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¡rOLl . A service must either be new or be a quantifiable-increase in the level of a service above that which has been provided with state or local funds in the previous twelve calendar months; and . The amount obligakd for public services shall not exceed 15 percent of the annual grant, plus 15 % of the program income received from the previous year. Exception: A gran~ which obligated for public service more than 15% of its CDBG grant from FY 82 or FY 83 appropriations (e;(cluding assistance received per Public Law 98-8) may continue to obligate more than 15% of its CDBG grant for public services so long as the amount in any program year does not e;(ceed the percentage or amount obligated in FY 82 or FY 83, using whichever method of calculation yields the higb.er amount. (t) Interim assistance to correct objectively detenninable signs of physical deterioration in areas where immediate action is necessary and where permanent improvements will be carried out as soon as practicable; or to alleviate - I emergency conditions threatecing the public health and safety and requiring immediate resolution. (g) Payment of the non-Federal share required in connection with a Federal grant-in-aid program undertaken as part of CDBG activities. (h) Completion of urban renewal projects funded under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. (i) Relocation payments and assistance to displaced individuals, families, businesses, non-profit organizations, and farm ope.rations. G) Payment to housing owners for losses of rental income incurred in holding units for persons displaced by relocation activities. (k) Removal of material and architectural barriers which restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly and handicapped persons to publicly- and privately-owned buildings, facilities and improvements. . (1) Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of the distribution lines and facilities of -- privately-owned utilities. (m) Construction of housing assisted under Section 17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (n) Direct assistance to facilitate and expand low- and moderate-income homeüwnership by subsidizing mortgage rates and principal amounts, financing the acquisition of housing occupied by 10w- and moderate-income persons, acquiring guaran~s of financing obtained from private lenders, providing up to 50 percent of down payment, or paying reas<>nable closing costS. (See National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, Title IX, Subtitle A). Elicible Rehabilitation and Preservation Activities - &570-202 (a) Rehabilitation assistance for: . Privately owned residential buildings and improvementS; . Low-income public housing and other publicly-owned residential buildings and improvements; . Publicly- and privately-owned commercial or industrial buildings; and . Manufactured housing, when such housing is considered part of the community's permanent housing stock:. (b) Financing assistance through grantS, loans, loan guarantees, interest supplementS, or other m=ns for: . Private individuals and entities, including profit-making and non-profit organizations. to acquire for the purposes of rehabilitation, and to rehabilitate properties for use or resale for residential purposes; . Labor, materials, and other rehabilitation costs, including repair, r<:placement of principal fixtures and components, installation of security devices, and renovation of existing structures; . Loans for refinancing existing indebtedness secured by a property being rehabilitated, if the grantee determines that the financing is appropriate to achieve its community development objectives; . ImprovementS to increase the efficient use of energy; Chapter 1 - 23