Action Alert: Comprehensive Legislation to Help Gulf Coast Communities and Families
Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Chairman of the Senate Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La.,
today
announced that they will introduce a comprehensive bill to help people and
families hard-hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita rebuild, strengthen and
preserve their communities, homes, and lives.
"Katrina wreaked tremendous havoc and damage, but it couldn’t wash away
and
destroy the resilience of the people of the Gulf Coast. To fully recover,
families there need a place to call home,” said Dodd. “This measure will
help jump-start the economy by providing families with the tools to
repair,
rehabilitate, and rebuild their homes. In short, it invests in the people
who live in the Gulf region, and by doing so, invests in a brighter future
for both them and our nation. Senator Landrieu deserves enormous credit
for
her efforts here to bring new hope and new support to the survivors of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.”
Senator Landrieu said, “Following weeks of collaborative work with
colleagues, Louisiana families and other key stakeholders, the bill
Senator
Dodd and I are offering builds on a strong foundation crafted by
Congresswoman Waters, Congressman Baker and Chairman Frank. Like the
House
bill, this legislation guarantees the replacement of hurricane-devastated
public housing and ensures that all those who wish to return home will
have
the opportunity to do so. Both bills sound a loud and clear call for
bringing our people home and making our communities whole again. But I am
particularly proud that the Senate bill picks up where the House left off
and goes several steps further. It increases funds for property
acquisition, mortgage assistance, low-income housing and community
redevelopment; it opens a door for more innovative, independent management
of New Orleans public housing; and it begins to lay the groundwork for
saving the Road Home. Our bill is a comprehensive plan with significant
promise for those still waiting and wanting to move home, and we will not
give up our fight until the promise is fulfilled.”
The legislation, the Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2007, will, among other
things, authorize funds to repair, rehabilitate, and replace lost or
damaged
affordable housing; continue temporary housing assistance to evacuees; and
provide rental assistance so that families living in unhealthy FEMA trailers
can move into safe and decent housing. The legislation will also provide
funding to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority to acquire vacant and
abandoned properties to jumpstart community redevelopment efforts.
When Katrina hit, 53 percent of housing units in Orleans Parish were
occupied by renters, and 56% of all rental units were flooded yet little
assistance has been targeted to this population. Of almost 5200 public
housing units occupied before Katrina hit, only a little over 1300 public
housing units have been reopened As of April of this year, only 52
percent
of hospitals in New Orleans were open; only 33 percent of child care
centers
were open; and only 45 percent of public schools were open. The
legislation would strengthen housing and community development efforts to
ensure that people can come back to their homes, their jobs, and retain
and
restore important community resources.
The bill is supported by the NAACP, the National Low-Income Housing
Coalition, ACORN, the National Association of Homebuilders, and many local
and national organizations. Dodd and Landrieu intend to introduce the
legislation next week.
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