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

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

`1.11`	APPROPRIATIONS
`1.12`	Available for the Year
`1.13`	Ending June 30
`1.14`		2014	2015

1.15

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

1.16

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

50,048,000

48,048,000

1.17The amounts that may be spent for each
1.18purpose are specified in the following
1.19subdivisions.
1.20Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation
1.21is for transfer to the housing development
1.22fund for the programs specified in this
1.23section. Except as otherwise indicated, this
1.24transfer is part of the agency's permanent
1.25budget base.

2.1

Subd. 2.Challenge Program

10,227,000

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 indigenous American Indians
2.9and communities of color. Of this amount,
2.10$1,208,000 each year shall be made available
2.11during the first 11 months of the fiscal
2.12year exclusively for housing projects for
2.13American Indians. Any funds not committed
2.14to housing projects for American Indians in
2.15the first 11 months of the fiscal year shall
2.16be available for any eligible activity under
2.17Minnesota Statues, section 462A.33.
2.18(b) Priority shall be given to programs that:
2.19(1) focus on creating safe and stable housing
2.20for homeless youth;
2.21(2) provide housing and services to trafficked
2.22women and children;
2.23(3) are land trust programs and programs
2.24that work in coordination with a land trust
2.25program; or
2.26(4) provide housing for communities and
2.27regions that have: low vacancy rates, a plan
2.28that identifies current and future housing
2.29needs, has experienced job growth since
2.302005, and has a at least 2,000 jobs within
2.31the commuter shed; or communities and
2.32regions that: have evidence of anticipated
2.33job expansion or a significant portion of area
2.34employees who commute more than 30 miles
3.1between their residence and employment,
3.2and where area employers are willing to
3.3provide a meaningful contribution that
3.4reduces the need for deferred loan or grant
3.5funds from state sources.
3.6(c) The base funding for this program in the
3.72016-2017 biennium is $10,805,000 each
3.8year.

3.9

Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund

12,605,000

10,605,000

3.10(a) This appropriation is for deposit in the
3.11housing trust fund account created under
3.12Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, and
3.13may be used for the purposes provided in that
3.14section. Priority shall be given to funding
3.15programs that are aimed at closing the
3.16disparity gap in rental housing for indigenous
3.17American Indians and communities of
3.18color and culturally specific groups who
3.19are providing services to members of their
3.20communities.
3.21(b) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is a onetime
3.22appropriation for temporary rental assistance
3.23for families with school-age children who
3.24have changed school or home at least
3.25once in the last school year. The agency,
3.26in consultation with the Department of
3.27Education, may establish additional targeting
3.28criteria.
3.29(c) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is a onetime
3.30appropriation for temporary rental assistance
3.31for adults who are in the process of being
3.32released from state correctional facilities
3.33or on supervised release in the community
3.34who are homeless or at risk of becoming
3.35homeless. The agency, in consultation with
4.1the Department of Corrections, may establish
4.2additional targeting criteria to identify
4.3those adults most at risk of reentering state
4.4correctional facilities.
4.5(d) The base funding for this program in
4.6fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is $10,791,000
4.7each year.

4.8

Subd. 4.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill

2,638,000

4.9This appropriation is for the rental housing
4.10assistance program under Minnesota
4.11Statutes, section 462A.2097.

4.12

Subd. 5.Family Homeless Prevention

8,043,000

4.13This appropriation is for the family homeless
4.14prevention and assistance programs under
4.15Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.
4.16The base funding for this program in the
4.172016-2017 biennium is $8,145,000 each year.

4.18

Subd. 6.Home Ownership Assistance Fund

845,000

4.19This appropriation is for the home ownership
4.20assistance program under Minnesota
4.21Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8.
4.22Priority shall be given to funding programs
4.23that are aimed at closing the disparity gap in
4.24affordable homeownership for indigenous
4.25American Indians and communities of color.
4.26The base funding in the 2016-2017 biennium
4.27is $854,000 each year.

4.28

Subd. 7.Affordable Rental Investment Fund

4,200,000

4.29(a) This appropriation is for the affordable
4.30rental investment fund program under
4.31Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
4.32subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition,
4.33rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of
5.1federally assisted rental property and for
5.2making equity takeout loans under Minnesota
5.3Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.
5.4(b) The owner of federally assisted rental
5.5property must agree to participate in
5.6the applicable federally assisted housing
5.7program and to extend any existing
5.8low-income affordability restrictions on the
5.9housing for the maximum term permitted.
5.10The owner must also enter into an agreement
5.11that gives local units of government,
5.12housing and redevelopment authorities,
5.13and nonprofit housing organizations the
5.14right of first refusal if the rental property
5.15is offered for sale. Priority must be given
5.16among comparable federally assisted rental
5.17properties to properties with the longest
5.18remaining term under an agreement for
5.19federal assistance. Priority must also be
5.20given among comparable rental housing
5.21developments to developments that are or
5.22will be owned by local government units, a
5.23housing and redevelopment authority, or a
5.24nonprofit housing organization.
5.25(c) The appropriation also may be used to
5.26finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and
5.27debt restructuring of existing supportive
5.28housing properties. For purposes of this
5.29subdivision, "supportive housing" means
5.30affordable rental housing with links to
5.31services necessary for individuals, youth, and
5.32families with children to maintain housing
5.33stability.

5.34

Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation

6,094,000

6.1This appropriation is for the housing
6.2rehabilitation program under Minnesota
6.3Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14.
6.4Of this amount, $3,344,000 each year is for
6.5the rehabilitation of rental properties, and
6.6$2,750,000 each year is for the rehabilitation
6.7of owner-occupied homes. The base funding
6.8for this program in the 2016-2017 biennium
6.9is $6,188,000 each year. Of this amount,
6.10$3,438,000 each year is for the rehabilitation
6.11of rental housing and $2,750,000 each year
6.12is for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied
6.13housing.

6.14
6.15

Subd. 9.Homeownership Education,
Counseling, and Training

809,000

6.16This appropriation is for the homeownership
6.17education, counseling, and training program
6.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.
6.19Priority may be given to funding programs
6.20that are aimed culturally specific groups
6.21who are providing services to members of
6.22their communities. The base funding for
6.23this program in the 2016-2017 biennium is
6.24$819,000 each year.

6.25

Subd. 10.Capacity-Building Grants

242,000

6.26This appropriation is for nonprofit
6.27capacity-building grants under Minnesota
6.28Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.
6.29The base funding for this program in the
6.302016-2017 biennium is $263,000 each year.

6.31

Subd. 11.Grants

445,000

445,00

6.32(a) This appropriation is for the following
6.33grants and is available until expended. This
6.34appropriation is added to the agency's base.
7.1(b) $70,000 each year is for a grant to Open
7.2Access Connection to provide free voice
7.3mail services for homeless and low-income
7.4people so that they have a reliable and
7.5consistent communication tool to aid in
7.6their search for affordable housing and their
7.7search for maintenance of jobs so that they
7.8have income to maintain affordable housing.
7.9This service is provided in the metropolitan
7.10area and through a toll-free number in greater
7.11Minnesota.
7.12(c) $200,000 each year for a grant to HOME
7.13Line for the tenant's rights advocacy and
7.14services program.
7.15(d) $175,000 each year for a grant to an East
7.16African women's organization to promote the
7.17health and safety of East African women and
7.18children in Minnesota and provide services to
7.19East African women who are first generation
7.20immigrants from East African countries and
7.21their children. The program must provide
7.22safe housing for victims of domestic abuse
7.23and trafficking as well as assistance accessing
7.24the health care system. The program must
7.25provide educational resources to prevent
7.26the exploitation of East African women
7.27and children in Minnesota. The program
7.28shall provide shelter services and health
7.29and human rights education to promote
7.30empowerment and provide culturally
7.31appropriate services to East African women
7.32and children in Minnesota and other victims
7.33of domestic violence.

7.34

Subd. 12.Transfers

3,900,000

8.1(a) The appropriations in this subdivision are
8.2not for transfer to the housing development
8.3fund. These appropriations are for transfer
8.4to the commissioner of human services for
8.5the purposes specified. The appropriations
8.6are added to the Minnesota Housing Finance
8.7Agency's fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year
8.82017 base budget.
8.9(b) $900,000 each year is for the long-term
8.10homeless supportive services fund under
8.11Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26.
8.12(c) $250,000 each year is for the transitional
8.13housing programs underMinnesota Statutes,
8.14section 256E.33.
8.15(d) $250,000 each year is for emergency
8.16services grants under Minnesota Statutes,
8.17section 256E.36.
8.18(e) $1,500,000 each year is to provide
8.19housing and services to homeless youth
8.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.
8.21(f) $1,000,000 each year is to develop and
8.22provide housing and shelters to prevent the
8.23sexual exploitation of women and children
8.24and assist trafficked women and children."
8.25Amend the title accordingly