---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12757"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "12757"
heading: "Revitalizing empty structures into desirable environments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/12757"
units:
  - "Chapter 130 — National Affordable Housing"
  - "Subchapter II — Investment in Affordable Housing"
  - "Part A — HOME Investment Partnerships"
---

# §12757. Revitalizing empty structures into desirable environments

- (a) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Attainable housing—** The term “attainable [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8)” means [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) that serves households earning not more than 120 percent of the area median income, if the majority of the [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) units are affordable to households earning not more than 60 percent of the area median income.
  - (2) **Converted housing unit—** The term “converted [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) unit” means a [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) unit that is created using a covered grant.
  - (3) **Covered grant—** The term “covered grant” means a grant awarded under the Pilot Program.
  - (4) **Eligible entity—** The term “eligible entity” means a [participating jurisdiction](/usc/42/12704.md?p=4).
  - (5) **Pilot Program—** The term “Pilot Program” means the pilot program established under [subsection (b)](#b).
  - (6) **Vacant and abandoned building—** The term “vacant and abandoned building” means a property—
    - (A) that was constructed for use as a warehouse, factory, mall, strip mall, or hotel, or for another industrial or commercial use; and
    - (B)
      - (i) with respect to which—
        - (I) a code enforcement inspection has determined that the property is not safe; and
        - (II) not less than 90 days have elapsed since the [owner](/usc/42/13641.md?p=4) was notified of the deficiencies in the property and the [owner](/usc/42/13641.md?p=4) has taken no corrective action; or
      - (ii) that is subject to a court-ordered receivership or nuisance abatement related to abandonment pursuant to [State](/usc/42/12704.md?p=2) or local law or otherwise meets the definition of an abandoned property under [State](/usc/42/12704.md?p=2) law.
- (b) **Purpose of grant program—** Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this subsection, the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) is authorized to establish a pilot program, spanning from fiscal years 2027 through 2031, which shall have the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to convert vacant and abandoned buildings into attainable [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8).
- (c) **Amount of grant—**
  - (1) **In general—** For any fiscal year for which not less than $100,000,000 is made available to carry out the Pilot Program, the amount of a covered grant shall be not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000.
  - (2) **Fiscal years with lower funding—** For any fiscal year for which less than $100,000,000 is made available to carry out the Pilot Program pursuant to [subsection (b)](#b), the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) shall seek to maximize the number of covered grants awarded.
- (d) **Relation to formula allocation—** A covered grant awarded to an eligible entity shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the formula [allocation](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=2) for the eligible entity under [section 12747 of this title](/usc/42/12747.md).
- (e) **Priority—** In awarding covered grants, the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) shall give priority to an eligible entity that—
  - (1) will use the covered grant in a community that is experiencing economic distress;
  - (2) will use the covered grant in a qualified opportunity zone (as defined in [section 1400Z–1(a) of title 26](/usc/26/1400Z–1.md?p=a));
  - (3) will use the covered grant to construct [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) that will serve a need identified in the comprehensive [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) affordability strategy and community development plan of the eligible entity under part [91](/usc/24/91.md) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation (commonly referred to as a “consolidated plan”); or
  - (4) has enacted ordinances to reduce regulatory barriers to conversion of vacant and abandoned buildings to [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8), which shall not include any alteration of an ordinance that governs safety and habitability.
- (f) **Use of funds—** An eligible entity may use a covered grant for—
  - (1) property acquisition;
  - (2) demolition;
  - (3) health hazard remediation;
  - (4) site preparation;
  - (5) [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7), renovation, or rehabilitation; or
  - (6) the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of [community land trusts](/usc/42/12704.md?p=26) or [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) cooperatives.
- (g) **Waiver authority—** In administering covered grants, the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any statute or regulation that the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) administers in connection with the obligation by the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) or the use by eligible entities of covered grant funds (except for requirements related to fair [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8), nondiscrimination, labor standards, or the environment) if the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) makes a public finding that good cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement.
- (h) **Study; report—** Not later than 180 days after the termination of the Pilot Program, the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) shall study and submit to Congress a report on the impact of the Pilot Program on—
  - (1) improving the tax base of local communities;
  - (2) increasing access to affordable [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8), especially for elderly individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans;
  - (3) increasing home-ownership; and
  - (4) removing blight.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 227, as added Pub. L. 119–101, title II, § 210(a), July 11, 2026, 140 Stat. 880.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

Pub. L. 119–101, title II, § 210, July 11, 2026, 140 Stat. 880, which enacted this section, is popularly known as the “Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act”.