Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB166 Compare Versions

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 175
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4-Chapter 175
5-(Senate Bill 166)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING 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+ *sb0166*
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9-Housing and Community Development – Adaptive Reuse
10+SENATE BILL 166
11+C9 3lr1186
12+ CF HB 150
13+By: Senators Waldstreicher and Hettleman
14+Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2023
15+Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
16+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17+Senate action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 10, 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.
20+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)
22+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:
24+Housing and Community Development – Adaptive Reuse 2
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27-Article – Housing and Community Development
26+FOR the purpose of establishing that adaptive reuse of existing buildings to create 3
27+affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance 4
28+provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the 5
29+Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse 6
30+is an eligible use of funds; and generally relating to the creation and financing of 7
31+affordable multifamily housing through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. 8
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29-Subtitle 1. [Definitions] GENERAL PROVISIONS.
33+BY adding to 9
34+ Article – Housing and Community Development 10
35+Section 1–102 to be under the amended subtitle “Subtitle 1. General Provisions” 11
36+ Annotated Code of Maryland 12
37+ (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 13
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31-1–102.
39+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
40+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.
42+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 .
44+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 .
46+1–102. 18
47+ 2 SENATE BILL 166
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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. 175 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 .
50+ (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
51+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 .
53+ (2) “ADAPTIVE REUSE ” MEANS THE RETROFITTI NG AND 3
54+REPURPOSING OF AN EXISTING BUILD ING TO DEVELOP NEW D WELLING 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 .
56+ (3) “AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMIL Y HOUSING” MEANS A MULTIFAMILY 5
57+DWELLING WHERE ALL O R A PORTION OF THE D WELLING UNITS ARE RE SERVED FOR 6
58+INDIVIDUALS WHOSE HO USEHOLD INCOME IS LE SS THAN OR EQUAL TO A CERTAIN 7
59+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.
61+ (B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THIS SECTION 9
62+APPLIES TO ANY PROGR AM OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AWARD S LOANS 10
63+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.
65+ (2) IF THE LAWS OR RE GULATIONS GOVERNING A PARTICULAR 12
66+PROGRAM ESTABLISH MO RE SPECIFIC RULES RE GARDING THE USE OF L OAN 13
67+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.
69+ (C) (1) ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A P ROPERTY TO DEVELOP A FFORDABLE 15
70+MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE OF THE PROCEE DS OF A LOAN COVERED 16
71+UNDER THIS SECTION . 17
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73+ (2) (I) THE SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 18
74+THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTI FY APPLICANTS FOR A LOAN COVERED UNDER T HIS 19
75+SECTION THAT ADAPTIV E REUSE OF A PROPERT Y TO DEVELOP AFFORDA BLE 20
76+MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F LOAN PROCEEDS . 21
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78+ (II) THE NOTICE REQUIREMEN T UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 22
79+THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY WHEN AN IN DIVIDUAL APPLIES FOR A LOAN 23
80+UNDER A DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TH AT DOES NOT FOCUS ON HOUSING, INCLUDING 24
81+PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. 25
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83+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
84+October 1, 2023. 27
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