HOUSING ACT OF 1985 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS H.R. 1 A BILL TO AMEND AND EXTEND CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO PART 1 FEBRUARY 21, 26, 27, AND 28, 1985 Serial No. 99-9 Printed for the use of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFATrS FERN AND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island, Chairman HENRY B. GONZALEZ, Texas Columbia CHALMERS P. WYUE, Ohio Subcommittee On Housing And Community Development HENRY B. GONZALEZ, Texas, Chairman FERN AND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode bland Columbia STEWART B. McKINNEY, Connecticut CHALMERS P. WYLIE, Ohio MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey GEORGE C. WORTLEY, New York BILL McCOLLUM, Florida DOUG BEREUTER Nebraska DAVID DREIER, California JOHN HILER Indiana THOMAS J. RIDGE, Pennsylvania STEVE BARTLETT, Texas TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin ROD CHANDLER Washington AL McCANDLESS, California JOHN E. GROTBERG, Illinois JIM KOLBE, Arizona J. ALEX McMILLAN, North Carolina CONTENTS FEBRUARY 21, 1985: GENERAL THEME OF HOUSING NEEDS Coinings, William D., Jr., executive vice president for multifamily develop- ment, National Corporation for Housing Partnerships, accompanied by George M. Brady, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer 140 Duvernay, Terrence R., executive director, Michigan State Housing Develop- ment Authority, secretary-treasurer, Council of State Housing Agencies 144 Zigas, Barry, president, National Low Income Housing Coalition 68 Additional Material Submitted For Inclusion In The Record Charts by staff from Congressional Budget Office data on net additional households assisted annually by low- and moderate-income housing assist- ance programs, fiscal years 1977-86: Department of Housing and Urban Development 63 Farmers Home Administration 62 Comings, William D., Jr., prepared statement on behalf of the National Corporation for Housing Partnerships 159 Duvernay, Terrence R, prepared statement on behalf of the Council of State H.R. 1, as introduced, text of 3 Prepared statement on behalf of the National Low Income Housing Coali- Press packet on President Reagan's fiscal year 1986 budget proposal for Selected newspaper articles on the low-income housing crisis Ill "The Rental Housing Crisis Index," paper 92 FEBRUARY 26, 1985: RURAL HOUSING Cullen, Patrick J., president, Bank of Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus, NY 214 Gagliardi, Peter A., associate director, Rural Housing Improvement, Inc., Winchendon, MA, on behalf of L. Earnest Beresh, executive director 269 Loza, Moises, vice chairman, National Rural Housing Coalition, Washington, DC 324 Luallen, F. Lynn, executive director, Kentucky Housing Corp 229 Marshall, Robert P., executive director, Self-Help Enterprises, Visalia, CA 256 Reno, Lee, National Housing Law Project 335 Schussheim, Dr. Morton J., Senior Specialist in Housing, Congressional Re- Shepard, Joseph A., president, Council for Rural Housing & Development, accompanied by Charles L. Edson, counsel, law firm of Lane & Edson 355 Thompson, Hon. Bennie, county supervisor, Hinds County, MS 237 Wilson, Harold O., executive director, Housing Assistance Council 286 Additional Material Submitted For Inclusion In The Record Charts by staff from Congressional Budget Office data pertaining to low- and moderate-income housing assistance programs by: Department of Housing and Urban Development 178 Farmers Home Administration 177 Cullen, Patrick J., prepared statement 218 Gagliardi, Peter A., prepared statement on behalf of L. Earnest Beresh, executive director, Rural Housing Improvement, Inc., on behalf of Rural Housing Improvement, Inc 274 Gonzalez, Chairman Henry B., opening statement 174 Loza, Moises, prepared statement on behalf of the National Rural Housing Coalition 329 Luallen, F. Lynn, prepared statement on behalf of the Kentucky Housing Corp. 282 Lundine, Hon. Stan, letter to Chairman Henry B. Gonzalez, dated February 22, 1985, with enclosed statement of Frank Seward, executive director, Regional Housing Council, Elmira, NY 368 Marshall, Robert P.: Letter, dated February 22, 1985, to President Reagan from William Lovett, clerk, Visalia Friends Meeting, Visalia, CA, urging the reconsideration of plans to eliminate programs for low-income rural people 267 Prepared statement on behalf of Self-Help Enterprises 260 Reno, Lee, prepared statement on behalf of the National Housing Law Project 338 Schussheim, Dr. Morton J.: "Comparison of Income and Assets Position of Participants in Farm Programs and Housing Programs of the Farmers Home Administration," study submitted at the request of Congressman Barney Frank 205 Prepared statement 186 Shepard, Joseph A., prepared statement on behalf of the Council for Rural Housing & Development 358 Thompson, Hon. Bennie, prepared statement 241 Wilson, Harold O.: Open letter to Congress on Federal commitment to rural America, signed by over 200 national, local, and regional rural development assistance organizations 348 Prepared statement on behalf of the Housing Assistance Council 290 FEBRUARY 27, 1985: GENERAL HOUSING Bachur, Hon. Barbara, member, Baltimore City Council, chair, community development steering committee, National Association of Counties 556 Berkley, Hon. Richard, mayor, city of Kansas City, MO, chairman, community development, housing and economic development committee, U.S. Conference of Mayors 386 Carlson, Hon. Steve B., mayor, city of Jamestown, NY 486 Dennis, Hon. Shirley, secretary, Department of Community Affairs, State of Fish, Hon. Hamilton, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Galligan, Matthew B., city manager, city of Newburgh, NY 376 Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Gliedman, Hon. Anthony, commissioner, New York City Department of Hous- Gonzalez, Hon. Cesar, mayor, San Benito, TX 570 Hutchins, Hon. Richard A., mayor, city of Middletown, NY, accompanied by Riley, Hon. Joseph P., Jr., mayor, city of Charleston, SC, member, advisory council, National League of Cities 458 Scott, Hon. Ruth, council member, Rochester, NY, member, board of directors, National League of Cities 398 Zapata, Hon. Louis, '•"■mcil member, Fort Worth, TX 500 |