As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term "housing project" shall mean any low-rent housing (as defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937), the development or administration of which is assisted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) The term "development" shall mean any or all undertakings necessary for planning, financing (including payment of carrying charges), land acquisition, demolition, construction, or equipment, in connection with a housing project, but not beyond the point of physical completion.
(June 12, 1934, ch. 465, title II, § 201; June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1188, ch. 691, § 5.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 5-111.
1973 Ed., § 5-112.
References in Text
The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in paragraph (1) of this section, is the Act of September 1, 1937, ch. 896.
In addition to its other powers, the Authority shall have the power to acquire sites for and to prepare, carry out, acquire, lease, and operate housing projects, as defined in § 6-102.01, and to construct or provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, or repair of any such housing project, or any part thereof, in the District of Columbia.
(June 12, 1934, ch. 465, title II, § 202; June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1188, ch. 691, § 5.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 5-112.
1973 Ed., § 5-113.
Miscellaneous Notes
Report on collections of rent: H.R. 3067, amended by H.R. 99-419, incorporated in Pub. L. 99-190 by § 101(c), the D.C. Appropriation Act, 1986, provided that the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall report every 6 months to the Council of the District of Columbia on collections of rent from public housing stock.
Establishment of District of Columbia Public Housing Advisory Board: See Mayor's Order 89-202, September 8, 1989.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the Authority shall be considered a public housing agency within the meaning of, and to carry out the purposes of, the United States Housing Act of 1937; and as such, the Authority is empowered to borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the United States Housing Authority for or in aid of any housing project in the District of Columbia, in accordance with the United States Housing Act of 1937 to take over or lease or manage any such housing project or undertaking constructed, owned, or operated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and to those ends to comply with such conditions and enter into such mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or agreements as may be necessary, convenient, or desirable; provided, that the tax exemption of the property of the Authority shall be deemed a contribution by the District of Columbia in accordance with the local contributions requirements of § 1437 et seq. of Title 42, United States Code. It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to authorize the Authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, or operation in the District of Columbia of any housing project by the Authority.
(June 12, 1934, ch. 465, title II, § 203; June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1188, ch. 691, § 5.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 5-113.
1973 Ed., § 5-114.
References in Text
The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to twice in the first sentence, is the Act of September 1, 1937, ch. 896.
The reference to § 1437 et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code has been substituted for former references to § 1410(a) and § 1411(f) of Title 42, United States Code. Former §§ 1410(a) and 1411(f) of Title 42, United States Code, were omitted as superseded in the general revision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by the Act of August 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653, Pub. L. 93-383, § 201(a).
For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects, the District of Columbia, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine, as a contribution:
(1) Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any needed property to the Authority;
(2) Cause parks, playgrounds, or recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects;
(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;
(4) Enter into agreements with the Authority respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this subchapter and subchapter I of this chapter;
(5) Cause services of a character which it is otherwise empowered to furnish to be furnished to the Authority;
(6) Enter into agreements with the Authority respecting the elimination of unsafe, insanitary, or unfit dwellings; and
(7) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of such housing projects.
(June 12, 1934, ch. 465, title II, § 204; June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1188, ch. 691, § 5.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 5-114.
1973 Ed., § 5-115.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to lend to the Authority such amounts as may be necessary to enable the Authority to comply with the provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and appropriations for such purpose are hereby authorized out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, and the Authority is empowered to accept such loans.
(June 12, 1934, ch. 465, title II, § 205; June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1189, ch. 691, § 5.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 5-115.
1973 Ed., § 5-116.
References in Text
The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in this section, is the Act of September 1, 1937, ch. 896.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
