H.R. 4461 (110th): Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008

Introduced:
Dec 12, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS3]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 2246 (111th) on May 05, 2009.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 9, 2008 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Dec 12, 2007
Referred to Committee Dec 12, 2007
Reported by Committee Jun 24, 2008
Passed House Jul 09, 2008
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors (19D, 5R) (show)
Committees

House Financial Services

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Full Title

To promote and enhance the operation of local building code enforcement administration across the country by establishing a competitive Federal matching grant program.

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Last updated Jul 10, 2008.
12 pages

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7/9/2008--Passed House amended.
Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award $1 million grants, on a competitive basis and with federal matching funds, to qualified local building code enforcement departments to increase staffing, provide staff training, increase staff competence and professional qualifications, support individual certification or departmental accreditation, or for capital expenditures specifically dedicated to department administration.
Allows the Secretary to waive specified non-federal matching fund requirements and to institute new ones, by regulation, based upon the level of economic distress of the local jurisdiction in which the local building code enforcement department seeking such grant is located.
Sets forth criteria for rating and ranking of grant proposals.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.

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