42-U.S.C.-12705A
§12705A – Purposes of Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act
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Title 42 > Chapter 130 > Subchapter I > Section 12705a
Details
- Reference: Section 12705a
- Legend: §12705A – Purposes of Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act
- USCode Year: 2011
Provision Content
The purposes of sections 12705a to 12705d of this title are—
(1) to encourage State and local governments to further identify and remove regulatory barriers to affordable housing (including barriers that are excessive, unnecessary, duplicative, or exclusionary) that significantly increase housing costs and limit the supply of affordable housing; and
(2) to strengthen the connection between Federal housing assistance and State and local efforts to identify and eliminate regulatory barriers.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title XII, §1202, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3938.)
References in Text
Sections 12705a to 12705d of this title, referred to in text, were in the original “this title”, meaning title XII of Pub. L. 102–550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3938, known as the Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act of 1992, which enacted sections 12705a to 12705d of this title, amended sections 5306 and 12705 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note below.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act of 1992, and also as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, and not as part of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act which comprises this chapter.
Short Title
Section 1201 of title XII of Pub. L. 102–550 provided that: “This title [enacting this section and sections 12705b to 12705d of this title, amending sections 5306 and 12705 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as the ‘Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act of 1992’.”
Report by Secretary
Pub. L. 102–550, title XII, §1207, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3941, provided that not later than 2 years after Oct. 28, 1992, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development submit a report to Congress describing any successful State and local strategies for removal of barriers to affordable housing, assessing impact of identified regulatory barriers on housing patterns of minorities, and describing any strategies developed or implemented by Department of Housing and Urban Development for reducing barriers to affordable housing imposed by Federal Government, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–362, title VII, §701(b), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3287.
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