House
File
2407
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2407
BY
CAHILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
housing
assistance
for
homeless
veterans
1
concerning
expenditures
from
the
veterans
trust
fund
and
by
2
authorizing
lottery
games
to
provide
housing
assistance
to
3
homeless
veterans.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.13,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
minimum
balance
of
the
trust
fund
required
prior
3
to
expenditure
of
moneys
from
the
trust
fund
is
five
million
4
dollars.
Once
the
minimum
balance
is
reached,
the
interest
5
and
earnings
on
the
fund
and
the
first
five
hundred
thousand
6
dollars
transferred
each
fiscal
year
pursuant
to
section
7
sections
99G.9B
and
99G.39
from
the
lottery
fund
to
the
8
trust
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
commission
to
be
used
to
9
achieve
the
purposes
of
subsection
6
of
this
section
.
Moneys
10
appropriated
to
the
commission
that
remain
unobligated
or
11
unexpended
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
revert
to
the
12
trust
fund.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
13
balance
in
the
trust
fund
reach
fifty
million
dollars.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
35A.13,
subsection
6,
paragraph
n,
Code
15
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
n.
Rental
housing
Housing
assistance
for
veterans
who
meet
17
the
definition
of
homeless,
as
set
out
in
42
U.S.C.
§11302,
18
for
to
include
payment
of
rental
application
fees
needed
for
19
obtaining
rental
housing.
20
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
99G.9B
Limited
series
of
lottery
games
21
providing
aid
for
homeless
veterans.
22
The
chief
executive
officer,
in
consultation
with
the
board,
23
shall
develop
and
conduct
one
instant
scratch
and
one
pull-tab
24
lottery
game
annually
to
provide
moneys
for
the
benefit
of
25
homeless
veterans
needing
housing
assistance.
The
moneys
26
received
from
the
sale
of
tickets
for
each
of
the
lottery
games
27
shall
be
deposited
in
a
special
account
in
the
lottery
fund.
28
Notwithstanding
section
99G.39,
after
payment
of
the
prizes,
29
the
remaining
moneys
shall
be
transferred
to
the
veterans
trust
30
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
35A.13
for
the
purpose
of
31
providing
housing
assistance
for
homeless
veterans.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
provides
that
the
chief
executive
officer
of
the
1
lottery
authority
shall
develop
and
conduct
one
instant
scratch
2
and
one
pull-tab
lottery
game
annually
for
the
benefit
of
3
homeless
veterans
needing
housing
assistance.
Moneys
received
4
from
the
games,
less
prizes,
shall
be
transferred
to
the
5
veterans
trust
fund
established
in
Code
section
35A.13.
6
Code
section
35A.13
is
amended
to
provide
for
the
receipt
7
of
moneys
from
the
lottery
for
the
games
authorized
by
the
8
bill
and
to
allow
expenditures
from
the
veterans
trust
fund
9
for
housing
assistance
for
homeless
veterans
and
not
just
for
10
rental
housing
assistance.
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