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<br />Exhibit E-2 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />Section 3 Applicability <br />What is Section 3? <br />Section 3 is a provision of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which recognizes that <br />HUD funds are typically one of the largest sources of federal funding expended in communities <br />through the form of grants, loans, entitlement allocations and other forms of financial assistance. <br />Section 3 is intended to ensure that when employment or contracting opportunities are generated <br />because a covered project or activity necessitates the employment of additional persons or the <br />awarding of contracts for work, preference must be given to low- and very low-income persons or <br />business concerns residing in the community where the project is located. <br /> <br />What does the term “Section 3 resident” mean? <br />A “section 3 resident” is: 1) a public housing resident; or 2) a low- or very-low income person <br />residing in the metropolitan area or non-metropolitan County in which the Section 3 covered <br />assistance is expended. <br /> <br />What does the term Section 3 Business Concern mean? <br />one <br />Section 3 business concerns are businesses that can provide evidence that they meet of the <br />following definitions: <br />or <br /> a) 51 percent or more owned by Section 3 residents; <br /> <br /> b) At least 30 percent of its full time employees include persons that are currently <br />Section 3 residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business <br />or <br />concern were Section 3 residents; <br /> <br /> c) Provides evidence, as required, of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 <br />percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that <br />meet the qualifications in the above two paragraphs. <br /> <br />ISIS NOT <br />[ Business name ] a Section 3 Business Concern as defined above Please <br />check the appropriate box below that applies. <br /> <br />Lower income is defined by HUD as income during the past 12-month period which is below <br />80 percent of the area's median income. For Eugene 2010 that is <br />: <br />Household Size 80% of Median Household Size 80% of Median <br />1 $32,200 5 $49,700 <br />2 $36,800 6 $53,400 <br />3 $41,400 7 $57,050 <br />4 8 <br />$46,000 $60,750 <br /> <br />I hereby certify to the above: <br /> <br />Contractor Name: <br /> (Prime or Sub as applicable) <br /> <br />Signature: Date: <br /> <br />PRIME or SUBCONTRACTOR TO SIGN <br /> <br /> <br />