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97 STAT. 1162 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 ment on, any substantial change proposed to be made in the usc 42 USC 5306. of funds received under section 106 from one eligible activity to another."; and (6) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Any final statement of activities may be modified or amended from time to time by the grantee in accordance with the same procedures required in this paragraph for the preparation and submission of such statement.". 42 USC 5304. (c) Section 104(b) of such Act is amended— (1) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) the following: ", and the grantee will affirmatively further fair housing"; (2) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs: "(4) it has developed a community development plan, for the period specified by the grantee under paragraph (3), that identi- fies community development and housing needs and specifies both short- and long-term community development objectives that have been developed in accordance with the primary objec- tive and requirements of this title; "(5) the grantee will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted in whole or part under section 42 USC 5306. 106 or with amounts resulting from a guarantee under section 42 USC 5308. 108 by assessing any amount against properties owned and 31 USC 1305. occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements, unless (A) funds received under section 106 are used to pay the proportion of such fee or assessment that relates to the capital costs of such public improvements that are financed from revenue sources other than under this title; or (B) for purposes of assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income who are not persons of very low income, the grantee certifies to the Secretary that it lacks sufficient funds received under section 106 to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A); and". (d) Section 104(c)(l)(A) of such Act is amended by inserting after "community" the first place it appears the following: "(including the number of vacant and abandoned dwelling units)". (e) Section 104(d) of such Act is amended— (1) by inserting "and evaluation" after "performance" in the first sentence; (2) by inserting "and to the requirements of subsection (b)(3)" after "subsection (a)" in the first sentence; and Report. (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "Such report shall also be made available to the citizens in each grantee's jurisdiction in sufficient time to permit such citizens to comment on such report prior to its submission, and in such manner and at such times as the grantee may determine. The grantee's report shall indicate its programmatic accomplish- ments, the nature of and reasons for changes in the grantee's program objectives, indications of how the grantee would change its programs as a result of its experiences, and an evaluation of the extent to which, its funds were used for activities that benefited low- and moderate-income persons. The