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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-573

NOTICES

HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCY

Program to Reimburse Homeowners Without Title Insurance for Costs Incurred Associated with Litigation Arising from Certain Native American Tribal Land Claims

[35 Pa.B. 1941]

   The Housing Finance Agency (Agency) announces the opening of an application period for reimbursement for landowners without title insurance for costs incurred by them associated with litigation arising from claims under section 12 of the former act of March 3, 1799 (1 Stat. 743), known as the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1799, involving the alienation of native American tribal lands.

   This reimbursement program was created by the Agency under a specific appropriation provided for in the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act (act of July 4, 2004, No. 7A, Section 240), which provided as follows:

For transfer to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for a program to reimburse homeowners without title insurance for costs associated with litigation arising from claims pursuant to section 12 of the former act of March 3, 1799 (1 Stat. 743).

   State appropriation      $50,000

   Applications for reimbursement will be accepted by the HFA from January 1, 2005, through May 31, 2005, and must be sent to the Housing Finance Agency, Attention: Chief Counsel, 211 North Front Street, P. O. Box 8029, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8029.

   Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on May 31, 2005, to be considered for reimbursement. The application form can be found on the Agency's website at www.phfa.org.

   The Agency reserves the right to fund all, some or none of the applications submitted and also reserves the right to prorate the amounts reimbursed based upon:

   *  The number of applications received and amounts for which reimbursement is requested verses the amount of funds available for reimbursement

   *  Tthe volume of the land owned by the applicant

   *  The number of applicants per application

   The Agency also reserves the right to extend the application period or to delay reimbursement until it is certain that all reimbursable costs have been incurred.

   For further information or assistance, contact John F. Goryl, Associate Counsel, (717) 780-3880, jgoryl@phfa.org.

BRIAN A. HUDSON, Sr.,   
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-573. Filed for public inspection March 25, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]


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