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1 1 Section 1. HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1 2 1. A housing and neighborhood advisory council is
1 3 established for purposes of identifying, coordinating,
1 4 examining, and ensuring maximum utilization of state moneys
1 5 for existing housing and neighborhood programs and
1 6 initiatives. The council shall consist of fifteen members,
1 7 including all of the following:
1 8 a. The director of the department of economic development,
1 9 or the director's designee.
1 10 b. The executive director of the Iowa finance authority,
1 11 or the executive director's designee.
1 12 c. The director of the department of human services, or
1 13 the director's designee.
1 14 d. The director of human rights, or the director's
1 15 designee.
1 16 e. The superintendent of banking, or the superintendent's
1 17 designee.
1 18 f. Six members appointed by the governor with expertise in
1 19 housing and neighborhood issues.
1 20 g. Four members of the general assembly with not more than
1 21 one member from each chamber being from the same political
1 22 party. The two senators shall be designated by the majority
1 23 leader of the senate after consultation with the president and
1 24 the minority leader of the senate. The two representatives
1 25 shall be designated by the speaker of house of representatives
1 26 after consultation with the majority and minority leaders of
1 27 the house of representatives.
1 28 2. At the first meeting of the council, the council shall
1 29 elect a chairperson from its members.
1 30 3. Administrative and staffing services shall be provided
1 31 by the departments included on the council.
1 32 4. The council shall do all of the following:
1 33 a. Inventory other housing and neighborhood initiatives of
1 34 other states.
1 35 b. Inventory state and federal housing and neighborhood
2 1 initiatives in Iowa.
2 2 c. Determine the effectiveness of existing housing
2 3 legislation assisting persons in most need of housing
2 4 assistance.
2 5 d. Determine how to increase the participation of housing
2 6 and neighborhood advocacy groups in the development and
2 7 administration of state policy relating to housing and
2 8 neighborhood issues.
2 9 e. Separate rural and small town housing issues from urban
2 10 housing issues.
2 11 f. Recommend a comprehensive housing and neighborhood
2 12 development plan for the state, including a state housing
2 13 policy.
2 14 g. Examine the need and possibilities for creating a state
2 15 department of housing and neighborhood development.
2 16 5. The council shall consider issues relating to tax
2 17 increment financing, assisting residents to increase
2 18 participation in revitalization efforts, increasing receipts
2 19 of federal moneys for the continuum of care for homeless
2 20 programs, and encouraging private and nonprofit developers to
2 21 build affordable housing in areas of greatest need.
2 22 Sec. 2. REPORT. The housing and neighborhood advisory
2 23 council shall submit a report to the general assembly and the
2 24 governor not later than December 15, 2000. The report shall
2 25 include all of the following:
2 26 1. A rationale for one of the following:
2 27 a. The creation of a state department of housing and
2 28 neighborhood development.
2 29 b. A continuation of the council with limited resources
2 30 and authority.
2 31 2. A recommended state housing policy.
2 32 3. Recommended legislative initiatives targeted to urban
2 33 housing and increasing neighborhood participation in
2 34 revitalization efforts.
2 35 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
3 1 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 2 EXPLANATION
3 3 This bill creates a housing and neighborhood advisory
3 4 council for purposes of identifying, coordinating, examining,
3 5 and ensuring maximum utilization of state moneys for existing
3 6 housing and neighborhood programs and initiatives. The bill
3 7 provides that the council shall consist of the director of the
3 8 department of economic development, the executive director of
3 9 the Iowa finance authority, the director of human services,
3 10 the director of the department of human rights, the
3 11 superintendent of banking, six members appointed by the
3 12 governor with expertise in housing and neighborhood issues,
3 13 and four members of the general assembly.
3 14 The bill provides that the council shall inventory other
3 15 states' housing and neighborhood initiatives, determine the
3 16 effectiveness of existing housing legislation assisting
3 17 persons in most need of housing assistance, determine how to
3 18 increase participation of housing and neighborhood advocacy
3 19 groups in developing state policy, separate rural and small
3 20 town housing issues from urban housing issues, recommend a
3 21 comprehensive housing and neighborhood development plan, and
3 22 examine the need for a new state department of housing and
3 23 neighborhood development. The bill provides that the council
3 24 shall consider issues relating to tax increment financing,
3 25 assistance to residents to increase participation in
3 26 revitalization efforts, increasing federal moneys for the
3 27 continuum of care for homeless programs, and encouraging
3 28 private and nonprofit developers to build affordable housing
3 29 in areas of greatest need.
3 30 The bill provides that the council shall submit a report to
3 31 the general assembly and the governor not later than December
3 32 15, 2000. The bill provides that the report shall include a
3 33 rationale for a new state department of housing and
3 34 neighborhood development or for a continuation of the council.
3 35 The bill provides that the report shall also include a
4 1 recommended state housing policy and legislative initiatives.
4 2 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
4 3 LSB 6097YH 78
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