Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB150 Compare Versions

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 174
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4-Chapter 174
5-(House Bill 150)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0150*
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9-Housing and Community Development – Adaptive Reuse
10+HOUSE BILL 150
11+C9 3lr1185
12+ CF SB 166
13+By: Delegates Stewart, Amprey, Charkoudian, Feldmark, Foley, Holmes, Lehman,
14+R. Lewis, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Shetty, Solomon, and Vogel
15+Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2023
16+Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
17+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18+House action: Adopted
19+Read second time: March 9, 2023
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11-FOR the purpose of establishing that adaptive reuse of existing buildings to create
12-affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance
13-provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the
14-Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse
15-is an eligible use of funds; and generally relating to the creation and financing of
16-affordable multifamily housing through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
21+CHAPTER ______
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18-BY adding to
19- Article – Housing and Community Development
20-Section 1–102 to be under the amended subtitle “Subtitle 1. General Provisions”
21- Annotated Code of Maryland
22- (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)
23+AN ACT concerning 1
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24- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
25-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
25+Housing and Community Development – Adaptive Reuse 2
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27-Article – Housing and Community Development
27+FOR the purpose of establishing that adaptive reuse of existing buildings to create 3
28+affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance 4
29+provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the 5
30+Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse 6
31+is an eligible use of funds; and generally relating to the creation and financing of 7
32+affordable multifamily housing through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. 8
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29-Subtitle 1. [Definitions] GENERAL PROVISIONS.
34+BY adding to 9
35+ Article – Housing and Community Development 10
36+Section 1–102 to be under the amended subtitle “Subtitle 1. General Provisions” 11
37+ Annotated Code of Maryland 12
38+ (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 13
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31-1–102.
40+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
41+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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33- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
34-INDICATED.
43+Article – Housing and Community Development 16
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36- (2) “ADAPTIVE REUSE ” MEANS THE RETROFITTI NG AND
37-REPURPOSING OF AN EX ISTING BUILDING TO D EVELOP NEW DWELLING UNITS .
45+Subtitle 1. [Definitions] GENERAL PROVISIONS. 17
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39- (3) “AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMIL Y HOUSING” MEANS A MULTIFAMILY
40-DWELLING WHERE ALL O R A PORTION OF THE D WELLING UNITS ARE RE SERVED FOR
41-INDIVIDUALS WHOSE HO USEHOLD INCOME IS LE SS THAN OR EQUAL TO A CERTAIN
42-LIMIT ON MAXIMUM HOU SEHOLD INCOME .
47+1–102. 18
48+ 2 HOUSE BILL 150
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44- (B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THIS SECTION
45-APPLIES TO ANY PROGR AM OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AWARD S LOANS
46-THAT MAY BE USED TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE M ULTIFAMILY HOUSING .
47- Ch. 174 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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50- (2) IF THE LAWS OR REGULA TIONS GOVERNING A PA RTICULAR
51-PROGRAM ESTABLISH MORE SPECI FIC RULES REGARDING THE USE OF LOAN
52-PROCEEDS FOR ADAPTIV E REUSE, THE MORE SPECIFIC RU LES SHALL APPLY .
51+ (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANI NGS 1
52+INDICATED. 2
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54- (C) (1) ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A P ROPERTY TO DEVELOP A FFORDABLE
55-MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F THE PROCEEDS OF A LOAN COVERED
56-UNDER THIS SECTION .
54+ (2) “ADAPTIVE REUSE ” MEANS THE RETROFITTI NG AND 3
55+REPURPOSING OF AN EX ISTING BUILDING TO D EVELOP NEW DWELLING UNITS. 4
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58- (2) (I) THE SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ,
59-THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTI FY APPLICANTS FOR A LOAN COVERED UNDER T HIS
60-SECTION THAT ADAPTIV E REUSE OF A PROPERT Y TO DEVELOP AFFORDA BLE
61-MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS .
57+ (3) “AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMIL Y HOUSING” MEANS A MULTIFAMILY 5
58+DWELLING WHERE ALL O R A PORTION OF THE D WELLING UNITS ARE RESE RVED FOR 6
59+INDIVIDUALS WHOSE HO USEHOLD INCOME IS LE SS THAN OR EQUAL TO A CERTAIN 7
60+LIMIT ON MAXIMUM HOU SEHOLD INCOME . 8
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63- (II) THE NOTICE REQUIREMEN T UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
64-THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY WHEN AN IN DIVIDUAL APPLIES FOR A LOAN
65-UNDER A DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TH AT DOES NOT FOCUS ON HOUSING, INCLUDING
66-PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF NEIGHBORHOO D REVITALIZATION.
62+ (B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THIS SECTION 9
63+APPLIES TO ANY PROGR AM OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AWARDS LOANS 10
64+THAT MAY BE USED TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE M ULTIFAMILY HOUSING . 11
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68- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
69-October 1, 2023.
66+ (2) IF THE LAWS OR REGULA TIONS GOVERNING A PA RTICULAR 12
67+PROGRAM ESTABLISH MO RE SPECIFIC RULES RE GARDING THE USE OF L OAN 13
68+PROCEEDS FOR ADAPTIV E REUSE, THE MORE SPECIFIC RU LES SHALL APPLY. 14
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71-Approved by the Governor, April 24, 2023.
70+ (C) (1) ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A P ROPERTY TO DEVELOP A FFORDABLE 15
71+MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F THE PROCEEDS OF A LOAN COVERED 16
72+UNDER THIS SECTION . 17
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74+ (2) (I) THE SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 18
75+THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTI FY APPLICANTS FOR A LOA N COVERED UNDER THIS 19
76+SECTION THAT ADAPTIV E REUSE OF A PROPERT Y TO DEVELOP AFFORDA BLE 20
77+MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F LOAN PROCEEDS . 21
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79+ (II) THE NOTICE REQUIREMEN T UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 22
80+THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY WHEN A N INDIVIDUAL APPLIES FOR A LOAN 23
81+UNDER A DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TH AT DOES NOT FOCUS ON HOUSING, INCLUDING 24
82+PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. 25
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84+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
85+October 1, 2023. 27
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