1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1344 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3"ARTICLE 1

1.4HOUSING APPROPRIATION

1.5 Section 1. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
1.6 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated to
1.7the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
1.8the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
1.9for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the
1.10appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or
1.11June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal
1.12year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.

`1.13`	APPROPRIATIONS
`1.14`	Available for the Year
`1.15`	Ending June 30
`1.16`		2014	2015

1.17

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

50,048,000

48,048,000

1.18The amounts that may be spent for each
1.19purpose are specified in the following
1.20subdivisions.
1.21This appropriation is for transfer to the
1.22housing development fund for the programs
1.23specified in this section. Except as otherwise
1.24indicated, this transfer is part of the agency's
1.25permanent budget base.

2.1

Subd. 2.Challenge Program

12,194,000

2.2(a) This appropriation is for the economic
2.3development and housing challenge program
2.4under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
2.5Priority shall be given to funding programs
2.6that are aimed at closing the disparity gap
2.7in affordable homeownership and rental
2.8housing for communities of color. Of this
2.9amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be made
2.10available during the first 11 months of the
2.11fiscal year exclusively for housing projects
2.12for American Indians. Any funds not
2.13committed to housing projects for American
2.14Indians in the first 11 months of the fiscal year
2.15shall be available for any eligible activity
2.16under Minnesota Statues, section 462A.33.
2.17(b) Priority shall be given to programs that:
2.18(1) focus on creating safe and stable housing
2.19for homeless youth;
2.20(2) provide housing and services to trafficked
2.21women and children; or
2.22(3) are land trust programs and programs
2.23that work in coordination with a land trust
2.24program.
2.25(c) The base funding for this program in the
2.262016-2017 biennium is $12,773,000 each
2.27year.

2.28

Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund

13,236,000

11,236,000

2.29(a) This appropriation is for deposit in the
2.30housing trust fund account created under
2.31Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, and
2.32may be used for the purposes provided
2.33in that section. Priority shall be given
3.1to funding programs that are aimed at
3.2closing the disparity gap in rental housing
3.3for communities of color and culturally
3.4specific groups who are providing services to
3.5members of their communities.
3.6(b) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is a onetime
3.7appropriation for temporary rental assistance
3.8for families with school-age children who
3.9have changed school or home at least
3.10once in the last school year. The agency,
3.11in consultation with the Department of
3.12Education, may establish additional targeting
3.13criteria.
3.14(c) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is a onetime
3.15appropriation for temporary rental assistance
3.16for adults who are in the process of being
3.17released from state correctional facilities
3.18or on supervised release in the community
3.19who are homeless or at risk of becoming
3.20homeless. The agency, in consultation with
3.21the Department of Corrections, may establish
3.22additional targeting criteria to identify
3.23those adults most at risk of reentering state
3.24correctional facilities.
3.25(d) The base funding for this program in
3.26fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is $11,422,000
3.27each year.

3.28

Subd. 4.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill

2,638,000

3.29This appropriation is for the rental housing
3.30assistance program under Minnesota
3.31Statutes, section 462A.2097.

3.32

Subd. 5.Family Homeless Prevention

8,390,000

3.33This appropriation is for the family homeless
3.34prevention and assistance programs under
4.1Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.
4.2The base funding for this program in the
4.32016-2017 biennium is $8,492,000 each year.

4.4

Subd. 6.Home Ownership Assistance Fund

874,000

4.5This appropriation is for the home ownership
4.6assistance program under Minnesota
4.7Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8.
4.8Priority shall be given to funding programs
4.9that are aimed at closing the disparity gap in
4.10affordable homeownership for communities
4.11of color. The base funding in the 2016-2017
4.12biennium is $883,000 each year.

4.13

Subd. 7.Affordable Rental Investment Fund

4,200,000

4.14(a) This appropriation is for the affordable
4.15rental investment fund program under
4.16Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
4.17subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition,
4.18rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of
4.19federally assisted rental property and for
4.20making equity takeout loans under Minnesota
4.21Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.
4.22(b) The owner of federally assisted rental
4.23property must agree to participate in
4.24the applicable federally assisted housing
4.25program and to extend any existing
4.26low-income affordability restrictions on the
4.27housing for the maximum term permitted.
4.28The owner must also enter into an agreement
4.29that gives local units of government,
4.30housing and redevelopment authorities,
4.31and nonprofit housing organizations the
4.32right of first refusal if the rental property
4.33is offered for sale. Priority must be given
4.34among comparable federally assisted rental
4.35properties to properties with the longest
5.1remaining term under an agreement for
5.2federal assistance. Priority must also be
5.3given among comparable rental housing
5.4developments to developments that are or
5.5will be owned by local government units, a
5.6housing and redevelopment authority, or a
5.7nonprofit housing organization.
5.8(c) The appropriation also may be used to
5.9finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and
5.10debt restructuring of existing supportive
5.11housing properties. For purposes of this
5.12subdivision, "supportive housing" means
5.13affordable rental housing with links to
5.14services necessary for individuals, youth, and
5.15families with children to maintain housing
5.16stability.

5.17

Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation

6,414,000

5.18This appropriation is for the housing
5.19rehabilitation program under Minnesota
5.20Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14.
5.21Of this amount, $3,664,000 each year is for
5.22the rehabilitation of rental properties, and
5.23$2,750,000 each year is for the rehabilitation
5.24of owner-occupied homes. The base funding
5.25for this program in the 2016-2017 biennium
5.26is $6,508,000 each year. Of this amount,
5.27$3,758,000 each year is for the rehabilitation
5.28of rental housing: and $2,750,000 each year
5.29is for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied
5.30housing.

5.31
5.32

Subd. 9.Homeownership Education,
Counseling, and Training

844,000

5.33This appropriation is for the homeownership
5.34education, counseling, and training program
5.35under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.
6.1Priority may be given to funding programs
6.2that are aimed culturally specific groups
6.3who are providing services to members of
6.4their communities. The base funding for
6.5this program in the 2016-2017 biennium is
6.6$854,000 each year.

6.7

Subd. 10.Capacity-Building Grants

312,000

6.8This appropriation is for nonprofit
6.9capacity-building grants under Minnesota
6.10Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.
6.11The base funding for this program in the
6.122016-2017 biennium is $333,000 each year.

6.13

Subd. 11.Grants

445,000

445,00

6.14This appropriation is for the following
6.15grants and is available until expended. This
6.16appropriation is added to the agency's base.
6.17(a) $70,000 each year is for a grant to Open
6.18Access Connection to provide free voice
6.19mail services for homeless and low-income
6.20people so that they have a reliable and
6.21consistent communication tool to aid in
6.22their search for affordable housing and their
6.23search for maintenance of jobs so that they
6.24have income to maintain affordable housing.
6.25This service is provided in the metropolitan
6.26area and through a toll-free number in greater
6.27Minnesota.
6.28(b) $200,000 each year for a grant to HOME
6.29Line for the tenant's rights advocacy and
6.30services program.
6.31(c) $175,000 each year for a grant to an East
6.32African women's organization to promote the
6.33health and safety of East African women and
6.34children in Minnesota and provide services to
7.1East African women who are first generation
7.2immigrants from East African countries and
7.3their children. The program must provide
7.4safe housing for victims of abuse and
7.5trafficking as well as assistance accessing
7.6the health care system. The program must
7.7provide educational resources to prevent
7.8the exploitation of East African women
7.9and children in Minnesota. The program
7.10shall provide shelter services and health
7.11and human rights education to promote
7.12empowerment and provide culturally
7.13appropriate services to East African women
7.14and children in Minnesota.

7.15

Subd. 12.Transfers

500,000

7.16The following appropriations are for transfers
7.17to the commissioner of human services.
7.18These are added to the 2016-2017 biennium
7.19base.
7.20(a) $125,00 each year is for the long-term
7.21homeless supportive services fund under
7.22Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26.
7.23(b) $125,000 each year is for the long-term
7.24homeless supportive services fund under
7.25Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33.
7.26(c) $125,000 each year is for a transfer to
7.27the commissioner of human services for
7.28emergency services grants under Minnesota
7.29Statutes, section 256E.36.
7.30(d) $125,000 each year is to provide housing
7.31and services to homeless youth under
7.32Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45."
7.33Amend the title accordingly