UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1706 Page 1 of 1 XXXX 2/20/2023 4:53 PM Jacketed AN ACT relating to the Kentucky affordable housing trust fund. 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 ď˘Section 1. KRS 198A.705 is amended to read as follows: 3 The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: 4 (1) [current ]Economic conditions, federal housing policies, and declining resources at 5 the federal, state, and local levels adversely affect the ability of very low-income 6 persons to obtain safe, decent, and affordable housing; 7 (2) [that ]An increasing number of individuals are homeless, are at risk of becoming 8 homeless, or live in overcrowded, inadequate, and unsafe housing units; and 9 (3) It is in the public interest to establish a continuously renewable resource known as 10 an affordable housing trust fund to assist very low-income persons in meeting their 11 basic housing needs. 12