Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend and authorize appropriations for the housing rehabilitation loan program through fiscal year 1981. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to assist State and local governments in planning development programs. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for: (1) neighborhood self-help development grants; and (2) assistance to States, local governments, and other organizations for the development of artistic, cultural and historic resources under the livable cities program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for supplemental grant assistance under the community development block grant program for fiscal year 1980; (2) remove statutory restrictions based on census statistics defining the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive procedural requirements in awarding grants; and (3) provide for a pro-rata distr…