106 STAT. 3696 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992

42 USC 1437v. "SEC. 24. REVTTALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUS-
ING.

"(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make—

"(1) planning grants under subsection (c) to enable
applicants to develop revitalization programs for severely dis-
tressed public housing in accordance with this section; and
"(2) implementation grants under subsection (d) to carry
put revitalization programs for severely distressed public hous-
ing in accordance with this section.
"(b) DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—

"(1) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992, public housing agencies shall identify, in such
form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe, any public
housing projects that they consider to be severely distressed
public housing for purposes of receiving assistance under this
section.

"(2) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall review
the projects identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to ascertain
whether the projects are severely distressed housing (as such
item is defined in subsection (h)). Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
publish a list of those projects that the Secretary determines
are severely distressed public housing.

"(3) APPEAL OF SECRETARY'S DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall establish procedures for public housing agencies
to appeal the Secretary's determination that a project identified
by a public housing agency is not severely distressed.
"(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make planning
grants under this subsection to applicants for the purpose of
developing revitalization programs for severely distressed pub-
lic housing under this section.

"(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a planning grant under this
subsection may not exceed $200,000 per project, except that
the Secretary may for good cause approve a grant in a higher
amount.

"(3) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A planning grant may be used
for activities to develop revitalization programs for severely
distressed public housing, including—

"(A) studies of the different options for revitalization,
including the feasibility, costs and neighborhood impact
of such options;

"(B) providing technical or organizational support to
ensure resident involvement in all phases of the planning
and implementation processes;

"(C) improvements to stabilize the development, includ-
ing security investments;

"(D) conducting workshops to ascertain the attitudes
and concerns of the neighboring community;

"(E) preliminary architectural and engineering work;

"(F) planning for economic development, job training

and self-sufficiency activities that promote the economic

self-sufficiency of residents under the revitalization

program;

"(G) designing a suitable replacement housing plan,
in situations where partial or total demolition is considered;