1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2116 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.3 "Section 1.
APPROPRIATION; HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR
1.4FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
1.5(a) $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the
1.6Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for grants for families with children with disabilities
1.7to obtain homeownership. Eligible families must (1) have one child under the age of 19
1.8with a medically diagnosed disability, and (2) have faced housing instability as renters
1.9due to the child's disability in the last two years requiring them to move or be at risk
1.10of losing their current housing.
1.11(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $600,000 is to the City of Lakes Community
1.12Land Trust as a pilot project to provide homeownership opportunities to eligible low and
1.13moderate-income families to find safe and stable housing in conjunction with existing
1.14programs and provide additional financing assistance and incentives to families eligible
1.15under this section to make homeownership more affordable.
1.16(c) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $600,000 is to the Housing Finance Agency
1.17for a pilot project to provide grants to nonprofit housing organizations and housing
1.18developers to provide home design, construction, and renovation to allow eligible low and
1.19moderate-income families to modify, improve, or build homes that are safe and accessible
1.20for families with children with disabilities.
1.21(d) Unexpended grant funds from fiscal year 2015 are available in fiscal year 2016."