PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4215 (5) The term "participating family" means a family that is residing in a housing unit provided under subsection (e). (6) The term "participating public housing agency" means a public housing agency with respect to which the Secretary carries out the demonstration program under this section. (7) The terms "public housing agency", "public housing", and "project" have the meanings given such terms under section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (8) The term "Secretary" mesms the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (9) The term "unit of general local government" means any city, town, township, county, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State. (m) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (n) TERMINATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The demonstration program under this section shall terminate upon the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 523. ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEMONSTRATION. 42 USC 1437g (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a demonstration program to encourage the use of private energy service companies in accordance with section 118(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to 5 public housing agencies to demonstrate the opportunities for energy cost reduction in 5 public housing projects through energy services contracts. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish such selection criteria for this demonstration as the Secretary deems appropriate after consultation with representatives of public housing agencies and energy efficiency organizations. (b) REPORT.— As soon as practicable after the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit " to the Congress a report setting forth the findings and recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the demonstration under this section. The Secretary shall disseminate such report, to the extent practicable, to other public housing agencies. SEC. 524. STUDY OF PUBLIC HOUSING FUNDING SYSTEM. 42 USC 1437f The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a °° ' study assessing one or more revised methods of providing sufficient Federal funds to public housing agencies for the operation, maintenance and modernization of public housing. In analyzing such alternatives, the Secretary shall compare and contrast existing methods of funding in public housing with those used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in housing assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. In preparing the study mandated by this section, the Secretary shall, in particular, review the results of the study entitled "Alternative Operating Subsidies Systems for the Public Housing Program", released by the Department's Office of Policy, Development and Research in May 1982, and shall update such study as may be necessary. The Secretary shall Reports, submit a report to the Congress not later than 12 months after the
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