Demolition and disposition

(a) Inapplicability of public housing demolition and disposition requirements to transformation plan The demolition or disposition of severely distressed public housing pursuant to a transformation plan approved under this Act shall be exempt from the provisions of section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437p). (b) Applicability of public housing demolition and disposition requirements to replacement public housing Nothing in this Act may be construed to exempt any replacement public housing dwelling units provided under a transformation plan in accordance with the requirements under section 8 (relating to one-for-one replacement of public housing dwelling units) from the provisions of section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437p).