LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE;

You asked for a brief summary of bills the Housing Committee favorably reported to the Finance Committee.

SB 517 — AAC ASSISTANCE TO MODERATE INCOME PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN HARTFORD

The bill authorizes up to $ 15 million in bonds for the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to assist state owned moderate-income public housing developments in Hartford to pay for capital improvements, modernization, repair, and maintenance.

SB 615 — AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING FOR HOUSING INITIATIVES

The bill authorizes up to $ 12 million in bonds for the DECD to use to provide distressed municipalities with home ownership incentives or emergency homeless shelters and improvements to support services related to (1) substance abuse, (2) mental illness, and (3) job training.

HB 991 — AAC LEAD ACTION FOR MEDICAID PRIMARY PREVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

The bill authorizes up to $ 1 million in bonds for the Department of Public Health to fund a demonstration program that promotes safe housing through (1) education, (2) medical screening, and (3) appropriate house repairs. (The bill does not specify that the demonstration program be used for lead abatement. )

SB 1004 — AAC THE REVITALIZATION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN HOUSING PROJECTS

The bill authorizes (1) $ 15 million in bonds for DECD to fund New Britain’s housing authority for the redevelopment or revitalization of its state-assisted public housing developments and (2) $ 15 million in bonds for DECD to fund Stamford’s housing authority for the redevelopment or revitalization of Vidal Court, a state-assisted housing development. The bill also allocates funds from various, existing bond authorizations for DECD to revitalize or redevelop state-assisted public housing developments in New Britain.

HB 6436 — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The bill authorizes $ 25 million for DECD to finance state housing development programs as of July 1, 2003 and $ 40 million as of July 1, 2004.

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