Title 24

SECTION 761.1

761.1 Purpose and scope.

§ 761.1 Purpose and scope.

This part 761 contains the regulatory requirements for the Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program (AHDEP) and the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP). The purposes of these programs are to:

(a) Eliminate drug-related and violent crime and problems associated with it in and around the premises of Federally assisted low-income housing, and public and Indian housing developments;

(b) Encourage owners of Federally assisted low-income housing, public housing agencies and Indian housing authorities (collectively referred to as HAs), and resident management corporations to develop a plan that includes initiatives that can be sustained over a period of several years for addressing drug-related and violent crime and problems associated with it in and around the premises of housing proposed for funding under this part; and

(c) Make available Federal grants to help owners of Federally assisted low-income housing, HAs, and RMCs carry out their plans.

[61 FR 13987, Mar. 28, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 49917, Sept. 14, 1999]

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