§3144. Redevelopment area loan program

(a) Approval of plans; interest free loans; repayment

If a redevelopment area prepares a plan for the redevelopment of the area or a part thereof and submits such plan to the Secretary for his approval and the Secretary approves such plan, the Secretary is authorized to make an interest free loan to such area for the purpose of carrying out such plan. Such plan may include industrial land assembly, land banking, acquisition of surplus government property, acquisition of industrial sites including acquisition of abandoned properties with redevelopment potential, real estate development including redevelopment and rehabilitation of historical buildings for industrial and commercial use, rehabilitation and renovation of usable empty factory buildings for industrial and commercial use, and other investments which will accelerate recycling of land and facilities for job creating economic activity. Any such interest free loan shall be made on condition (1) that the area will use such interest free loan to make loans to carry out such plan, (2) the repayment of any loans made by the area from such interest free loan shall be placed by such area in a revolving fund available solely for the making of other loans by the area, upon approval by the Secretary, for the economic redevelopment of the area. Any such interest free loans shall be repaid to the United States by a redevelopment area whenever such area has its designation as a redevelopment area terminated or modified under section 3162 of this title. This section shall not apply to any redevelopment area whose designation as a redevelopment area would be terminated or modified under section 3162 of this title except for the provisions of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations for titles I through IV through fiscal year 1971", approved July 6, 1970 (P.L. 91–304).

(b) Reports

(1) Each eligible recipient which receives assistance under this section shall annually during the period such assistance continues make a full and complete report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, and such report shall contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of the economic assistance provided under this section in meeting the need it was designed to alleviate and the purposes of this section.

(2) The Secretary shall include in the annual report pursuant to section 3217 of this title a consolidated report with his recommendations, if any, on the assistance authorized under this section, in a form which he deems appropriate.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not to exceed $125,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, September 30, 1978, September 30, 1979, September 30, 1980, and September 30, 1981.

(Pub. L. 89–136, title II, §204, as added Pub. L. 94–487, title I, §109, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2333 ; amended Pub. L. 96–470, title I, §201(d), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2241 ; Pub. L. 96–506, §1(4), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2745 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title XVIII, §1821(a)(3), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 766 .)

References in Text

Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations for titles I through IV through fiscal year 1971", approved July 6, 1970 (P.L. 91–304), referred to in subsec. (a), is section 2 of Pub. L. 91–304, July 6, 1970, 84 Stat. 375 , as amended, which is set out as a note under section 3162 of this title.

Amendments

1981-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out appropriation for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1982.

1980-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 96–470 substituted "The Secretary shall include in the annual report pursuant to section 3217 of this title a consolidated report" for "The Secretary shall provide an annual consolidated report to the Congress," and struck out provision that the first such report to Congress under this subsection be made not later than July 1, 1977.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–506 inserted provisions extending authorization for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1980, 1981, and 1982.