as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/09/2021 01:46pm
A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing a budget for the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
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The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agency
for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or
another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them
are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The
first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is
fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
Sec. 2. new text beginHOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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64,798,000 new text end |
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64,798,000 new text end |
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(a) The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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(b) Unless otherwise specified, this
appropriation is for transfer to the housing
development fund for the programs specified
in this section. Except as otherwise indicated,
this transfer is part of the agency's permanent
budget base.
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Challenge Program
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14,925,000 new text end |
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14,925,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the economic
development and housing challenge program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33
and 462A.07, subdivision 14.
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(b) Of this amount, $1,208,000 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 in the first 11 months of the fiscal year
shall be available for any eligible activity
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 462A.33
and 462A.07, subdivision 14.
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(c) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $12,925,000.
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Workforce Housing Development
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3,000,000 new text end |
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3,000,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the Greater
Minnesota workforce housing development
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.39. If requested by the applicant and
approved by the agency, funded properties
may include a portion of income and rent
restricted units. Funded properties may include
owner-occupied homes.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $2,000,000.
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Manufactured Home Park
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1,500,000 new text end |
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1,500,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for manufactured
home park infrastructure grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2035,
subdivision 1b.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $1,000,000.
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Workforce Homeownership Program
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1,000,000 new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the workforce
homeownership program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.38.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $250,000.
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Housing Trust Fund
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11,646,000 new text end |
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11,646,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is for deposit in the housing
trust fund account created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.201, and may be used
for the purposes provided in that section.
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Homework Starts with Home
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2,250,000 new text end |
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2,250,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the homework
starts with home program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 462A.201, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (4), and 462A.204,
subdivision 8, to provide assistance to
homeless or highly mobile families with
children eligible for enrollment in a
prekindergarten through grade 12 academic
program.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $1,750,000.
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Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
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4,588,000 new text end |
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4,588,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the rental housing
assistance program for persons with a mental
illness or families with an adult member with
a mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.2097. Among comparable
proposals, the agency shall prioritize those
proposals that target, in part, eligible persons
who desire to move to more integrated,
community-based settings.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $4,338,000.
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Family Homeless Prevention
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12,269,000 new text end |
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12,269,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the family
homeless prevention and assistance programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $10,269,000.
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Home Ownership Assistance Fund
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1,635,000 new text end |
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1,635,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the home
ownership assistance program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
subdivision 8. The agency shall continue to
strengthen its efforts to address the disparity
gap in the homeownership rate between white
households and indigenous American Indians
and communities of color. To better
understand and address the disparity gap, the
agency is required to collect, on a voluntary
basis, demographic information regarding
race, color, national origin, and sex of
applicants for agency programs intended to
benefit homeowners and homebuyers.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $885,000.
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Affordable Rental Investment Fund
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4,218,000 new text end |
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4,218,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the affordable
rental investment fund program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition,
rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of
federally assisted rental property and for
making equity take-out loans under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.
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(b) The owner of federally assisted rental
property must agree to participate in the
applicable federally assisted housing program
and to extend any existing low-income
affordability restrictions on the housing for
the maximum term permitted.
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(c) The appropriation also may be used to
finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt
restructuring of existing supportive housing
properties and naturally occurring affordable
housing as determined by the commissioner.
For purposes of this paragraph, "supportive
housing" means affordable rental housing with
links to services necessary for individuals,
youth, and families with children to maintain
housing stability.
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Owner-Occupied Housing
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2,772,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the rehabilitation
of owner-occupied housing under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14 and
14a.
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(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
grants or loans under this subdivision may be
made without rent or income restrictions of
owners or tenants. To the extent practicable,
grants or loans must be made available
statewide.
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Rental Housing Rehabilitation
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2,743,000 new text end |
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2,743,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the rehabilitation
of eligible rental housing under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14. In
administering a rehabilitation program for
rental housing, the agency may apply the
processes and priorities adopted for
administration of the economic development
and housing challenge program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, and may
provide grants or forgivable loans if approved
by the agency.
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(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
grants or loans under this subdivision may be
made without rent or income restrictions of
owners or tenants. To the extent practicable,
grants or loans must be made available
statewide.
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(c) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $3,743,000.
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Homeownership Education,
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1,107,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is for the
homeownership education, counseling, and
training program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.209.
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(b) The base for this program in fiscal year
2024 and beyond is $857,000.
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Capacity-Building Grants
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645,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is for nonprofit
capacity-building grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b. Of
this amount, $125,000 each year is for support
of the Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS).
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Build Wealth MN
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500,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is for a grant to Build
Wealth Minnesota to provide a family
stabilization plan program including program
outreach, financial literacy education, and
budget and debt counseling.
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Availability and Transfer of Funds
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Money appropriated in the first year in this
article is available the second year. The
commissioner may shift or transfer money in
the second year in subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 12,
and 13 to address high-priority housing needs.
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