1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; modifying the manufactured home park redevelopment 
1.3 	program; creating grant programs for manufactured home park lending and the 
1.4 	purchase of manufactured home parks by cooperatives; appropriating money;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 1b.Manufactured home park infrastructure grants and loans. Eligible 
1.10 	recipients may use manufactured home park infrastructure grants and loans under this 
1.11 	program for:
1.12 	(1) acquisition of and improvements in manufactured home parks; and
1.13 	(2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.

1.14 	Sec. 2. MANUFACTURED HOME LENDING GRANTS; APPROPRIATION.
 1.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.16 	the meanings given:
1.17 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; 
1.18 	and
1.19 	(2) "eligible organization" means a nonprofit organization the commissioner determines 
1.20 	to be eligible under subdivision 2.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Eligible organizations. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit 
2.2 	must:
2.3 	(1) be an organization defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or 
2.4 	an equivalent organization;
2.5 	(2) have primary operations located in the state of Minnesota;
2.6 	(3) be a qualified nonprofit lender; and
2.7 	(4) serve low-income populations in manufactured home communities owned by residents, 
2.8 	cooperatives, nonprofits, or municipalities.
2.9 		Subd. 3.Eligible services. Eligible organizations may apply for manufactured home 
2.10 	lending funds for the following services:
2.11 	(1) new manufactured home financing programs;
2.12 	(2) manufactured home down payment assistance; and
2.13 	(3) manufactured home repair, renovation, removal, and site preparation financing 
2.14 	programs.
2.15 		Subd. 4.Commissioner duties. Within 90 days of final enactment, the commissioner 
2.16 	shall develop the forms, applications, and reporting requirements for use by eligible 
2.17 	organizations. In developing these materials, the commissioner shall consult with 
2.18 	manufactured housing cooperatives, resident-owned manufactured home communities, and 
2.19 	nonprofit organizations working with manufactured housing cooperatives and resident-owned 
2.20 	communities.
2.21 		Subd. 5.Appropriation. $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general 
2.22 	fund to the commissioner for grants under this section.

2.23 	Sec. 3. MANUFACTURED HOME PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; 
2.24 	APPROPRIATION.
 2.25 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated 
2.26 	from the general fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to 
2.27 	fund manufactured home park infrastructure grants and loans under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.28 	section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b.

3.1 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; MANUFACTURED HOME PARK COOPERATIVE 
3.2 	PURCHASE PROGRAM.
 3.3 	(a) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
3.4 	commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to fund grants under this section.
3.5 	(b) The funding under this section may be used for grants to nonprofit organizations to 
3.6 	assist manufactured home park residents in organizing and purchasing manufactured home 
3.7 	parks, and for grants to provide down payment assistance to residents to purchase 
3.8 	manufactured home parks.
3.9 	(c) The agency may develop criteria for grant requests under this section. Within 90 
3.10 	days of final enactment, the commissioner shall develop the forms, applications, and reporting 
3.11 	requirements for use by eligible organizations. In developing these materials, the 
3.12 	commissioner shall consult with manufactured housing cooperatives, resident-owned 
3.13 	manufactured home communities, and nonprofit organizations working with manufactured 
3.14 	housing cooperatives and resident-owned communities.
3.15 	(d) Grantees must use funds to assist in the creation and preservation of housing that is 
3.16 	affordable to households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the greater of state or area 
3.17 	median income.
3.18 	(e) A deed purchased with a grant under this section must contain a covenant running 
3.19 	with the land requiring that the land be used as a manufactured home park for 30 years from 
3.20 	the date of purchase.
3.21 	(f) For the purposes of this section, the terms "manufactured home," "manufactured 
3.22 	home park," and "resident" have the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 327C.015.