Section 302. Legislative findings  


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  • The legislature finds that:
        (1)  the  state  has  a duty to provide public housing that is decent,
      safe, and free from illegal drugs;
        (2)  public  housing  projects  in  many  areas  suffer  from  rampant
      drug-related crime;
        (3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on public
      housing tenants;
        (4)  the  increase  in  drug-related  crime not only leads to murders,
      muggings, and other forms of violence against tenants,  but  also  to  a
      deterioration  of  the  physical  environment  that requires substantial
      government expenditures; and
        (5) local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources to deal
      with the drug problem in public housing particularly  in  light  of  the
      recent reductions in federal aid to cities.