Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

42 U.S.C. § 5165a: Minimum standards for public and private structures

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the recipient shall carry out any repair or construction to be financed with the loan or grant in accordance with applicable standards of safety, decency, and sanitation and in conformity with applicable codes, specifications, and standards; and the President may require safe land use and construction practices, after adequate consultation with appropriate State and local government officials. A recipient of a disaster loan or grant under this chapter shall provide such evidence of compliance with this section as the President may require by regulation.

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