3.0.0 4514 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z House H HR 2005-12-13 109 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2006-01-10T14:13:16Z Referred to 2005-12-13T17:21:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-12-13T17:21:25Z Hurricane Katrina Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 109 2088 S 2005-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS 2006-01-10 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2005-12-13 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2005-12-13 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-13 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2005-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2005-12-13 True M000388 Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] JIM MCCRERY R LA 4 2005-12-13 True P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2005-12-13 True W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2005-12-13 True B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2005-12-13 True Housing and Community Development Alabama Building construction Disaster relief Displaced persons Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Fines (Penalties) Floods Gifts Home ownership Home repair and improvement Homestead law Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Land transfers Law Louisiana Low-income housing Mississippi Public Lands and Natural Resources Real property Single family housing Social Welfare Housing and Community Development 00 2005-12-13 Introduced in House 2006-02-01T21:23:51Z

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to transfer, without payment, federally owned (including property transferred to the Secretary from other agencies) or otherwise donated suitable residential property to state or local governments for use in an approved homestead program carried out by such governments in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in areas designated disaster areas due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Authorizes reimbursement to agencies transferring property.

Sets forth approval criteria for a homestead program, including: (1) selection criteria that gives priority to displaced low-income families; (2) occupancy only pursuant to a written agreement which must be for a period of at least five years and which requires the occupant to make certain repairs.

Requires the Secretary to audit authorized activities and permits monetary and other penalties penalties for noncompliance.

Permits the waiver of certain environmental requirements.

Prohibits the transfer, acceptance, or conveyance of property under this Act five years after enactment.

]]> Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 Display Title Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To assist low-income families, displaced from their residences in the States of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, by establishing within the Department of Housing and Urban Development a homesteading initiative that offers displaced low-income families the opportunity to purchase a home owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4514ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4514ih.xml 2006-01-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.