Senate Bill S7063B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to affordable housing corporation grants

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7063 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6494
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1824, A6277
2021-2022: S3372, A4341

2017-S7063 - Summary

Relates to affordable housing corporation grants by increasing the amount that can be granted to a high cost project.

2017-S7063 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7063 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7063
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to afforda-
   ble housing corporation grants

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  1112  of  the  private  housing
 finance law, as amended by chapter 64 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1.  Within  the  limit  of  funds  available in the affordable housing
 development account, the corporation is hereby authorized to enter  into
 contracts  with  eligible applicants to provide grants which such appli-
 cants  shall  use  to  finance  affordable  home  ownership  development
 programs subject to the terms and conditions of this article. Any grants
 received by a municipality hereunder shall not be deemed to be municipal
 funds.    Grantees shall utilize funds provided pursuant to this article
 solely as payments, grants and loans to owners to reduce  the  costs  of
 new  construction,  rehabilitation  or  home  improvement or the cost of
 acquisition, but only where such acquisition is part  of  an  affordable
 home  ownership development program or project to construct or rehabili-
 tate homes, or as otherwise authorized by law. Such financial assistance
 may be in the form of loans, participation in loans  including  but  not
 limited  to  participation  in  loans  originated or financed by lending
 institutions as defined in section forty-two of this chapter, private or
 public employee pension funds or the state of New York mortgage  agency,
 or grants, on such terms and conditions as the grantee with the approval
 of  the  corporation  shall  determine,  provided that no such payments,
 grants and loans shall exceed the lesser of (i)  sixty  percent  of  the
 project  cost  for projects involving acquisition or one hundred percent
 of rehabilitation programs without an acquisition component or (ii)  the
 following per dwelling unit limitations (A) thirty-five thousand dollars
 for  projects  except  as  provided  in  item  (B) of this clause or (B)
 
              

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2017-S7063A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6494
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1824, A6277
2021-2022: S3372, A4341

2017-S7063A - Summary

Relates to affordable housing corporation grants by increasing the amount that can be granted to a high cost project.

2017-S7063A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7063A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7063--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, AVELLA, BENJAMIN, COMRIE, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN,
   KENNEDY,  MONTGOMERY, PERALTA, PERSAUD, SAVINO, STAVISKY -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on  Housing,  Construction  and  Community  Development  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to afforda-
   ble housing corporation grants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  1112  of  the  private  housing
 finance law, as amended by chapter 64 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1.  Within  the  limit  of  funds  available in the affordable housing
 development account, the corporation is hereby authorized to enter  into
 contracts  with  eligible applicants to provide grants which such appli-
 cants  shall  use  to  finance  affordable  home  ownership  development
 programs subject to the terms and conditions of this article. Any grants
 received by a municipality hereunder shall not be deemed to be municipal
 funds.    Grantees shall utilize funds provided pursuant to this article
 solely as payments, grants and loans to owners to reduce  the  costs  of
 new  construction,  rehabilitation  or  home  improvement or the cost of
 acquisition, but only where such acquisition is part  of  an  affordable
 home  ownership development program or project to construct or rehabili-
 tate homes, or as otherwise authorized by law. Such financial assistance
 may be in the form of loans, participation in loans  including  but  not
 limited  to  participation  in  loans  originated or financed by lending
 institutions as defined in section forty-two of this chapter, private or
 public employee pension funds or the state of New York mortgage  agency,
 or grants, on such terms and conditions as the grantee with the approval
 of  the  corporation  shall  determine,  provided that no such payments,
 grants and loans shall exceed the lesser of (i)  sixty  percent  of  the
 project  cost  for projects involving acquisition or one hundred percent
 
              

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2017-S7063B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6494
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1824, A6277
2021-2022: S3372, A4341

2017-S7063B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to affordable housing corporation grants by increasing the amount that can be granted to a high cost project.

2017-S7063B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7063B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7063--B
     Cal. No. 1308
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BAILEY, AVELLA, BENJAMIN, BOYLE, COMRIE, HAMILTON,
   HOYLMAN,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  MONTGOMERY,  PERALTA,  PERSAUD,  SAVINO,
   STAVISKY  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and  Community
   Development  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  reported  favorably
   from  said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a
   third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its  place  in
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to afforda-
   ble housing corporation grants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  1112  of  the  private  housing
 finance law, as amended by chapter 64 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1.  Within  the  limit  of  funds  available in the affordable housing
 development account, the corporation is hereby authorized to enter  into
 contracts  with  eligible applicants to provide grants which such appli-
 cants  shall  use  to  finance  affordable  home  ownership  development
 programs subject to the terms and conditions of this article. Any grants
 received by a municipality hereunder shall not be deemed to be municipal
 funds.    Grantees shall utilize funds provided pursuant to this article
 solely as payments, grants and loans to owners to reduce  the  costs  of
 new  construction,  rehabilitation  or  home  improvement or the cost of
 acquisition, but only where such acquisition is part  of  an  affordable
 home  ownership development program or project to construct or rehabili-
 tate homes, or as otherwise authorized by law. Such financial assistance
 may be in the form of loans, participation in loans  including  but  not
 limited  to  participation  in  loans  originated or financed by lending
 institutions as defined in section forty-two of this chapter, private or
 public employee pension funds or the state of New York mortgage  agency,
 or grants, on such terms and conditions as the grantee with the approval
              

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