HOUSE BILL No. 5835

 

March 7, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Stakoe, Hune, Tobocman, Marleau, Huizenga, Leland, Gaffney, Sheltrown and Kolb and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled

 

"State housing development authority act of 1966,"

 

(MCL 125.1401 to 125.1499c) by adding chapter 3B.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

                              CHAPTER 3B

 

     Sec. 59. (1) The definitions in section 11 apply to this

 

chapter unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

 

     (2) As used in this chapter:

 

     (a) "Household income" means that term as defined in section

 

508 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.508.

 

     (b) "Low and moderate income" means household income of less

 


than 80% of the area median gross income.

 

     (c) "Supportive housing property" means property that meets

 

all of the following requirements:

 

     (i) Is developed by an organization exempt under section

 

501(c)(3) of the of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501.

 

     (ii) Is occupied solely by persons with low and moderate

 

incomes who are eligible recipients of the public mental health

 

system.

 

     (iii) Is acquired after the effective date of the amendatory act

 

that added this chapter.

 

     Sec. 59a. (1) Not more than 90 days after an owner of property

 

submits an application, the authority shall determine if property

 

is supportive housing property. The application shall be in a form

 

provided by the authority.

 

     (2) If the authority determines that property is supportive

 

housing property as defined in this chapter, the authority shall

 

certify that property as supportive housing property.

 

     (3) An owner of property for which certification as supportive

 

housing property is denied or a local unit of government in which

 

property certified as supportive housing property is located may

 

appeal the authority's determination to the circuit court of the

 

county in which the property is located.

 

     Sec. 59b. The authority shall not certify more than 250

 

parcels of property as supportive housing property in each year.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 


     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5833(request no.

 

00696'05 *).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5834(request no.

 

00696'05 a).