| Chapter 409 |
| 2022 -- H 7946 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/30/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING |
Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Corvese, Azzinaro, Bennett, Casimiro, Alzate, Costantino, and Cardillo |
| Date Introduced: March 07, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 45-53 of the General Laws entitled "Low and Moderate Income |
| Housing" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 45-53-10 45-53-12. Annual report. |
| (a) The Rhode Island housing corporation established pursuant to chapter 55 of title 42 (the |
| "corporation") shall collect data on the number of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, as |
| authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 1437(f) ("vouchers"), which that are received and utilized by the public |
| housing authorities (PHA) and agencies. |
| (b) The office of housing and community development (OHCD) shall prepare a report |
| ("report") on an annual basis to the general assembly, the housing resources commission, the Rhode |
| Island housing corporation, the division of statewide planning, and the secretary of housing. The |
| report required by this section shall be made available on the OHCD website for a period of at least |
| three (3) years, and shall be deemed to be a public record. The report shall be due on or before |
| March 1 of each year, commencing in the calendar year 2023. |
| (c) The annual report required by this section shall contain the following information for |
| the twelve-(12) month (12) calendar period covered by the report commencing January 1, 2022, |
| through December 31, 2022, and annually thereafter on an aggregated and disaggregated basis by |
| each public housing authority: |
| (1) The total fees collected by each municipality from developers in lieu of development |
| of low- and moderate-income housing as defined in § 45-24-46.1. |
| (2) The number of unfunded vouchers which that result either due to cost of rent or due to |
| an unavailability of housing units. The information required by this subsection shall be provided |
| by all public housing authorities or agencies directly to the office of housing and community |
| development (OHCD);. |
| (3) The total number of vouchers received and utilized by all public housing authorities in |
| the state during the preceding calendar year. |
| (4) The administrative fees received and utilized by the public housing authorities to |
| administer the vouchers. |
| (d) As used herein, the term "public housing authority and agency" means and includes any |
| public housing authority or agency established under chapter 25 of this title 45 or chapter 26 of |
| this title 45. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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