Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts
Part 3 - Historic Preservation Division
Chapter 3 - Scope of Work Policy for the Hurricane Relief Grant Program
Rule 16-3-3.2 - Exceptions to Grant-Refundable Scope of Work Items
Current through September 24, 2024
Reasoning: Restrictions on the scope of work that can be funded by the HRG sometimes result in leaving the homes of people of very limited financial means in an unoccupiable condition. For instance, the bathroom plumbing is roughed-in, but there are no toilets, tubs, or sinks. The kitchen plumbing might be roughed-in but there is no floor covering and no sink. If such buildings cannot be inhabited, they are likely to deteriorate over time, in which case the HRG grant-supported work would be lost. To avoid that loss, a modification in the sorts of work that are covered by the HRG is proposed, as follows:
Exceptions for:
A. Grantees who own property in an area that serves very low-income residents and who are not financially able to pay for the work necessary to make the buildings habitable.
B. Non-Profit organizations which are not financially able to pay for the work necessary to restore to a state of utility a building being rehabilitated for their own use or other public benefit.
Repair of underlying conditions not caused by the storm but the repair of which is: a. Necessary to make the building habitable and the property owner is not financially able to undertake the work.
Miss. Code §§ 25-59-1, 39-7-1 (1972, as amended).
