[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1002 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1002
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the method of
calculating the amounts paid by public housing agencies in lieu of
State, city, county, and local taxes, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 1993
Mr. Shays (for himself, Mr. Mfume, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the method of
calculating the amounts paid by public housing agencies in lieu of
State, city, county, and local taxes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Fair Compensation Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY AND AMOUNT.
Section 6(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437d(d)) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Payments in Lieu of State and Local Taxes.--
``(1) In general.--Each contract for contributions with
respect to a low-income housing project shall provide that
contributions by the Secretary may not be made available for
the project unless the project (exclusive of any portion of the
project that is not assisted by contributions under this Act)
is exempt from all real and personal property taxes levied or
imposed by the State, city, county, or other political
subdivision. Each such contract shall require the public
housing agency to make payments in lieu of taxes, from amounts
provided to the agency pursuant to paragraph (5), in the amount
determined under paragraphs (2) and (3). If any low-income
housing project is not exempt from all real and personal
property taxes levied or imposed by the State, city, county, or
other political subdivision, such contract shall provide, in
lieu of the requirement for tax exemption and payment in lieu
of taxes, that contributions by the Secretary may not be made
available for the project unless and until the State, city,
county, or other political subdivision in which the project is
situated shall contribute, in the form of cash or tax
remission, the amount by which the taxes paid with respect to
the project exceed the amount determined under paragraph (2)(A)
for the project.
``(2) Determination of amount.--Subject to the limitations
under paragraph (4), the amount in lieu of taxes to be paid
under paragraph (1) by a public housing agency for a year for
any low-income housing project shall be--
``(A) the sum of the amounts determined, for units
of each size, by multiplying (i) the number of dwelling
units in the project of such size, by (ii) the
applicable adjusted per unit payment amount determined
under paragraph (3) for units of such size; or
``(B) such lesser amount that is--
``(i) prescribed by State law;
``(ii) agreed to by the local governing
body in its agreement for local cooperation
with the public housing agency required under
section 5(e)(2); or
``(iii) due to the failure of a local
public body or bodies other than the public
housing agency to perform any obligation under
such agreement.
``(3) Adjusted per unit payment amounts.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
the Secretary shall determine the adjusted per unit
payment amounts for each fiscal year for dwelling units
of various sizes in low-income housing projects, as
determined by the Secretary. The per unit payment
amount for a dwelling unit for any fiscal year shall be
the pro rata share of the total amount available for
the fiscal year for all payments under this subsection
for all dwelling units, taking into consideration the
size of the dwelling unit (subject to subparagraph (B))
and the cost of housing in the area in which the
project containing the dwelling unit is located (based
on the median family income and fair market rentals as
established under section 8(c), for such area).
``(B) Dwelling size.--The Secretary shall provide
that (not taking into consideration any adjustment due
to area housing costs) the adjusted per unit payment
amount under this paragraph for single-room dwelling
units (not containing bathroom or kitchen facilities)
and units of 2 or more bedrooms is greater than such
amount for units of 1 bedroom that contain bathrooms
and kitchen facilities.
``(4) Limitations on amount.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this subsection, the amount in lieu of taxes to be
paid under this subsection by a public housing agency in any
year may not exceed--
``(A) for any single dwelling unit, $1,400; and
``(B) for any project, the amount equal to the sum
of all real and personal property taxes that would be
levied or imposed with respect to the project by the
State, city, county, and other political subdivisions
were the project not exempt from all real and personal
property taxes.
``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated for providing amounts to public
housing agencies for making payments in lieu of taxes under
this subsection the following amounts for the following fiscal
years:
``(A) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.
``(B) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
``(C) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
``(D) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
``(E) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.''.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 2 shall apply only with respect to
fiscal year 1994 and fiscal years thereafter, and the provisions of
section 6(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect
immediately before the enactment of this section, shall apply with
respect to fiscal years preceding fiscal year 1994.
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