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43 | 42 | | An Act relating to rural housing; creating the |
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44 | 43 | | Oklahoma Housing Stability Program; establishing the |
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45 | 44 | | Homebuilder Program; creating the Homebuilder |
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46 | 45 | | Revolving Fund; establishing the Oklahoma Increased |
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47 | 46 | | Housing Program; creating the Oklahoma Increased |
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48 | 47 | | Housing Revolving Fund; providing for administration |
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49 | 48 | | of programs by the Oklahoma Finance Ag ency; creating |
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50 | 49 | | a loan program; creating a financing program; |
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51 | 50 | | establishing program parameters; requiring certain |
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52 | 51 | | reporting; establishing revolving fund |
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53 | 52 | | characteristics; establishing and limiting budgeting |
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54 | 53 | | and expenditure from funds; authorizing retention of |
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55 | 54 | | certain administrative costs; exempting p rograms and |
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56 | 55 | | funds from the Oklahoma State Finance Act; the |
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57 | 56 | | Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; and the Public |
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58 | 57 | | Competitive Bidding Act of 1974; exempting funds from |
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59 | 58 | | certain claims; providing for codification; providing |
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60 | 59 | | an effective date; and declaring an emergency. |
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98 | 98 | | SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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99 | 99 | | in the Oklahoma Stat utes as Section 2903.1 of Title 74, unless there |
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100 | 100 | | is created a duplicat ion in numbering, reads as follows: |
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101 | 101 | | The Oklahoma Homebuilder Program shall be administered by the |
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102 | 102 | | Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). The program shall create |
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103 | 103 | | more affordable single family housing units across the State of |
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104 | 104 | | Oklahoma. The program shall be a loan program for homebuilders at |
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105 | 105 | | interest rates as low as zero percent (0%) , providing loans to build |
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106 | 106 | | single family housing units. The program shall fund both urban and |
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107 | 107 | | rural housing developments across the state. OHFA may promulgate |
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108 | 108 | | rules to administer the Oklahoma Homebuilder Program. OHFA shall |
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109 | 109 | | provide a yearly report beginning July 1, 2024, to the Governor, the |
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110 | 110 | | Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives , the President Pro |
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111 | 111 | | Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the House Appropriations and |
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112 | 112 | | Budget Chair, and the Senate Appropriations Chair detailing how many |
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113 | 113 | | awards have been made and how many single family housing unit s have |
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114 | 114 | | been built to date, along with other program information deemed |
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115 | 115 | | relevant by OHFA. |
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116 | 116 | | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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117 | 117 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2903.2 of Title 74, unless there |
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118 | 118 | | is created a duplicat ion in numbering, reads as follows: |
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149 | 148 | | not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all |
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150 | 149 | | monies received by the OHFA from appropriations, donations, grants, |
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151 | 150 | | or other sources of funding specifically designated for deposit to |
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152 | 151 | | the Homebuilder Revolving Fund. All monies accruing to the credit |
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153 | 152 | | of said fund are hereb y appropriated and may be budgeted and |
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154 | 153 | | expended by the OHFA for the purpose of the Oklahoma Homebuilder |
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155 | 154 | | Program as described in Section 2 of this act. Of the funds |
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156 | 155 | | available, the OHFA may use up to five percent (5% ) of the funds to |
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157 | 156 | | cover additional administrative costs to OHFA in administering the |
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158 | 157 | | Oklahoma Homebuilder Program. |
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159 | 158 | | SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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160 | 159 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2903.3 of Title 74, unless there |
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161 | 160 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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162 | 161 | | The Oklahoma Increased Housing Program shall be administered by |
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163 | 162 | | the Oklahoma Housing Fina nce Agency (OHFA). The goal of the program |
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164 | 163 | | is to help create more affordable housing across the State of |
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165 | 164 | | Oklahoma. The program shall help both developers and homebuyers. |
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166 | 165 | | Developers may apply for gap financing in building both single |
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167 | 166 | | family and multi-family homes across the state. Homebuyers may |
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168 | 167 | | apply for a grant assisting in making their down payments in |
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169 | 168 | | purchasing a home. The program shall fund both urban and rural |
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200 | 198 | | of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore |
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201 | 199 | | of the Oklahoma State Senate, the House Appropriations and Budget |
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202 | 200 | | Chair, and the Senate Appropriations Chair detailing how many awards |
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203 | 201 | | have been made to both developers and to homebuyers, how many |
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204 | 202 | | additional housing units have be en built, along with other program |
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205 | 203 | | information deemed relevant by OHFA. |
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206 | 204 | | SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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207 | 205 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2903.4 of Title 74, unless there |
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208 | 206 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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209 | 207 | | There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund |
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210 | 208 | | for the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) to be designated the |
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211 | 209 | | "Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a |
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212 | 210 | | continuing fund, not subject to fiscal ye ar limitations, and sha ll |
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213 | 211 | | consist of all monies received by the OHFA from appropriations, |
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214 | 212 | | donations, grants, or other sources of funding specifically |
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215 | 213 | | designated for deposit to the Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving |
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216 | 214 | | Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are here by |
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217 | 215 | | appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the OHFA for the |
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218 | 216 | | purpose of the Oklahoma Increased Housing Program as described in |
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219 | 217 | | Section 4 of this act. Of the funds available, the OHFA may use up |
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220 | 218 | | to five percent (5%) of the funds to cove r additional administrative |
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250 | 247 | | SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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251 | 248 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2903.5 of Title 74, unless there |
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252 | 249 | | is created a duplica tion in numbering, reads as follows: |
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253 | 250 | | A. For the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency's programs, the |
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254 | 251 | | Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, funded by the Homebuilder Revolving |
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255 | 252 | | Fund, and the Oklahoma Increased Housing Program , funded by the |
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256 | 253 | | Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving Fund, the Oklahoma Housing |
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257 | 254 | | Finance Agency (OHFA) shall be exempt from the Oklahoma State |
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258 | 255 | | Finance Act, the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, and the Public |
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259 | 256 | | Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. OHFA shall be subject to all |
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260 | 257 | | financial regulations and repor ts currently required of OHFA, |
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261 | 258 | | including all audits it is required to perform. |
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262 | 259 | | B. All funds in the Homebuilder Revolving Fund and in the |
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263 | 260 | | Oklahoma Increased Housing Fund shal l be exempt from any present or |
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264 | 261 | | future claims by bon dholders or other debt holders of OHFA related |
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265 | 262 | | to any claim against OHFA for other housing programs administered by |
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266 | 263 | | OHFA. |
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267 | 264 | | SECTION 7. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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268 | 265 | | SECTION 8. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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269 | 266 | | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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270 | 267 | | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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271 | 268 | | be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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