2)the incomes of residents relative to State or area-wide regional median incomes, including the number of individuals who are welfare recipients, unemployed, or living in poverty;
(3)the need to finance housing or public or private facilities to upgrade the social and economic conditions of the distressed area;
(4)the plans and financial commitment of the political subdivision to undertake improvements in the distressed area; and
(5)other standards and criteria that the Secretary considers relevant, including standards established for other State or federal programs.