---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 U.S.C. § 4117"
title: "12"
title_heading: "Banks and Banking"
number: "4117"
heading: "Delegated responsibility to State agencies"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/12/4117"
units:
  - "Chapter 42 — Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership"
  - "Subchapter I — Prepayment of Mortgages Insured under National Housing Act"
---

# §4117. Delegated responsibility to State agencies

- (a) **In general—** In addition to any responsibilities delegated under [section 4103(c) of this title](/usc/12/4103.md?p=c), the [Secretary](/usc/12/4119.md?p=10) shall delegate some or all responsibility for implementing this subchapter to a [State](/usc/12/1707.md?p=d) housing agency if such agency submits a preservation plan acceptable to the [Secretary](/usc/12/4119.md?p=10).
- (b) **Approval—** [State](/usc/12/1707.md?p=d) preservation plans shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the [Secretary](/usc/12/4119.md?p=10) shall establish. The [Secretary](/usc/12/4119.md?p=10) may approve plans that contain—
  - (1) an inventory of low-income housing located within the [State](/usc/12/1707.md?p=d) that is or will be [eligible low-income housing](/usc/12/4119.md?p=1) under this subchapter within 5 years;
  - (2) a description of the agency’s experience in the area of multifamily financing and restructuring;
  - (3) a description of the administrative resources that the agency will commit to the processing of plans of action in accordance with this subchapter;
  - (4) a description of the administrative resources that the agency will commit to the monitoring of approved plans of action in accordance with this subchapter;
  - (5) an independent analysis of the performance of the [multifamily housing](/usc/12/1715z–22a.md?p=1) inventory financed or otherwise monitored by the agency;
  - (6) a certification by the public official responsible for submitting the comprehensive housing affordability strategy under [section 12705 of title 42](/usc/42/12705.md) that the proposed activities are consistent with the approved housing strategy of the [State](/usc/12/1707.md?p=d) within which the [eligible low-income housing](/usc/12/4119.md?p=1) is located; and
  - (7) such other certifications or information that the [Secretary](/usc/12/4119.md?p=10) determines to be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this subchapter.
- (c) **Implementation agreements—** The [Secretary](/usc/12/4119.md?p=10) may enter into any agreements necessary to implement an approved [State](/usc/12/1707.md?p=d) preservation plan, which may include incentives that are authorized under other provisions of this subchapter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 100–242, title II, § 227, as added Pub. L. 101–625, title VI, § 601(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4270.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Regulations

Pub. L. 102–550, title III, § 315, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3770, provided that: “The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue interim regulations implementing section 227 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (as amended by section 601(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act) [12 U.S.C. 4117] not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 1992], which shall take effect upon issuance. The Secretary shall issue final regulations implementing such section 227 after notice and opportunity for public comment regarding the interim regulations, pursuant to the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section). The duration of the period for public comment shall not be less than 60 days, and the final regulations shall be issued not later than the expiration of the 60-day period beginning upon the conclusion of the comment period and shall take effect upon issuance.”