,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cidi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #af1 #bjba,mr4 ,ryan 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to make grants to ,states for use to eliminate blight and assist in neighborhood revitalization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,clean ,up ,our ,neighborhoods ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,blight elimination and neighborhood revitalization grants 7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development may make grants under this section1 on a competitive basis1 to ,states for use for eligible activities under subsection 7c77#a7 designed to eliminate blight and promote neighborhood revitalization4 7b7 ,use in ,new ,market ,tax ,credit areas ,amounts from a grant under this section may be used only to carry out eligible activities under subsection 7c77#a7 within low-income communities1 as such term if defined in subsection 7g74 7c7 ,eligible activities 7#a7 ,in general ,amounts from a grant under this section may be used only for the following activities3 7,a7 ,demolition1 clearance1 and removal of blighted structures4 7,b7 ,boarding of vacant properties and blighted structures4 7,c7 ,deconstruction of structures4 7,d7 ,removal of waste and site clearance and vacant land management4 7,e7 ,stabilization activities in connection with providing vacant1 open green space for the purpose of public access and redevelopment1 including greening projects1 and associated maintenance activities1 including mowing4 7,f7 ,renovation of existing structures1 except that not more than #cj percent of any grant under this section may be used for such activities4 7#b7 ,use of amounts by local governments ,a grantee ,state may use amounts from a grant under this ,act to carry out eligible activities under paragraph 7#a7 or may provide such amounts to land banks or units of general local government within the ,state whose jurisdictions include low-income communities for use to carry out such eligible activities within such low-income communities4 7#c7 ,priority for land banks ,in areas where land banks exist1 a grantee ,state shall give priority1 in the use of amounts from a grant under this ,act1 to eligible activities that will be carried out by land banks1 in accordance with such requirements as the ,secretary shall establish4 7#d7 ,prohibition ,amounts from a grant under this section may not be used to acquire any occupied residential dwelling unit4 7d7 ,matching requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall require each ,state that receives a grant under this section to contribute1 toward carrying out the plan for the ,state under subsection 7e77#b71 an amount of matching funds from non-,federal sources that is equal to or greater than #ae percent of the amount of the grant4 7#b7 ,use of sale proceeds ,any proceeds from sales of properties renovated pursuant to subsection 7c77#a77;,f7 may be counted toward compliance with the requirement under paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,application and plan 7#a7 ,application ,a grant under this section may only be provided to a ,state that submits to the ,secretary an application for such a grant that contains a plan for use of grant funds in accordance with paragraph 7#b7 and such other information1 certifications1 and assurances as the ,secretary considers necessary to provide for selection of ,states in accordance with the process and criteria under subsection 7f74 7#b7 ,plan ,a plan under this paragraph shall be a detailed #e-year plan for the use of grant amounts under this section and matching amounts contributed pursuant to subsection 7d7 that includes-- 7,a7 identification of the low-income communities in which eligible activities under subsection 7c77#a7 will be carried out using grant and matching amounts2 7,b7 a description of the eligible activities under subsection 7c77#a7 to be carried out using grant and matching amounts2 7,c7 a timetable for carrying out such eligible activities1 which shall provide for the expenditure of grant and matching amounts within #e years after receipt2 and 7,d7 identification of the sources of matching amounts to be provided in accordance with subsection 7d7 and assurances of the availability of such matching amounts4 7f7 ,selection2 criteria ,the ,secretary shall select applications to receive grants under this section pursuant to a competition and based on criteria as established by the ,secretary for such selection4 7g7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section1 the following definitions shall apply3 7#a7 ,land bank ,the term land bank means-- 7,a7 a land bank1 as such term is defined under ,state law2 and 7,b7 with respect to any ,state for which the laws of such ,state do not explicitly define such term1 any publicly or community-owned entity established for the purpose of reducing or preventing blight by acquiring1 managing1 maintaining1 and re-purposing vacant1 abandoned1 and foreclosed properties1 including abandoned houses and buildings and empty lots4 7#b7 ,low-income community ,the term low-income community has the meaning given such term in section #de;,d of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #de;,d7 and includes any census tract or other area that is treated as a low-income community for purposes of such section4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the ,trust ,territory of the ,pacific ,islands1 and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,structure ,the term structure includes residential structures and commercial structures4 7h7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section4 7i7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for grants under this section for each of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbg4