Sec. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
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## SEC. 602 FINDINGS AND PURPOSES **[**[42 U.S.C. 5401](/us/usc/t42/s5401)**]** ###
(a)Findings Congress finds that— ####
(1)manufactured housing plays a vital role in meeting the housing needs of the Nation; and ####
(2)manufactured homes provide a significant resource for affordable homeownership and rental housing accessible to all Americans. ###
(b)Purposes The purposes of this title are— ####
(1)to protect the quality, durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured homes; ####
(2)to facilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all Americans; ####
(3)to provide for the establishment of practical, uniform, and, to the extent possible, performance-based Federal construction standards for manufactured homes; ####
(4)to encourage innovative and cost-effective construction techniques for manufactured homes; ####
(5)to protect residents of manufactured homes with respect to personal injuries and the amount of insurance costs and property damages in manufactured housing, consistent with the other purposes of this section; ####
(6)to establish a balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes and related regulations for the enforcement of such standards; ####
(7)to ensure uniform and effective enforcement of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes; and ####
(8)to ensure that the public interest in, and need for, affordable manufactured housing is duly considered in all determinations relating to the Federal standards and their enforcement.
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