Public Housing: HUD's Approval Process for Country Creek Housing Project, Dallas, Texas

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) approval of a Dallas Housing Authority public housing project required by a court-approved consent decree, focusing on: (1) HUD compliance with approval procedures for the project proposal; (2) whether an appropriations amendment prohibiting federal funding of housing demolition invalidated the consent decree; and (3) whether proceeds from the sale of another Authority could be categorized as nonfederal funds and used to cover demolition costs.