PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3845 date of the enactment of this Act and after notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section). SuchfinsQregulations shall take effect 30 days after issuance. (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 107(c) of the Housing and Conununity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307(c)) is amended by striking 'M» the extent" and all tiiat follows up to "grants to institutions" and inserting '^ake". (d) GRANT ACTIVITIES.—The special purpose grant of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, under Public Law 102-139 may be used for land acquisition, new construction, relocation assistance payments, and rehabilitation for housing of low- and moderate-income mmilies. SEC. 802. UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (a) DEFINITION. —Section 102(a)(l) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(l)) is amended by striking recognized by the Secretary and inserting the following: "that, except as provided in section 106(d)(4), is recognized by the Secretary*. (b) GRANTS TO NONENTITLEMENT AREAS. — Section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Any combination of units of general local governments may not be required to obtain recognition by the Secretary pursuant to section 102(a)(l) to be treated as a single unit of general local government for purposes of this subsection.". SEC. 803. URBAN COUNTIES. Section 102(a)(6)(D) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(6)(D)) is amended— (1) in clause (iii), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v)(1) has a population of 175,000 or more (including the population of metropolitan cities therein), (II) before January 1, 1975, was designated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 608 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975 (Public Law 93-552; 88 Stat. 1763), as a Trident Defense Impact Area, and (III) has located therein not less than 1 unit of general local government that was classified as a metropolitan city and (a) for which county each such unit of general local government therein has relinquished its classification as a metropolitan city under the 6th sentence of paragraph (4), or (b) that has entered into cooperative agreements with each metropolitan city therein to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of essential community development and housing assistance activities.". SEC. 804. RETENTION OF PROGRAM INCOME. The first sentence of section 104(j) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(j)) is amended— (1) by striking "while the unit of general local government is participating in a community development program under this title"; and
�
