104 STAT. 4394 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 sentence of section 106(a)(l) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (as amended by this Act) shall not apply to such grants. SEC. 914. URBAN HOMESTEADING. (a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FROM THE RESOLUTION TRUST COR- PORATION. — Section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 1706e) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (1), (m), and (n) as subsections (m), (n), and (o), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection: "(1)(1) The Secretary may acquire from the Resolution Trust Corporation eligible single family properties (as such term is defined in section 21A(c)(9)(F) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act), in bulk (as agreed to by the Secretary and the Resolution Trust Corporation), for transfer to units of general local government or a State, or qualified community organizations or public agencies designated by a unit of general local government or a State, for use in connection with urban homesteading programs approved by the Secretary under this section and other disposition as provided under this subsection. Such properties shall be suitable for use in connection with approved urban homesteading programs, as determined by the Secretary. "(2) The acquisition price paid by the Secretary to the Resolution Trust Corporation for properties under paragraph (1) shall be in an amount to be agreed upon by the Secretary and the Resolution Trust Corporation for each property and shall include discounts for bulk purchase and for the estimated costs and other expenses of the Secretary related to holding a property until its transfer for use in connection with an urban homesteading program or other disposition under this subsection. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the price paid by the Secretary for acquisition of a property under this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of the fair market value of the property, as valued individually. "(3) If a unit of general local government. State, community organization, or public agency cannot make timely use under an urban homesteading program of a property acquired by the Secretary under this subsection, or if the property is found to be unsuitable for such use after acquisition, the Secretary may deal with, complete, rent, secure, repair, renovate, modernize, insure, or sell for cash or credit (at a price determined by the Secretary), in the discretion of the Secretary, any property purchased under this subsection. The Secretary may use the proceeds from any sales to offset any costs or other expenses related to holding properties acquired under this subsection. (4) After determining suitability of property under paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire property from the Resolution Trust Corporation for more than the msiximum amount that the Secretary, by regulation, has established for reimbursement for properties transferred for urban homesteading uses under this section. The local government. State, organization, or agency administering the urban homesteading program under which an individual or family receives such a property shall pay to the Secretary (in a manner as the Secretary shall provide) the amount by which the acquisition price paid by the Secretary to the Resolution Trust Corporation is greater than such maximum amount. The local
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