[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR1000.2]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 

               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 1000_NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  1000.2  What are the guiding principles in the implementation of 

NAHASDA?



    (a) The Secretary shall use the following Congressional findings set 

forth in section 2 of NAHASDA as the guiding principles in the 

implementation of NAHASDA:

    (1) The Federal government has a responsibility to promote the 

general welfare of the Nation:



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    (i) By using Federal resources to aid families and individuals 

seeking affordable homes in safe and healthy environments and, in 

particular, assisting responsible, deserving citizens who cannot provide 

fully for themselves because of temporary circumstances or factors 

beyond their control;

    (ii) By working to ensure a thriving national economy and a strong 

private housing market; and

    (iii) By developing effective partnerships among the Federal 

government, state, tribal, and local governments, and private entities 

that allow government to accept responsibility for fostering the 

development of a healthy marketplace and allow families to prosper 

without government involvement in their day-to-day activities.

    (2) There exists a unique relationship between the Government of the 

United States and the governments of Indian tribes and a unique Federal 

responsibility to Indian people.

    (3) The Constitution of the United States invests the Congress with 

plenary power over the field of Indian affairs, and through treaties, 

statutes, and historical relations with Indian tribes, the United States 

has undertaken a unique trust responsibility to protect and support 

Indian tribes and Indian people.

    (4) The Congress, through treaties, statutes, and the general course 

of dealing with Indian tribes, has assumed a trust responsibility for 

the protection and preservation of Indian tribes and for working with 

Indian tribes and their members to improve their housing conditions and 

socioeconomic status so that they are able to take greater 

responsibility for their own economic condition.

    (5) Providing affordable homes in safe and healthy environments is 

an essential element in the special role of the United States in helping 

Indian tribes and their members to improve their housing conditions and 

socioeconomic status.

    (6) The need for affordable homes in safe and healthy environments 

on Indian reservations, in Indian communities, and in Native Alaskan 

villages is acute and the Federal government should work not only to 

provide housing assistance, but also, to the extent practicable, to 

assist in the development of private housing finance mechanisms on 

Indian lands to achieve the goals of economic self-sufficiency and self-

determination for Indian tribes and their members.

    (7) Federal assistance to meet these responsibilities should be 

provided in a manner that recognizes the right of Indian self-

determination and tribal self-governance by making such assistance 

available directly to the Indian tribes or tribally designated entities 

under authorities similar to those accorded Indian tribes in Public Law 

93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).

    (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as releasing the 

United States government from any responsibility arising under its trust 

responsibilities towards Indians or any treaty or treaties with an 

Indian tribe or nation.