PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-578 CHAPTER 6 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COAST GUARD ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS For £tQ additional amount for "Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements", for facility replacement or repairs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Georges, $12,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. CHAPTER? -^ DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS For an additional amount for "Community development block grants", as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2002, for use only for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by Presidentially-declared natural disasters designated during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, except for those activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That in administering these amounts and except as provided in the next proviso, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds, except for statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute: Provided further. That the Secretary may waive the requirements that activities benefit persons of low and moderate income, except that at least 50 percent of the funds under this heading must benefit primarily persons of low and moderate income unless the Secretary makes a finding of compelling need: Provided further. That, upon a finding of compelling need, the Secretary must provide an explanation of the finding to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That all funds under this heading shall be allocated by the Secretary to states (including Indian tribes for all purposes under this heading) to be administered
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