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[CITE: 42USC1490o]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER 8A--SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING
 
                      SUBCHAPTER III--FARM HOUSING
 
Sec. 1490o. Reciprocity in approval of housing subdivisions 
        among Federal agencies
        

(a) Administrative approval of housing subdivisions

    The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each accept an 
administrative approval of any housing subdivision made by any of the 
others so that not later than January 1, 1984, there is total 
reciprocity for housing subdivision approvals among the agencies which 
they head.

(b) Certificates of reasonable value for one or more properties as 
        constituting administrative approval of subdivision

    For purposes of complying with subsection (a) of this section, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall consider the issuance 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a certificate of reasonable 
value for 1 or more properties in a subdivision to be an administrative 
approval for the entire subdivision. This subsection shall not apply 
after September 30, 1994.

(c) Report to Congress

    Before the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (b) of 
this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
report to the Congress on housing subdivision approval policies and 
practices, if any, of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development 
and Agriculture and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The report shall 
focus on the administration of environmental laws in connection with any 
such policies and practices, and shall recommend any statutory, 
regulatory, and administrative changes needed to achieve total 
reciprocity for such housing subdivision approvals. The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall consult with the foregoing agencies, 
and such other agencies as the Secretary selects, in preparing the 
report.

(d) Approval by local, county, or State agencies

    For loans made under this subchapter, the Secretary may accept 
subdivisions that have been approved by local, county, or State 
agencies.

(July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title V, Sec. 535, as added Pub. L. 98-181, 
title V, Sec. 523, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1254; amended Pub. L. 100-
628, title X, Sec. 1067, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3276; Pub. L. 101-235, 
title III, Sec. 303, Dec. 15, 1989, 103 Stat. 2044; Pub. L. 101-625, 
title VII, Sec. 718(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4297; Pub. L. 102-54, 
Sec. 13(q)(5), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 280; Pub. L. 102-550, title VII, 
Sec. 716(a), (c), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3842; Pub. L. 103-120, 
Sec. 8(a), Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1151.)


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-120 substituted ``September 30, 
1994'' for ``June 15, 1993''.
    1992--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 716(a), inserted last 
sentence and struck out former last sentence which read as follows: 
``This subsection shall not apply after the expiration of the 18-month 
period beginning on December 15, 1989.''
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 716(c), added subsec. (d).
    1991--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(q)(5)(A), 
substituted ``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator of 
Veterans' Affairs''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(q)(5)(B), substituted 
``Department of Veterans Affairs'' for ``Veterans' Administration''.
    1990--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-625 substituted ``18-month period'' 
for ``6-month period''.
    1989--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-235 substituted ``6-month period 
beginning on December 15, 1989'' for ``1-year period beginning on 
November 7, 1988''.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-628 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) 
and added subsecs. (b) and (c).


Retroactivity of Approval of Housing Subdivisions Among Federal Agencies

    Section 8(b) of Pub. L. 103-120 provided that: ``An administrative 
approval of a housing subdivision made after June 15, 1993, and before 
the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 27, 1993] is approved and 
shall be considered to have been lawfully made, but only if otherwise 
made in accordance with the provisions of section 535(b) of the Housing 
Act of 1949 [42 U.S.C. 1490o(b)].''
    Section 716(b) of Pub. L. 102-550 provided that: ``Any 
administrative approval of any housing subdivision made after the 
expiration of the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 
[Dec. 15, 1989] and before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 
28, 1992] is approved and shall be considered to have been lawfully 
made, but only if otherwise made in accordance with the provisions of 
section 535(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 [42 U.S.C. 1490o(b)].''
    Section 718(b) of Pub. L. 101-625 provided that: ``Any 
administrative approval of any housing subdivision made after the 
expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 
[Dec. 15, 1989] and before the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 
28, 1990] is hereby approved and shall be considered to have been 
lawfully made, but only if otherwise made in accordance with the 
provisions of section 535(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 [42 U.S.C. 
1490o(b)].''
