# § 5312. Use of grants for settlement of outstanding urban renewal loans of units of general local government
**(a)** **Limitation on amounts; prerequisites** The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to apply a portion of the grants, not to exceed 20 per centum thereof without the request of the recipient, made or to be made under section 5303 of this title in any fiscal year pursuant to an allocation under section 5306 of this title to any unit of general local government toward payment of the principal of, and accrued interest on, any temporary loan made in connection with urban renewal projects under title I of the Housing Act of 1949 [42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.] being carried out within the jurisdiction of such unit of general local government if—
In determining the amounts to be applied to the payment of temporary loans, the Secretary shall make an accounting for each project taking into consideration the costs incurred or to be incurred, the estimated proceeds upon any sale or disposition of property, and the capital grants approved for the project.
**(1)** the Secretary determines, after consultation with the local public agency carrying out the project and the chief executive of such unit of general local government, that the project cannot be completed without additional capital grants, or
**(2)** the local public agency carrying out the project submits to the Secretary an appropriate request which is concurred in by the governing body of such unit of general local government.
**(b)** **Approval by Secretary of financial settlement of urban renewal project** 42 U.S.C. 1450
Upon application by any local public agency carrying out an urban renewal project under title I of the Housing Act of 1949 [ et seq.], which application is approved by the governing body of the unit of general local government in which the project is located, the Secretary may approve a financial settlement of such project if he finds that a surplus of capital grant funds after full repayment of temporary loan indebtedness will result and may authorize the unit of general local government to use such surplus funds, without deduction or offset, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–383, title I, § 112, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 309(k), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title I, § 109], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1168; Pub. L. 98–479, title I, § 101(a)(13)(A), Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2220.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is , . Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 was classified generally to subchapter II (§ 1450 et seq.) of chapter 8A of this title, and was omitted from the Code pursuant to which terminated authority to make grants or loans under such title I after . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Amendments
1984—Subsec. (c). struck out subsec. (c) which related to retention of program income and prerequisites.
1983—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c).
1981—Subsec. (a). substituted “5303” for “5303(a)”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Amendment by applicable only to funds available for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, see , as amended, set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Banks and Banking.