HR 5254 — Housing for All Act of 2023

(a) Establishment and purpose (1) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish and manage a Housing Trust Fund, which shall be funded with amounts allocated by the enterprises under section 4567 of this title and any amounts as are or may be appropriated, transferred, or credited to such Housing Trust Fund under any other provisions of law. The purpose of the Housing Trust Fund under this section is to provide grants to States (as such term is defined in section 4502 of this title) for use— (A) to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low- and very low-income families, including homeless families; and (B) to increase homeownership for extremely low- and very low-income families. (2) Federal assistance For purposes of the application of Federal civil rights laws, all assistance provided from the Housing Trust Fund shall be considered Federal financial assistance. (b) Allocations for HOPE bond payments (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (c), to help address the mortgage crisis, of the amounts allocated pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of section 4567(a)(1)(B) of this title and clauses (i) and (ii) of section 4567(a)(2)(B) of this title in excess of amounts described in section 4567(e) of this title— (A) 100 percent of such excess shall be used to reimburse the Treasury for payments made pursuant to section 1715z–23(w)(1)(C) of this title in calendar year 2009; (B) 50 percent of such excess shall be used to reimburse the Treasury for such payments in calendar year 2010; and (C) 25 percent of such excess shall be used to reimburse the Treasury for such payments in calendar year 2011. (2) Excess funds At the termination of the HOPE for Homeowners Program established under section 1715z–23 of this title, if amounts used to reimburse the Treasury under paragraph (1) exceed the total net cost to the Government of the HOPE for Homeowners Program, such amounts shall be used for their original purpose, as described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 4567(a) of this title. (3) Treasury fund The amounts referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) shall be deposited into a fund established in the Treasury of the United States by the Secretary of the Treasury for such purpose. (c) Allocation for Housing Trust Fund in fiscal year 2010 and subsequent years (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall distribute the amounts allocated for the Housing Trust Fund under this section to provide affordable housing as described in this subsection. (2) Permissible designees A State receiving grant amounts under this subsection may designate a State housing finance agency, housing and community development entity, tribally designated housing entity (as such term is defined in section 4103 of title 25), or any other qualified instrumentality of the State to receive such grant amounts. (3) Distribution to States by needs-based formula (A) In general The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish a formula within 12 months of July 30, 2008, to distribute amounts made available under this subsection to each State to provide affordable housing to extremely low- and very low-income households. (B) Basis for formula The formula required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The ratio of the shortage of standard rental units both affordable and available to extremely low-income renter households in the State to the aggregate shortage of standard rental units both affordable and available to extremely low-income renter households in all the States. (ii) The ratio of the shortage of standard rental units both affordable and available to very low-income renter households in the State to the aggregate shortage of standard rental units both affordable and available to very low-income renter households in all the States. (iii) The ratio of extremely low-income renter households in the...

(a) Definitions.— In this section: (1) Metropolitan planning organization; urbanized area.— The terms “metropolitan planning organization” and “urbanized area” have the meaning given those terms in section 134(b). (2) Transportation emissions.— The term “transportation emissions” means carbon dioxide emissions from on-road highway sources of those emissions within a State. (3) Transportation management area.— The term “transportation management area” means a transportation management area identified or designated by the Secretary under section 134(k)(1). (b) Establishment.— The Secretary shall establish a carbon reduction program to reduce transportation emissions. (c) Eligible Projects.— (1) In general.— Subject to paragraph (2), funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(7) may be obligated for projects to support the reduction of transportation emissions, including— (A) a project described in section 149(b)(4) to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program, including advanced truck stop electrification systems; (B) a public transportation project that is eligible for assistance under section 142; (C) a project described in section 101(a)(29) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94; 129 Stat. 1312)), including the construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation; (D) a project described in section 503(c)(4)(E) for advanced transportation and congestion management technologies; (E) a project for the deployment of infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements and the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment, including retrofitting dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) technology deployed as part of an existing pilot program to cellular vehicle-to-everything (C–V2X) technology; (F) a project to replace street lighting and traffic control devices with energy-efficient alternatives; (G) the development of a carbon reduction strategy in accordance with subsection (d); (H) a project or strategy that is designed to support congestion pricing, shifting transportation demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increasing vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reducing demand for roads, including electronic toll collection, and travel demand management strategies and programs; (I) efforts to reduce the environmental and community impacts of freight movement; (J) a project to support deployment of alternative fuel vehicles, including— (i) the acquisition, installation, or operation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure or hydrogen, natural gas, or propane vehicle fueling infrastructure; and (ii) the purchase or lease of zero-emission construction equipment and vehicles, including the acquisition, construction, or leasing of required supporting facilities; (K) a project described in section 149(b)(8) for a diesel engine retrofit; (L) a project described in section 149(b)(5) that does not result in the construction of new capacity; and (M) a project that reduces transportation emissions at port facilities, including through the advancement of port electrification. (2) Flexibility.— In addition to the eligible projects under paragraph (1), a State may use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(7) for a project eligible under section 133(b) if the Secretary certifies that the State has demonstrated a reduction in transportation emissions— (A) as estimated on a per capita basis; and (B) as estimated on a per unit of economic output basis. (d) Carbon Reduction Strategy.— (1) In general.— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, a State, in consultation with any metropolitan planning organization designated within the State, shall develop a carbon reduction strategy in accorda...

(a) Definitions.— In this section: (1) Area of persistent poverty.— The term “area of persistent poverty” means— (A) any county (or equivalent jurisdiction) in which, during the 30-year period ending on the date of enactment of this chapter, 20 percent or more of the population continually lived in poverty, as measured by— (i) the 1990 decennial census; (ii) the 2000 decennial census; and (iii) the most recent annual small area income and poverty estimate of the Bureau of the Census; (B) any census tract with a poverty rate of not less than 20 percent, as measured by the 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for the period of 2014 through 2018; and (C) any territory or possession of the United States. (2) Eligible entity.— The term “eligible entity” means— (A) a State; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) any territory or possession of the United States; (D) a unit of local government; (E) a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; (F) a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; (G) a federally recognized Indian Tribe or a consortium of such Indian Tribes; (H) a transit agency; and (I) a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H). (3) Eligible project.— The term “eligible project” means— (A) a highway or bridge project eligible for assistance under title 23; (B) a public transportation project eligible for assistance under chapter 53; (C) a passenger rail or freight rail transportation project eligible for assistance under this title; (D) a port infrastructure investment, including— (i) inland port infrastructure; and (ii) a land port-of-entry; (E) the surface transportation components of an airport project eligible for assistance under part B of subtitle VII; (F) a project for investment in a surface transportation facility located on Tribal land, the title or maintenance responsibility of which is vested in the Federal Government; (G) a project to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species that will advance the goal of the program described in subsection (b)(2); and (H) any other surface transportation infrastructure project that the Secretary considers to be necessary to advance the goal of the program. (4) Program.— The term “program” means the Local and Regional Project Assistance Program established under subsection (b)(1). (5) Rural area.— The term “rural area” means an area that is located outside of an urbanized area. (6) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (7) Urbanized area.— The term “urbanized area” means an area with a population of more than 200,000 residents, based on the most recent decennial census. (b) Establishment.— (1) In general.— The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the “Local and Regional Project Assistance Program”, to provide for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. (2) Goal.— The goal of the program shall be to fund eligible projects that will have a significant local or regional impact and improve transportation infrastructure. (c) Grants.— (1) In general.— In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this section. (2) Amount.— Except as otherwise provided in this section, each grant made under the program shall be in an amount equal to— (A) not less than $5,000,000 for an urbanized area; (B) not less than $1,000,000 for a rural area; and (C) not more than $25,000,000. (3) Limitation.— Not more than 15 percent of the funds made available to carry out the program for a fiscal year may be awarded to eligible projects in a single State during that fiscal year. (d) Selection of Eligible Projects.— (1) Notice of funding opportunity.— Not later tha...