Bill HF5043, SF4565

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to housing; increasing the appropriation for the workforce housing
1.3          development program;amending Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2,
1.4          subdivisions 1, 3.
1.5          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6          Section 1. Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

1.9          (a) The amounts that may be spent for each
1.10       purpose are specified in the following
1.11       subdivisions.
1.12       (b) Unless otherwise specified, the
1.13       appropriations for the programs in this section
1.14       are appropriated and made available for the
1.15       purposes of the housing development fund.
1.16       Except as otherwise indicated, the amounts
1.17       appropriated are part of the agency's
1.18       permanent budget base.

2.1          Sec. 2. Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

2.4          (a) This appropriation is for the greater
2.5          Minnesota workforce housing development
2.6          program under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.7          462A.39. If requested by the applicant and
2.8          approved by the agency, funded properties
2.9          may include a portion of income- and
2.10       rent-restricted units. Funded properties may
2.11       include owner-occupied homes.
2.12       (b) The base for this appropriation is
2.13       $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter.