2015 -- H 5917 | |
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LC002149 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Malik, Hull, McNamara, and Azzinaro | |
Date Introduced: March 18, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 42-128-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-128 entitled "Rhode |
2 | Island Housing Resources Act of 1998" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 42-128-2. Rhode Island housing resources agency created. -- There is created within |
4 | the executive department a housing resources agency with the following purposes, organization, |
5 | and powers: |
6 | (1) Purposes: |
7 | (i) To provide coherence to the housing programs of the state of Rhode Island and its |
8 | departments, agencies, commissions, corporations, and subdivisions. |
9 | (ii) To provide for the integration and coordination of the activities of the Rhode Island |
10 | housing and mortgage finance corporation and the Rhode Island housing resources commission. |
11 | (2) Coordinating committee -- Created -- Purposes and powers: |
12 | (i) The coordinating committee of the housing resources agency shall be comprised of |
13 | the chairperson of the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, the chairperson of |
14 | the Rhode Island housing resources commission, the director of the department of administration, |
15 | or the designee of the director, and the executive director of the Rhode Island housing and |
16 | mortgage finance corporation. The chairperson of the Rhode Island housing resources |
17 | commission shall be chairperson of the coordinating committee. |
18 | (ii) The coordinating committee shall develop and shall implement, with the approval of |
19 | the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation and the Rhode Island housing |
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1 | resources commission, a memorandum of agreement describing the fiscal and operational |
2 | relationship between the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation and the Rhode |
3 | Island housing resources commission and shall define which programs of federal assistance will |
4 | be applied for on behalf of the state by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance |
5 | corporation and the Rhode Island housing resources commission. |
6 | (3) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account within the general fund of the |
7 | state. Funds from this account shall be used to provide for the lead hazard abatement program, |
8 | housing rental subsidy, with priority given to homeless veterans and homeless prevention |
9 | assistance and housing retention assistance with priority to veterans. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT | |
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1 | This act would give veterans priority for housing rental subsidy and housing retention |
2 | assistance under the Rhode Island housing resource act. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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