[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8110]
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  SA 2847. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to 
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:
       Sec. __.  The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     may use community development block grant funds under title I 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to fund public-private economic 
     development projects between State and local entities and 
     private entities to revitalize neighborhoods in distressed 
     urban and rural communities--
       (1) where more than 25 percent of the properties contain 
     vacant and blighted structures, as provided by local code or 
     other administrative records; and
       (2) the blighted condition of such properties will be 
     removed through rehabilitation, demolition, or other means.
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