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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 49, § 663.1. Community Development Block Grant

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The division of administration shall be responsible for and shall administer the Community Development Block Grant Program.

B. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall terminate procedures in effect on June 18, 2014 under which disaster recovery monies paid as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including monies paid under the Road Home program, are to be recovered by the office if such monies are alleged to have been improperly paid to or misspent by the recipients.

C. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall not initiate recovery of disaster monies paid as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including recovery of monies paid under the Road Home program, until procedures for recovery of these monies are adopted by the office in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

D. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall recover funds improperly paid to or misspent by recipients through procedures developed in accordance with the following minimum requirements:

(1) The office shall provide documentation that any letter sent to a recipient, seeking confirmation that disaster monies paid to that person were used in accordance with the program rules for which they were received, was received at the recipient's correct municipal address.

(2) The letter to a recipient shall clearly indicate the information needed to verify that disaster monies were used by the recipient in accordance with program rules.

(3) The recipient of the letter shall have a minimum of ninety days within which to respond to the office by mail, return receipt requested, or in person.

(4) All issues concerning program compliance shall be resolved within sixty days after the office receives the information requested.

E. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall develop the procedures as provided for in Subsection C of this Section by October 1, 2014.

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