as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/22/2016 09:14am
A bill for an act
relating to housing; modifying the manufactured home park redevelopment
program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
462A.2035.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.2035, is amended to read:
The agency shall establish a manufactured home
park redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park
redevelopment grants deleted text begin or loansdeleted text end to cities, counties, deleted text begin ordeleted text end community action programsnew text begin , nonprofit
organizations, and cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308Bnew text end .
deleted text begin Cities, counties, and community action
programsdeleted text end new text begin Eligible recipientsnew text end may use new text begin individual assistance new text end grants deleted text begin and loansdeleted text end under this
program to:
(1) provide current residents of manufactured home parks with buy-out assistance
not to exceed $4,000 per home with preference given to older manufactured homes;new text begin and
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(2) provide down-payment assistance for the purchase of new and preowned
manufactured homes that comply with the current version of the State Building Code in
effect at the time of the sale, not to exceed $10,000 per homedeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
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(3) make improvements in manufactured home parks as requested by the grant
recipient.
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Eligible recipients may use park
infrastructure grants under this program for:
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(1) improvements in manufactured home parks; and
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(2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.
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new text begin For individual assistance grants under
subdivision 2, new text end households assisted deleted text begin under this sectiondeleted text end must have an annual household
income at or below 80 percent of the area median household income. Cities, counties, or
community action programs receiving funds under the program must give preference to
households at or below 50 percent of the area median household income. Participation in
the program is voluntary and no park resident shall be required to participate.
The agency shall attempt to make grants deleted text begin and loansdeleted text end in
approximately equal amounts to applicants outside and within the metropolitan area.
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$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of housing finance for park infrastructure grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.2035, subdivision 3.
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