24 CFR § 965.301 - Purpose and applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s965.301"
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title: "24 CFR § 965.301 - Purpose and applicability."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "965.301"
section_name: "Purpose and applicability."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "965"
part_name: "PHA-OWNED OR LEASED PROJECTS—GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437, 1437a, 1437d, 1437g, and 3535(d). Subpart H is also issued under 42 U.S.C. 4821-4846."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 20276, May 17, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 6714, Feb. 23, 1984."
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# 965.301 Purpose and applicability.

(a) *Purpose.* The purpose of this subpart C is to implement HUD policies in support of national energy conservation goals by requiring PHAs to conduct energy audits and undertake certain cost-effective energy conservation measures.

(b) *Applicability.* The provisions of this subpart apply to all PHAs with PHA-owned housing, but they do not apply to Indian Housing Authorities. (For similar provisions applicable to Indian housing, see part 950 of this chapter.) No PHA-leased project or Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program project, including a PHA-owned Section 8 project, is covered by this subpart.