HF 4735

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/25/2024 03:40pm

A bill for an act
relating to housing; modifying housing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, sections 462A.02, subdivision 10; 462A.05, subdivisions 14a, 14b, 15, 15b,
21, 23; 462A.07, by adding subdivisions; 462A.21, subdivision 7; 462A.35,
subdivision 2; 462A.40, subdivisions 2, 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement,
sections 462A.05, subdivisions 14, 45; 462A.22, subdivision 1; 462A.37,
subdivision 2; 462A.39, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section
2, subdivisions 2, 32; article 2, section 12, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.02, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Energy deleted text begin conservation deleted text end new text begin decarbonization and climate resilience new text end .

It is further
declared that supplies of conventional energy resources are rapidly depleting in quantity
and rising in price and that the burden of these occurrences falls heavily upon the citizens
of Minnesota generally and persons of low and moderate income in particular. These
conditions are adverse to the health, welfare, and safety of all of the citizens of this state.
It is further declared that it is a public purpose to ensure the availability of financing to be
used by all citizens of the state, while giving preference to low and moderate income people,
to assist in the installation in their dwellings of reasonably priced energy conserving systems
including the use of alternative energy resources and equipment so that by the improvement
of the energy efficiency deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin , clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, climate
resiliency, and other qualified projects for new text end all housing, the adequacy of the total energy
supply may be preserved for the benefit of all citizens.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 14, is amended
to read:

Subd. 14.

Rehabilitation loans.

It may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise participate
in the making, and may enter into commitments for the purchase, making, or participation
in the making, of eligible loans for rehabilitation, with terms and conditions as the agency
deems advisable, to persons and families of low and moderate income, and to owners of
existing residential housing for occupancy by such persons and families, for the rehabilitation
of existing residential housing owned by them. Rehabilitation may include the addition or
rehabilitation of a detached accessory dwelling unit. The loans may be insured or uninsured
and may be made with security, or may be unsecured, as the agency deems advisable. The
loans may be in addition to or in combination with long-term eligible mortgage loans under
subdivision 3. They may be made in amounts sufficient to refinance existing indebtedness
secured by the property, if refinancing is determined by the agency to be necessary to permit
the owner to meet the owner's housing cost without expending an unreasonable portion of
the owner's income thereon. No loan for rehabilitation shall be made unless the agency
determines that the loan will be used primarily to make the housing more desirable to live
in, to increase the market value of the housing, for compliance with state, county or municipal
building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to
housing, or to accomplish energy deleted text begin conservation related improvements deleted text end new text begin decarbonization,
climate resiliency, and other qualified projects new text end . In unincorporated areas and municipalities
not having codes and standards, the agency may, solely for the purpose of administering
the provisions of this chapter, establish codes and standards. No loan under this subdivision
for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing shall be denied solely because the loan
will not be used for placing the owner-occupied residential housing in full compliance with
all state, county, or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health, or similar codes
and standards applicable to housing. Rehabilitation loans shall be made only when the
agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part, from private
lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Accessibility rehabilitation loans authorized
under this subdivision may be made to eligible persons and families without limitations
relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers if:

(1) the borrower or a member of the borrower's family requires a level of care provided
in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with
developmental disabilities;

(2) home care is appropriate; and

(3) the improvement will enable the borrower or a member of the borrower's family to
reside in the housing.

The agency may waive any requirement that the housing units in a residential housing
development be rented to persons of low and moderate income if the development consists
of four or fewer dwelling units, one of which is occupied by the owner.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:

Subd. 14a.

Rehabilitation loans; existing owner-occupied residential housing.

It may
make loans to persons and families of low and moderate income to rehabilitate or to assist
in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned and occupied by those persons or
families. Rehabilitation may include replacement of manufactured homes. No loan shall be
made unless the agency determines that the loan will be used primarily for rehabilitation
work necessary for health or safety, essential accessibility improvements, or to improve the
energy efficiency deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin , clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate resiliency,
and other qualified projects in new text end the dwelling. No loan for rehabilitation of owner-occupied
residential housing shall be denied solely because the loan will not be used for placing the
residential housing in full compliance with all state, county or municipal building, housing
maintenance, fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to housing. The amount
of any loan shall not exceed the lesser of (a) a maximum loan amount determined under
rules adopted by the agency not to exceed $37,500, or (b) the actual cost of the work
performed, or (c) that portion of the cost of rehabilitation which the agency determines
cannot otherwise be paid by the person or family without the expenditure of an unreasonable
portion of the income of the person or family. Loans made in whole or in part with federal
funds may exceed the maximum loan amount to the extent necessary to comply with federal
lead abatement requirements prescribed by the funding source. In making loans, the agency
shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions under which
all or any portion of the loan will be repaid and shall determine the appropriate security for
the repayment of the loan. Loans pursuant to this subdivision may be made with or without
interest or periodic payments.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 14b, is amended to read:

Subd. 14b.

Energy deleted text begin conservation deleted text end new text begin decarbonization and climate resiliency new text end loans.

It
may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise participate in the making, and may enter into
commitments for the purchase, making, or participating in the making, of loans to persons
and families, without limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers, to
assist in energy deleted text begin conservation rehabilitation measures deleted text end new text begin decarbonization, climate resiliency,
and other qualified projects new text end for existing housing owned by those persons or families
including, but not limited to: weatherstripping and caulking; chimney construction or
improvement; furnace or space heater repair, cleaning or replacement; central air conditioner
new text begin installation, new text end repair, maintenance, or replacement; air source or geothermal heat pump
new text begin installation, new text end repair, maintenance, or replacement; insulation; windows and doors; and
structural or other directly related repairs new text begin or installations new text end essential for energy deleted text begin conservation deleted text end new text begin
decarbonization, climate resiliency, and other qualified projects new text end . Loans shall be made only
when the agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part,
from private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Loans under this subdivision
or subdivision 14 may:

(1) be integrated with a utility's on-bill repayment program approved under section
216B.241, subdivision 5d; and

(2) also be made for the installation of on-site solar energy or energy storage systems.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Rehabilitation grants.

(a) It may make grants to persons and families of low
and moderate income to pay or to assist in paying a loan made pursuant to subdivision 14,
or to rehabilitate or to assist in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned or occupied
by such persons or families. For the purposes of this section, persons of low and moderate
income include administrators appointed pursuant to section 504B.425, paragraph (d). No
grant shall be made unless the agency determines that the grant will be used primarily to
make the housing more desirable to live in, to increase the market value of the housing or
for compliance with state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health
or similar codes and standards applicable to housing, or to accomplish energy deleted text begin conservation
related improvements deleted text end new text begin decarbonization, climate resiliency, or other qualified projects new text end . In
unincorporated areas and municipalities not having codes and standards, the agency may,
solely for the purpose of administering this provision, establish codes and standards. No
grant for rehabilitation of owner occupied residential housing shall be denied solely because
the grant will not be used for placing the residential housing in full compliance with all
state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar codes and
standards applicable to housing. The amount of any grant shall not exceed the lesser of (a)
$6,000, or (b) the actual cost of the work performed, or (c) that portion of the cost of
rehabilitation which the agency determines cannot otherwise be paid by the person or family
without spending an unreasonable portion of the income of the person or family thereon.
In making grants, the agency shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms
and conditions under which all or any portion thereof will be repaid and shall determine the
appropriate security should repayment be required.

(b) The agency may also make grants to rehabilitate or to assist in rehabilitating housing
under this subdivision to persons of low and moderate income for the purpose of qualifying
as foster parents.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 15b, is amended to read:

Subd. 15b.

Energy deleted text begin conservation deleted text end new text begin decarbonization and climate resiliency new text end grants.

(a)
It may make grants to assist in energy deleted text begin conservation rehabilitation measures deleted text end new text begin decarbonization,
climate resiliency, and other qualified projects new text end for existing owner occupied housing including,
but not limited to: insulation, storm windows and doors, furnace or space heater repair,
cleaning or replacement, chimney construction or improvement, weatherstripping and
caulking, deleted text begin and deleted text end structural or other directly related repairs new text begin , or installations new text end essential for energy
deleted text begin conservation deleted text end new text begin decarbonization, climate resiliency, and other qualified projects new text end . The grant to
any household shall not exceed $2,000.

(b) To be eligible for an emergency energy deleted text begin conservation deleted text end new text begin decarbonization and climate
resiliency new text end grant, a household must be certified as eligible to receive emergency residential
heating assistance under either the federal or the state program, and either (1) have had a
heating cost for the preceding heating season that exceeded 120 percent of the regional
average for the preceding heating season for that energy source as determined by the
commissioner of employment and economic development, or (2) be eligible to receive a
federal energy conservation grant, but be precluded from receiving the grant because of a
need for directly related repairs that cannot be paid for under the federal program. The
Housing Finance Agency shall make a reasonable effort to determine whether other state
or federal loan and grant programs are available and adequate to finance the intended
improvements. An emergency energy conservation grant may be made in conjunction with
grants or loans from other state or federal programs that finance other needed rehabilitation
work. The receipt of a grant pursuant to this section shall not affect the applicant's eligibility
for other Housing Finance Agency loan or grant programs.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

Subd. 21.

Rental property loans.

The agency may make or purchase loans to owners
of rental property that is occupied or intended for occupancy primarily by low- and
moderate-income tenants and which does not comply with the standards established in
section 326B.106, subdivision 1, for the purpose of energy deleted text begin improvements deleted text end new text begin decarbonization,
climate resiliency, and other qualified projects new text end necessary to bring the property into full or
partial compliance with these standards. For property which meets the other requirements
of this subdivision, a loan may also be used for moderate rehabilitation of the property. The
authority granted in this subdivision is in addition to and not in limitation of any other
authority granted to the agency in this chapter. The limitations on eligible mortgagors
contained in section 462A.03, subdivision 13, do not apply to loans under this subdivision.
Loans for the improvement of rental property pursuant to this subdivision may contain
provisions that repayment is not required in whole or in part subject to terms and conditions
determined by the agency to be necessary and desirable to encourage owners to maximize
rehabilitation of properties.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23.

Insuring financial institution loans.

The agency may participate in loans or
establish a fund to insure loans, or portions of loans, that are made by any banking institution,
savings association, or other lender approved by the agency, organized under the laws of
this or any other state or of the United States having an office in this state, to owners of
renter-occupied homes or apartments that do not comply with standards set forth in section
326B.106, subdivision 1, without limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the owners
or tenants. The proceeds of the insured portion of the loan must be used to pay the costs of
improvements, including all related structural and other improvements, that will reduce
energy consumption new text begin , that will decarbonize, and that will ensure the climate resiliency of
housing new text end .

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 45, is amended
to read:

Subd. 45.

Indian Tribes.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, at its
discretion the agency may make any federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota, or
their associated Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) as defined by United States
Code, title 25, section 4103(22), eligible for new text begin agency new text end funding deleted text begin authorized under this chapter deleted text end .

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Rent and income limits. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, to promote
efficiency in program administration, underwriting, and compliance, the commissioner may
adjust income or rent limits for any multifamily capital funding program authorized under
state law to align with federal rent or income limits in sections 42 and 142 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986. Adjustments made under this subdivision are exempt from the
rulemaking requirements of chapter 14.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Eligibility for agency programs. new text end

new text begin The agency may determine that a household
or project unit meets the rent or income requirements for a program if the household or unit
receives or participates in income-based state or federal public assistance benefits, including
but not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) child care assistance programs under chapter 119B;
new text end

new text begin (2) general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, or food support under chapter 256D;
new text end

new text begin (3) housing support under chapter 256I;
new text end

new text begin (4) Minnesota family investment program and diversionary work program under chapter
256J; and
new text end

new text begin (5) economic assistance programs under chapter 256P.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.21, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Energy efficiency loans.

The agency may make loans to low and moderate
income persons who own existing residential housing for the purpose of improving the
deleted text begin efficient deleted text end energy deleted text begin utilization deleted text end new text begin decarbonization and climate resiliency new text end of the housing. Permitted
improvements shall include installation or upgrading of ceiling, wall, floor and duct
insulation, storm windows and doors, and caulking and weatherstripping. The improvements
shall not be inconsistent with the energy standards as promulgated as part of the State
Building Code; provided that the improvements need not bring the housing into full
compliance with the energy standards. Any loan for such purpose shall be made only upon
determination by the agency that such loan is not otherwise available, wholly or in part,
from private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. The agency may promulgate
rules as necessary to implement and make specific the provisions of this subdivision. The
rules shall be designed to permit the state, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter,
to seek federal grants or loans for energy deleted text begin purposes deleted text end new text begin decarbonization, climate resiliency, and
other qualified projects new text end .

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.22, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Debt ceiling.

The aggregate principal amount of general obligation bonds
and notes which are outstanding at any time, excluding the principal amount of any bonds
and notes refunded by the issuance of new bonds or notes, shall not exceed the sum of
deleted text begin $5,000,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $7,000,000,000 new text end .

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Expending funds.

The agency may expend the money in the Minnesota
manufactured home relocation trust fund to the extent necessary to carry out the objectives
of section 327C.095, subdivision 13, by making payments to manufactured home owners,
or other parties approved by the third-party neutral, under subdivision 13, paragraphs (a)
and (e), and to pay the costs of administering the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated
to the agency for these purposes and deleted text begin to the commissioner of management and budget deleted text end to pay
costs incurred deleted text begin by the commissioner of management and budget deleted text end to administer the fund.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Authorization.

(a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the payment
made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds authorized in
this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, or grants for the purposes of clauses (4) and
(7), on terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the
following purposes:

(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of supportive
housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;

(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned
housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new construction of rental
housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing structures will be demolished
or removed;

(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of property that is attributable to
the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income home buyers;

(4) to finance the acquisition, improvement, and infrastructure of manufactured home
parks under section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b;

(5) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction
of senior housing;

(6) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, and replacement of federally assisted
rental housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and
rehabilitation of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in
whole or in part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government
unit to finance or refinance such costs;

(7) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction
of single-family housing; and

(8) to finance the costs of construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of permanent
housing that is affordable to households with incomes at or below 50 percent of the area
median income for the applicable county or metropolitan area as published by the Department
of Housing and Urban Development, as adjusted for household size.

(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference shall
be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or families
who:

(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years; or

(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years.

(c) Among comparable proposals for senior housing, the agency must give priority to
requests for projects that:

(1) demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the housing financed as affordable to
senior households;

(2) leverage other sources of funding to finance the project, including the use of
low-income housing tax credits;

(3) provide access to services to residents and demonstrate the ability to increase physical
supports and support services as residents age and experience increasing levels of disability;
and

(4) include households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the median
household income for the metropolitan area.

(d) To the extent practicable, the agency shall balance the loans made between projects
in the metropolitan area and projects outside the metropolitan area. Of the loans made to
projects outside the metropolitan area, the agency shall, to the extent practicable, balance
the loans made between projects in counties or cities with a population of 20,000 or less,
as established by the most recent decennial census, and projects in counties or cities with
populations in excess of 20,000.

(e) Among comparable proposals for permanent housing, the agency must give preference
to projects that will provide housing that is affordable to households at or below 30 percent
of the area median income.

(f) If a loan recipient uses the loan for new construction or substantial rehabilitation as
defined by the agency on a building containing more than four units, the loan recipient must
construct, convert, or otherwise adapt the building to include:

(1) the greater of: (i) at least one unit; or (ii) at least five percent of units that are
accessible units, as defined by section 1002 of the current State Building Code Accessibility
Provisions for Dwelling Units in Minnesota, and include at least one roll-in shower new text begin in at
least one accessible unit as defined by section 1002 of the current State Building Code
Accessibility Provisions for Dwelling Units in Minnesota new text end ; and

(2) the greater of: (i) at least one unit; or (ii) at least five percent of units that are
sensory-accessible units that include:

(A) soundproofing between shared walls for first and second floor units;

(B) no florescent lighting in units and common areas;

(C) low-fume paint;

(D) low-chemical carpet; and

(E) low-chemical carpet glue in units and common areas.

Nothing in this paragraph relieves a project funded by the agency from meeting other
applicable accessibility requirements.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.39, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.

(b) "Eligible project area" means a home rule charter or statutory city located outside
of a metropolitan county as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4 deleted text begin , with a population
exceeding 500; a community that has a combined population of 1,500 residents located
within 15 miles of a home rule charter or statutory city located outside a metropolitan county
as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4 deleted text end ; federally recognized Tribal reservations; or
an area served by a joint county-city economic development authority.

(c) "Joint county-city economic development authority" means an economic development
authority formed under Laws 1988, chapter 516, section 1, as a joint partnership between
a city and county and excluding those established by the county only.

(d) "Market rate residential rental properties" means properties that are rented at market
value, including new modular homes, new manufactured homes, and new manufactured
homes on leased land or in a manufactured home park, and may include rental developments
that have a portion of income-restricted units.

(e) "Qualified expenditure" means expenditures for market rate residential rental
properties including acquisition of property; construction of improvements; and provisions
of loans or subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, public infrastructure, and related financing
costs.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Use of funds; grant and loan program.

(a) The agency may award grants and
loans to be used for multifamily and single family developments for persons and families
of low and moderate income. Allowable use of the funds include: gap financing, as defined
in section 462A.33, subdivision 1; new construction; acquisition; rehabilitation; demolition
or removal of existing structures; construction financing; permanent financing; interest rate
reduction; and refinancing.

(b) The agency may give preference for grants and loans to comparable proposals that
include regulatory changes or waivers that result in identifiable cost avoidance or cost
reductions, including but not limited to increased density, flexibility in site development
standards, or zoning code requirements.

deleted text begin (c) The agency shall separately set aside:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) at least ten percent of the financing under this section for housing units located in a
township or city with a population of 2,500 or less that is located outside the metropolitan
area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) at least 35 percent of the financing under this section for housing for persons and
families whose income is 50 percent or less of the area median income for the applicable
county or metropolitan area as published by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, as adjusted for household size; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) at least 25 percent of the financing under this section for single-family housing.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) If by September 1 of each year the agency does not receive requests to use all of the
amounts set aside under paragraph (c), the agency may use any remaining financing for
other projects eligible under this section.
deleted text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Eligible recipients; definitions; restrictions; use of funds.

(a) The agency
may award new text begin a grant or new text end a loan to any recipient that qualifies under subdivision 2. The agency
must not award a grant new text begin or a loan new text end to a disqualified individual or disqualified business.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision disqualified individual means deleted text begin an individual who deleted text end :

(1) new text begin an individual who or an individual whose immediate family member new text end made a
contribution to the account in the current or prior taxable year and received a credit certificate;

(2) new text begin an individual who or an individual whose immediate family member new text end owns the housing
for which the grant or loan will be used deleted text begin and is using that housing as their domicile deleted text end ;

(3) new text begin an individual who new text end meets the following criteria:

(i) the individual is an officer or principal of a business entity; and

(ii) that business entity made a contribution to the account in the current or previous
taxable year and received a credit certificate; or

(4) new text begin an individual who new text end meets the following criteria:

(i) the individual new text begin directly new text end owns, controls, or holds the power to vote 20 percent or more
of the outstanding securities of a business entity; and

(ii) that business entity made a contribution to the account in the current or previous
taxable year and received a credit certificate.

(c) For the purposes of this subdivision disqualified business means a business entity
that:

(1) made a contribution to the account in the current or prior taxable year and received
a credit certificate;

(2) has an officer or principal who is an individual who made a contribution to the
account in the current or previous taxable year and received a credit certificate; or

(3) meets the following criteria:

(i) the business entity is new text begin directly new text end owned, controlled, or is subject to the power to vote 20
percent or more of the outstanding securities by an individual or business entity; and

(ii) that controlling individual or business entity made a contribution to the account in
the current or previous taxable year and received a credit certificate.

(d) deleted text begin The disqualifications in paragraphs (b) and (c) apply if the taxpayer would be
disqualified either individually or in combination with one or more members of the taxpayer's
family, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, section 267(c)(4). deleted text end new text begin For purposes of this
subdivision, "immediate family" means the taxpayer's spouse, parent or parent's spouse,
sibling or sibling's spouse, or child or child's spouse. new text end For a married couple filing a joint
return, the limitations in this deleted text begin paragraph deleted text end new text begin subdivision new text end apply collectively to the taxpayer and
spouse. deleted text begin For purposes of determining the ownership interest of a taxpayer under paragraph
(a), clause (4), the rules under sections 267(c) and 267(e) of the Internal Revenue Code
apply.
deleted text end

(e) Before applying for a grant or loan, all recipients must sign a disclosure that the
disqualifications under this subdivision do not apply. The Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency must prescribe the form of the disclosure. new text begin The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
may rely on the disclosure to determine the eligibility of recipients under paragraph (a).
new text end

(f) The agency may award grants or loans to a city as defined in section 462A.03,
subdivision 21; a federally recognized American Indian tribe or subdivision located in
Minnesota; a tribal housing corporation; a private developer; a nonprofit organization; a
housing and redevelopment authority under sections 469.001 to 469.047; a public housing
authority or agency authorized by law to exercise any of the powers granted by sections
469.001 to 469.047; or the owner of the housing. The provisions of subdivision 2, and
paragraphs (a) to (e) and (g) of this subdivision, regarding the use of funds and eligible
recipients apply to grants and loans awarded under this paragraph.

(g) deleted text begin Except for the set-aside provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), deleted text end Eligible recipients
must use the funds to serve households that meet the income limits as provided in section
462A.33, subdivision 5.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Challenge Program

60,425,000

60,425,000

(a) This appropriation is for the economic
development and housing challenge program
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 462A.33
and 462A.07, subdivision 14.

(b) Of this amount, $6,425,000 each year shall
be made available during the first 11 months
of the fiscal year exclusively for housing
projects for American Indians. Any funds not
committed to housing projects for American
Indians within the annual consolidated request
for funding processes may be available for
any eligible activity under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 462A.33 and 462A.07, subdivision
14.

(c) Of the amount in the first year, $5,000,000
is for a grant to Urban Homeworks to expand
initiatives pertaining to deeply affordable
homeownership in Minneapolis neighborhoods
with over 40 percent of residents identifying
as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color and
at least 40 percent of residents making less
than 50 percent of the area median income.
The grant is to be used for acquisition,
rehabilitation, new text begin gap financing as defined in
section 462A.33, subdivision 1, new text end and
construction of homes to be sold to households
with incomes deleted text begin of 50 to deleted text end new text begin at or below new text end 60 percent
of the area median income. This is a onetime
appropriation deleted text begin , and is available until June 30,
2027 deleted text end . By December 15 each year deleted text begin until 2027 deleted text end ,
Urban Homeworks must submit a report to
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees having jurisdiction
over housing finance and policy. The report
must include the amount used for (1)
acquisition, (2) rehabilitation, and (3)
construction of housing units, along with the
number of housing units acquired,
rehabilitated, or constructed, and the amount
of the appropriation that has been spent. If any
home was sold or transferred within the year
covered by the report, Urban Homeworks must
include the price at which the home was sold,
as well as how much was spent to complete
the project before sale.

(d) Of the amount in the first year, $2,000,000
is for a grant to Rondo Community Land
Trust. This is a onetime appropriation.

(e) The base for this program in fiscal year
2026 and beyond is $12,925,000.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 32, is amended to read:

Subd. 32. Northland Foundation

1,000,000

-0-

This appropriation is for a grant to Northland
Foundation for use on expenditures authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462C.16,
subdivision 3 new text begin , to assist and support
communities in providing housing locally, new text end and
deleted text begin on deleted text end new text begin for new text end assisting local governments to establish
local or regional housing trust funds.
Northland Foundation may award grants and
loans to other entities to expend on authorized
expenditures under this section. This
appropriation is onetime and available until
June 30, 2025.

Sec. 21.

Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 2, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Eligible homebuyer.

For the purposes of this section, an "eligible homebuyer"
means an individual:

(1) whose income is at or below 130 percent of area median income;

deleted text begin (2) who resides in a census tract where at least 60 percent of occupied housing units are
renter-occupied, based on the most recent estimates or experimental estimates provided by
the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end who is financing the purchase of an eligible property with an interest-free,
fee-based mortgage; and

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end who is a first-time homebuyer as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title
24, section 92.2.