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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 45 — Fair Housing

§ 3616. Cooperation with State and local agencies administering fair housing laws; utilization of services and personnel; reimbursement; written agreements; publication in Federal Register

Statutory text

The Secretary may cooperate with State and local agencies charged with the administration of State and local fair housing laws and, with the consent of such agencies, utilize the services of such agencies and their employees and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may reimburse such agencies and their employees for services rendered to assist him in carrying out this subchapter. In furtherance of such cooperative efforts, the Secretary may enter into written agreements with such State or local agencies. All agreements and terminations thereof shall be published in the Federal Register.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 90–284 title VIII § 817 · 82 Stat. 73

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 3616

    Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 817, formerly § 816, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 817, formerly § 816, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 817. interference, coercion, or intimidation It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by section 803, 804, 805, or 806. This section may be enforced by appropriate civil action.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 817 of Pub. L. 90–284 was renumbered section 818 and is classified to section 3617 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Fair Housing Initiatives Program

Pub. L. 100–242, title V, § 561, , 101 Stat. 1942, as amended, which established a demonstration program on fair housing initiatives and was formerly set out as a note under this section, was transferred to section 3616a of this title.

Credits

1968–1988 · 2 acts
  1. 1968Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 817, formerly § 816, , 82 Stat. 89
  2. 1988renumbered § 817, Pub. L. 100–430, § 8(1), , 102 Stat. 1625.
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(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 817, formerly § 816, , 82 Stat. 89; renumbered § 817, Pub. L. 100–430, § 8(1), , 102 Stat. 1625.)

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