PUBLIC LAW 106-569—DEC. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 2971 "(ii) verification by kupuna (elders) or kama'aina (long-term community residents); or "(iii) birth records of the State of Hawaii. "SEC. 802. BLOCK GRANTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIYITIES. 25 USC 4222. "(a) GRANT AUTHORITY. — For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall (to the extent amounts are made available to carry out this title) make a grant under this title to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to carry out affordable housing activities for Native Hawaiian families who are eligible to reside on the Hawaiian Home Lands. "(b) PLAN REQUIREMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may make a grant under this title to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for a fiscal year only if— "(A) the Director has submitted to the Secretary a housing plan for that fiscal year; and "(B) the Secretary has determined under section 804 that the housing plan complies with the requirements of section 803. "(2) WAIVER. — The Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirements under paragraph (1), in part, if the Secretary finds that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has not complied or cannot comply with those requirements due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. "(c) USE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES UNDER PLAN.— Except as provided in subsection (e), amounts provided under a grant under this section may be used only for affordable housing activities under this title that are consistent with a housing plan approved under section 804. " (d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall, by regulation. Regulations, authorize the Department of Hawaiian Home Lsinds to use a percentage of any grant amounts received under this title for any reasonable administrative and planning expenses of the Department relating to carrying out this title and activities assisted with those amounts. "(2) ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES.— The administrative and planning expenses referred to in paragraph (1) include— "(A) costs for salaries of individuals engaged in administering and managing affordable housing activities assisted with grant amounts provided under this title; and "(B) expenses incurred in preparing a housing plan under section 803. "(e) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. — The Director shall make all reasonable efforts, consistent with the purposes of this title, to maximize participation by the private sector, including nonprofit organizations and for-profit entities, in implementing a housing plan that has been approved by the Secretary under section 803. "SEC. 803. HOUSING PLAN. 25 USC 4223. " (a) PLAN SUBMISSION. — The Secretary shall— "(1) require the Director to submit a housing plan under this section for each fiscal year; and "(2) provide for the review of each plan submitted under paragraph (1).
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