U.S. Code > Title 14 Coast Guard > PART I—REGULAR COAST GUARD (§§ 1—693) > CHAPTER 18—COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 680—689) > § 684. Limited partnerships with eligible entities

§ 684. Limited partnerships with eligible entities

(a) Limited Partnerships Authorized.— The Secretary may enter into limited partnerships with eligible entities carrying out projects for the acquisition or construction of housing units suitable for use as military family housing or as military unaccompanied housing.
(b) Limitation on Value of Investment in Limited Partnership.—
(1) The cash amount of an investment under this section in an eligible entity may not exceed an amount equal to 331/3 percent of the capital cost (as determined by the Secretary) of the project or projects that the entity proposes to carry out under this section with the investment.
(2) If the Secretary conveys land or facilities to an eligible entity as all or part of an investment in the entity under this section, the total value of the investment by the Secretary under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 45 percent of the capital cost (as determined by the Secretary) of the project or projects that the entity proposes to carry out under this section with the investment.
(3) In this subsection, the term “capital cost”, with respect to a project for the acquisition or construction of housing, means the total amount of the costs included in the basis of the housing for Federal income tax purposes.
(c) Collateral Incentive Agreements.— The Secretary shall enter into collateral incentive agreements with eligible entities in which the Secretary makes an investment under this section to ensure that a suitable preference will be afforded members of the armed forces and their dependents in the lease or purchase, as the case may be, of a reasonable number of the housing units covered by the investment.