§12705d. Regulatory barriers clearinghouse

(a) Establishment

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a clearinghouse to receive, collect, process, and assemble information regarding-

(1) State and local laws, regulations, and policies affecting the development, maintenance, improvement, availability, or cost of affordable housing, including tax policies affecting land and other property, land use controls, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limits, and policies that affect the return on investment in residential property;

(2) State and local activities, strategies, and plans to remove or ameliorate the negative effects, if any, of such laws, regulations, and policies; and

(3) State and local strategies, activities and plans that promote affordable housing and housing desegregation.

(b) Functions

The clearinghouse established under subsection (a) of this section shall-

(1) respond to inquiries from State and local governments, other organizations, and individuals requesting information regarding State and local laws, regulations, policies, activities, strategies, and plans described in subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) provide assistance in identifying, examining, and understanding such laws, regulations, policies, activities, strategies, and plans.

( Pub. L. 102–550, title XII, §1205, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3940 .)

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.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 12705a, 12705b, 12705c of this title.