15.1.1.010 Findings

(a) The Northern Pueblos Housing Authority ("NPHA") is the Tribally Designated Housing Authority ("TDHE") for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso, Picuris, and Tesuque, established by such Pueblos pursuant to § 4(18) and (21) of the Native American Housing and Self Determination Act of 1996, 25 U.S.C. §§ 4401 et seq. ("NAHASDA") for developing, operating, and managing housing units assisted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD");

(b) The Pueblo has identified rehabilitation of low-income resident homes as an urgent, high priority housing need in its 2016 Indian Housing Plan;

(c) The Council wishes to authorize NPHA to apply for 2016 Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) funds on behalf of the Pueblo to finance the rehabilitation of homes of low-income Pueblo residents.