HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2019
This bill requires any new or revised rule or regulation issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include, as appropriate, guidelines that assess the impact of the rule or regulation on owners of residential manufactured homes and the production and sale of such homes.
HUD shall issue guidelines for jurisdictions relating to the appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in a Consolidated Plan of the jurisdiction.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 926 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 926
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to consider
the appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in certain
programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2019
Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to consider
the appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in certain
programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HUD Manufactured Housing
Modernization Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Manufactured housing is the largest source of
unsubsidized affordable housing in the country.
(2) Nearly 18,000,000 Americans live in manufactured
housing, which opens the door to homeownership for families
who, in many housing markets, cannot afford to buy a site-built
home.
(3) A manufactured home qualified under the Energy Star
program established by section 324A of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) can save homeowners an
average of 24 to 29 percent on total heating and cooling costs,
compared to a typical manufactured home.
(4) Over 40 percent of manufactured homes are found in land
lease communities or ``parks'', but new ownership structures,
such as resident-owned cooperatives or communities owned by
nonprofits or public housing authorities, can provide
homeowners greater land tenure security and stability that
enhances the value of their homes.
(5) These advances position manufactured homes to
appreciate in value and open the door to homeownership for
millions of families, and have proven to be an effective long-
term affordable housing preservation strategy for communities
across the United States.
SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED
HOMES.
(a) In General.--Any new rule or regulation, or any revision of a
rule or regulation, issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall include, as appropriate, guidelines that assess the
impact of the rule or regulation on owners of residential manufactured
homes and the production and sale of residential manufactured homes.
(b) Consolidated Plan.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines for
jurisdictions relating to the appropriate inclusion of residential
manufactured homes in a Consolidated Plan of the jurisdiction.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Residential manufactured home.--The term ``residential
manufactured home'' means a manufactured home (as defined in
section 603(6) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402(6))) which is used as a residence.
(2) Consolidated plan.--The term ``Consolidated Plan''
means a comprehensive housing affordability strategy and
community development plan required under part 91 of title 24,
Code of Federal Regulations.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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