S.Amdt. 2847

SA 2847. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:
Sec. __.  The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may use community development block grant funds under title I
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to fund public-private economic
development projects between State and local entities and
private entities to revitalize neighborhoods in distressed
urban and rural communities--
(1) where more than 25 percent of the properties contain
vacant and blighted structures, as provided by local code or
other administrative records; and
(2) the blighted condition of such properties will be
removed through rehabilitation, demolition, or other means.
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