S. 1122 — Introduced in Senate

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1122 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2013 Mr. Portman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Neighborhood Safety Act of 2013. 2. Use of Hardest Hit Fund amounts for demolition activities Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.), any regulation, guidance, order, or other directive of the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this section as the Secretary), or any agreement (or amendment thereto) entered into under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Secretary under such title I, any amounts of assistance that have been, or are, allocated for or provided to a State or State agency through the Hardest Hit Fund program may be used, without limitation, to demolish blighted structures.