Colonias Communities (HUD)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005608",
  "term": "Colonias Communities (HUD)",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. This service denotes the locations of colonias communities as defined in Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. Per Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, a \"colonia\" refers to any community that meets the following criteria: (A) is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas; (B) is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; (C) is designated by the State or county in which it is located as a colonia; (D) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing, and; (E) was in existence and generally recognized as a colonia before the date of the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.\n\n2. This service denotes the locations of colonias communities as defined in Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. Per Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, a \"colonia\" refers to any community that meets the following criteria: (A) is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas; (B) is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; (C) is designated by the State or county in which it is located as a colonia; (D) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing, and; (E) was in existence and generally recognized as a colonia before the date of the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. [U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) colonias geospatial data]",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) colonias geospatial data",
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/colonias-communities-hud/"
}