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REFERENCE TITLE: military and transitional housing; fund |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2664 |
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Introduced by Representative Payne
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AN ACT
Amending title 41, chapter 37, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-3955.02; relating to the arizona department of housing.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 37, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3955.02, to read:
41-3955.02. Military and transitional housing fund; purpose; annual report
A. The military and transitional housing fund is established consisting of monies allocated from any federal sources, including monies provided by affordable housing legislation and unused or undesignated stimulus monies or infrastructure monies. The director SHALL administer the fund. Monies in the fund are CONTINUOUSLY appropriated. Monies shall be spent on approval of the governor for developing newly constructed transitional housing, in cooperation with veteran owned and operated nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations in this state, for military members. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. Fund monies shall be spent for developing projects and programs to provide housing opportunities for military and transitional housing for former military members SEPARATING from the military to be housed in newly constructed housing facilities. Monies cannot be spent on Unoccupied hotels and motels designated for homeless veterans. Fund monies may only be spent for the specific purpose of providing transitional housing for military members who will be SEPARATING or who have recently SEPARATED from the military and may be spent on purchasing and constructing transitional housing facilities for military members who are transitioning into civilian life.
C. On or before September 1 of each year, the director shall submit a report on the status of the military and transitional housing fund, including a summary of facilities for which funding was provided during the preceding fiscal year, the cost and geographic location of each facility and the number of individuals benefiting from the operation, Purchase or construction of the facility, to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state.
D. The department may use not more than ten percent of the fund monies annually to administer the fund.
E. For any construction project financed by the department pursuant to this section, the department shall notify a city, town, county or tribal government that a project is planned for its jurisdiction and, before proceeding, shall seek comment from the governing body of the city, town, county or tribal government or an official authorized by the governing body of the city, town, county or tribal government. The department may not interfere with or attempt to override the local jurisdiction's planning, zoning or land use regulations.