Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005

Summary

Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) suspend the community development block grant public services cap for FY2005-FY 2008 for communities directly or indirectly affected by Hurricane Katrina; (2) consider the specific economic circumstances of each indirectly affected community in determining the length of such suspension; and (3) waive or find alternative public hearing requirements in FY2006 for a directly affected community. Authorizes similar fund use in directly affected nonentitlement areas, and provides that such amounts shall not be considered for statewide limitation purposes. Defines: (1) "directly affected community" as a unit of general local government or area that is located in an area for which the President has declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina; and (2) "indirectly affected community" as a unit of general local government or area that is a metropolitan city or urban county that is not a directly affected community and is determined by the Secretary to have been significantly affected economically by the occurrence of Hurricane Katrina (including from the presence of Katrina-evacuated persons).

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 25 October 2005

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 25 October 2005

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 6 October 2005

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 6 October 2005

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 6 October 2005

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 September 2005

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