42 USC § 12711 - Protection of State and local authority
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12711"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12711 - Protection of State and local authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12711"
section_name: "Protection of State and local authority"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 111, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4093.)"
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# § 12711. Protection of State and local authority
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or subchapter II, the Secretary shall not establish any criteria for allocating or denying funds made available under programs administered by the Secretary based on the adoption, continuation, or discontinuation by a jurisdiction of any public policy, regulation, or law that is (1) adopted, continued, or discontinued in accordance with the jurisdiction’s duly established authority, and (2) not in violation of any Federal law.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 111, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4093.)