(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall, not later than 4 days after receiving from the applicant the information de scribed in paragraph (1) and the comments submitted to th applicant in accordance with paragraph (1), make a determina tion as to whether any of the properties affected by the proje for which the application is made is eligible for inclusion o the National Register of Historic Places.

(c) The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation shall pre scribe regulations providing for expeditious action by the Council i making its comments under section 106 of the Act referred to i subsection (a)(1) in the case of properties which are included on, o eligible for inclusion on, the National Register of Historic Place and which are affected by a project for which an application i made under section 119.

SEC. 122. [42 U.S.C. 5321] SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR DIS ASTER AREAS.

For funds designated under this title by a recipient to addres the damage in an area for which the President has declared a dis aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Secretary may suspend all require ments for purposes of assistance under section 106 for that area except for those related to public notice of funding availability, non discrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental stand ards, and requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income.

[Public Law 101-625; 104 Stat. 4396; 42 U.S.C. 5306 note]

SEC. 916. [42 U.S.C. 5306 note] CDBG ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER REGION.

(a) SET-ASIDE FOR COLONIAS.-The States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas shall each make available, for activities designed to meet the needs of the residents of colonias in the State relating to water, sewage, and housing, the following percentage of the amount allocated for the State under section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)):

(1) FIRST FISCAL YEAR.-For the first fiscal year to which this section applies, 10 percent.

(2) SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS.-For each of the succeeding fiscal years to which this section applies, a percentage (not to exceed 10 percent) that is determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be appropriate after consultation with representatives of the interests of the residents of colonias.

(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.-Assistance distributed pursuant to this section may be used only to carry out the following activities: (1) PLANNING.-Payment of the cost of planning community development (including water and sewage facilities) and housing activities, including the cost of

(A) the provision of information and technical assistance to residents of the area in which the activities are to be concentrated and to appropriate nonprofit organizations and public agencies acting on behalf of the residents; and

(B) preliminary surveys and analyses of market needs, preliminary site engineering and architectural services, site options, applications, mortgage commitments, legal services, and obtaining construction loans.

(2) ASSESSMENTS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.-The_payment of assessments (including any charge made as a condition of obtaining access) levied against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income to recover the capital cost for a public improvement.

(3) OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.-Other activities eligible under section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 designed to meet the needs of residents of colonias.

(c) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.-Assistance shall be made available pursuant to this section in accordance with a distribution plan that gives priority to colonias having the greatest need for

such assistance.

(d) APPLICABLE LAW.-Except to the extent inconsistent with this section, assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).

(e) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section:

(1) COLONIA.-The term "colonia" means any identifiable community that

(A) is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas;

(B) is in the United States-Mexico border region;

(C) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing; and

(D) was in existence as a colonia before the date of the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.-The term "nonprofit organization" means an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

(3) PERSONS OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.—The term "persons of low and moderate income" has the meaning given the term in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)).

(4) UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER REGION.-The term "United States-Mexico border region" means the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000.

1 Indented so in law.

COMMUNITY DEVELOMENT NEEDS COMPUTER

DATABASE

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

1992

[Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 3858; 42 U.S.C. 5304 note]

SEC. 852. [42 U.S.C. 5304 note] COMPUTERIZED DATABASE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. Not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date appropriations for the purposes of this section are made available, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall establish and implement a demonstration program to determine the feasibility of assisting States and units of general local government to develop methods, utilizing contemporary computer technology, to—

(1) monitor, inventory, and maintain current listings of the community development needs of the States and units of general local government; and

(2) coordinate strategies within States (especially among various units of general local government) for meeting such needs. (b) INTEGRATED DATABASE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER MAPPING TOOL.

(1) DEVELOPMENT AND PURPOSES.-In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall provide for the development of an integrated database system and computer mapping tool designed to efficiently (A) collect, store, process, and retrieve information relating to priority nonhousing community development needs within States, and (B) coordinate strategies for meeting such needs. The integrated database system and computer mapping tool shall be designed in a manner to coordinate and facilitate the preparation of community development plans under section 104(m)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and to process any information necessary for such plans.

(2) AVAILABILITY TO STATES.-The Secretary shall make the integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed pursuant to this subsection available to States without charge.

(3) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY.-The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, utilize existing technologies and coordinate such activities with existing data systems to prevent duplication.

(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.-Under the program under this section, the Secretary shall provide consultation and advice to States and units of general local government regarding the capa

bilities and advantages of the integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed pursuant to subsection (b) and assistance in installing and using the database system and mapping tool. (d) GRANTS.

(1) AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE.-The Secretary shall, to the extent amounts are made available under appropriation Acts pursuant to subsection (g), make grants to States for capital costs relating to installation and use of the integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed pursuant to subsection (b).

(2) LIMITATIONS.-The Secretary may not make more than one grant under this subsection to any single State. The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection to any single State in an amount exceeding $1,000,000.

(3) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.-The Secretary shall provide for the form and manner of applications for grants under this subsection. The Secretary shall establish criteria for the selection of States which have submitted applications to receive grants under this section and shall select recipients according to such criteria, which shall give priority to States having, on a long-term basis (as determined by the Secretary), levels of unemployment above the national average level.

(e) STATE COORDINATION OF LOCAL NEEDS.-Each State that receives a grant under subsection (d) shall annually submit to the Secretary a report containing a summary of the priority nonhousing community development needs within the State.

(f) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.-The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committees on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives1 and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report containing a summary of the information submitted for the year by States pursuant to subsection (e), which shall describe the priority nonhousing community development needs within such States.

(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994, $10,000,000 to carry out the program established under this section.

1Section 1(a) of Public Law 104-14, 109 Stat. 186, provides, in part, that "any_reference in any provision of law enacted before January 4, 1995, to... the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of Representatives".