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Using Federal Funds to limit land-use rules with segregative effect: 42 U.S.C. § 5304(b)(2)

What Congress wrote…

Certification of enumerated criteria by grantee to Secretary Any grant under section 5306 of this title shall be made only if the grantee certifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary that- … the grant will be conducted and administered in conformity with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.] and the Fair Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.], and the grantee will affirmatively further fair housing;

Agency gloss

24 C.F.R. § 91.425

: Each consortium must certify that it will affirmatively further fair housing [AFFH], which means that it will …

… conduct an analysis to identify impediments

to fair housing choice within the area, …

… take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any

impediments identified through that analysis, and …. … maintain records reflecting the analysis and actions in this regard