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112 STAT. 2582 PUBLIC LAW 105-276—OCT. 21, 1998 "(A) supplement the aggregate amount of assistance provided under this section with an amount of funds from sources other than this section equal to not less than 5 percent of the amount provided under this section; and "(B) in addition to supplemental amounts provided in accordance with subparagraph (A), if the applicant uses more than 5 percent of the amount of assistance provided under this section for services under subsection (d)(l)(L), provide supplemental funds from sources other than this section in an amount equal to the amount so used in excess of 5 percent. "(2) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS. —In calculating the amount of supplemental funds provided by a grantee for purposes of paragraph (1), the grantee may include amounts from other Federal sources, any State or local government sources, any private contributions, the value of any donated material or building, the value of any lease on a building, the value of the time and services contributed by volunteers, and the value of any other in-kind services or administrative costs provided. "(3) EXEMPTION. —If assistance provided under this title will be used only for providing tenant-based assistance under section 8 or demolition of public housing (without replacement), the Secretary may exempt the applicant from the requirements under paragraph (1)(A). " (d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Grants under this section may be used for activities to carry out revitalization programs for severely distressed public housing, including— "(A) architectural and engineering work; "(B) redesign, rehabilitation, or reconfiguration of a severely distressed public housing project, including the site on which the project is located; "(C) the demolition, sale, or lease of the site, in whole or in part; "(D) covering the administrative costs of the applicant, which may not exceed such portion of the assistance provided under this section as the Secretary may prescribe; "(E) payment of reasonable legal fees; "(F) providing reasonable moving expenses for residents displaced as a result of the revitalization of the project; "(G) economic development activities that promote the economic self-sufficiency of residents under the revitalization program; "(H) necessary management improvements; "(I) leveraging other resources, including additional housing resources, retsiil supportive services, jobs, and other economic development uses on or near the project that will benefit future residents of the site; " (J) replacement housing (including appropriate homeownership downpayment assistance for displaced residents or other appropriate replacement homeownership activities) and rental assistance under section 8; "(K) transitional security activities; and "(L) necessary supportive services, except that not more than 15 percent of the amount of any grant may be used for activities under this paragraph.