[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 655 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 655

 To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit 
  Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted 
                  structures, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2013

   Mr. Joyce (for himself, Ms. Fudge, and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit 
  Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted 
                  structures, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF HARDEST HIT FUND AMOUNTS FOR DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES.

    Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.), any regulation, 
guidance, order, or other directive of the Secretary of the Treasury, 
or any agreement (or amendment thereto) entered into under the Hardest 
Hit Fund program of the Secretary under such title I, any amounts of 
assistance that have been, or are, allocated for or provided to a State 
or State agency through the Hardest Hit Fund program may be used, 
without limitation, to demolish blighted structures.
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