| Chapter 156 |
| 2025 -- H 5948 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/24/2025 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING |
Introduced By: Representatives Speakman, Knight, Alzate, Morales, Casey, Giraldo, and Kislak |
| Date Introduced: February 28, 2025 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 45-53-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-53 entitled "Low and |
| Moderate Income Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 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”), that are received and utilized by the public housing |
| authorities (PHA) and agencies. |
| (b) The office of housing and community development (OHCD) The department of |
| housing shall prepare a report (“report”) on an annual basis to the general assembly, the housing |
| resources commission, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, and the |
| division of statewide planning, and the secretary of housing. The report required by this section |
| shall be made available on the OHCD department of housing 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 |
| April 15 of each year, commencing in the calendar year 2023. |
| (c)(b) The annual report required by this section shall contain the following information |
| for the twelve-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 amount of fees in lieu collected by each municipality from developers in lieu |
| of development of low- and moderate-income housing as defined in § 45-24-46.1, the projects that |
| were provided funding by the fees, the amounts allocated to the projects, and the number of units |
| created. The information required by this subsection shall be provided by all municipalities directly |
| to the executive office of housing. |
| (2) The number of unfunded vouchers that result either due to cost of rent or due to an |
| unavailability of housing units amount of "leasing potential" as defined by the United States |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development. 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) department of housing. |
| (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)(c) 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 or chapter 26 of |
| this title. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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