Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/house/H-863.HTM
Timestamp: 2017-10-18 09:27:01
Document Index: 248366254

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2791', '§ 2822', '§ 6083', '§ 6083', '§ 2822', '§ 6001', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 610', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 6001', '§ 2793', '§ 2472', '§ 6001', '§ 6001', '§ 6001', '§ 2793', '§ 6001', '§ 6001', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 2793', '§ 6083', '§ 2793', '§ 6086', '§ 6086', '§ 8502', '§ 2792', '§ 8503', '§ 2793', '§ 8504', '§ 4465', '§ 8504', '§ 8504', '§ 4465', '§ 4471', '§ 9819', '§ 10002', '§ 2793', '§ 625', '§ 5930', '§ 9602', '§ 5930', '§ 9602', 'art 7']

Sec. 1. 24 V.S.A. § 2791(15) is added to read:
(15) “Vermont neighborhood” means an area of land that is in a municipality with an approved plan, a confirmed planning process, zoning bylaws, and subdivision regulations, and:
(A) that is located in one of the following:
(ii) An area of land that is within the municipality and outside but contiguous to a designated downtown, village center, or new town center, and is not more than 100 percent of the total acreage of the designated downtown, village center, or new town center; and
(B) that contains substantially the following characteristics:
(i) Its contiguous land, if any, complements the existing downtown district, village center, or new town center by integrating new housing units with existing residential neighborhoods, commercial and civic services and facilities, and transportation networks, and is consistent with smart growth principles.
(ii) It is served by either a municipal sewer infrastructure or a community or alternative wastewater system approved by the agency of natural resources.
(iii) It incorporates minimum residential densities of no fewer than four units of single-family, detached dwelling units per acre, and higher densities for duplexes and multi-family housing.
(a) A municipality that has a duly adopted and approved plan and a planning process that is confirmed in accordance with section 4350 of this title, has adopted zoning bylaws and subdivision regulations in accordance with section 4442 of this title, and has a designated downtown district, a designated village center, a designated new town center, or a designated growth center served by municipal sewer infrastructure or a community or alternative
wastewater system approved by the agency of natural resources, is authorized to apply for designation of a Vermont neighborhood. A municipal decision to apply for designation shall be developed according to the procedures established in sections 4441 and 4442 of this title, with regard to the development by the planning commission of a proposed bylaw, and its adoption or rejection by the municipal legislative body. Designation is possible in two different situations:
(1) If an application is submitted in compliance with this subsection for a designated Vermont neighborhood that would have boundaries that are entirely within the boundaries of a designated downtown district, designated village center, designated new town center, or designated growth center, the downtown board shall issue the designation.
(2) If an application is submitted in compliance with this subsection, by a municipality that does not have a designated growth center and that proposes to create a Vermont neighborhood that has boundaries that include land that is not within its designated downtown, village center, or new town center, the downtown board, in its expanded configuration in which it considers growth center applications, shall consider the application. This application may be for approval of one or more Vermont neighborhoods that is outside but contiguous to a designated downtown district, designated village center, or designated new town center. The application for designation shall include a map of the boundaries of the proposed Vermont neighborhood, including the property outside but contiguous to a designated downtown district, village center, or new town center and evidence that the municipality has notified the regional planning commission and the regional development corporation of its application for this designation.
(b) Within 45 days of receipt of a completed application, the expanded downtown board shall designate a Vermont neighborhood if the board finds the applicant has met the requirements of subsections (a) and (c) of this section. When designating a Vermont neighborhood, the board may change the boundaries that were contained in the application by reducing the size of the area proposed to be included in the designated neighborhood, but may not include in the designation land that was not included in the application for designation. Any Vermont neighborhood designation shall terminate when the underlying downtown, village center, new town center, or growth center designation terminates.
(c) The applicant shall demonstrate all of the following:
(1) The municipality has a duly adopted and approved plan and a planning process that is confirmed in accordance with section 4350 of this title, and has adopted zoning bylaws and subdivision regulations in accordance with section 4442 of this title.
(2) The cumulative total of all Vermont neighborhood land located within the municipality but outside a designated downtown district, designated village center, or designated new town center is not more than 100 percent of the total acreage of the designated downtown district, village center, or new town center.
(3) The contiguous land of the Vermont neighborhood complements the existing designated downtown district, village center, or new town center by integrating new housing units with existing residential neighborhoods, commercial and civic services and facilities, and transportation networks, and the contiguous land, in combination with the designated downtown development district, village center, or new town center, is consistent with smart growth principles established under subdivision 2791(13) of this title.
(4) The Vermont neighborhood will be served by either:
(B) a community or alternative wastewater system approved by the agency of natural resources.
(5) The municipal zoning bylaw requires both of the following:
(A) Minimum residential densities that may be calculated by excluding land occupied by community wastewater systems, flood hazard areas, wetlands, rare and irreplaceable natural areas, necessary wildlife habitat, or other resource lands that are not able to be developed due to state or federal regulation, and that shall require the following:
(i) No fewer than four units of single-family, detached dwelling units per acre, exclusive of accessory apartments.
(ii) Higher density for duplexes and multi-family housing.
(i) Pedestrian scale and orientation of development. Networks of sidewalks or paths, or both, are provided and available to the public to connect the Vermont neighborhood with adjacent development areas, existing and planned adjacent sidewalks, paths, and public streets and the designated downtown, village center, or new town center.
(d) Incentives for Vermont neighborhoods include the following:
(1) The agency of natural resources shall charge no more than a $50.00 fee for wastewater applications under 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(4) where the applicant has received an allocation for sewer capacity from an approved municipal system. Act 250 fees under 10 V.S.A. § 6083a for residential developments in Vermont neighborhoods shall be 50 percent of the fee otherwise applicable.
(2) Fifty percent of Act 250 fees under 10 V.S.A. § 6083a for proposed development in Vermont neighborhoods shall be paid upon application, and 50 percent shall be paid within 30 days of the issuance or denial of the permit.
(3) No land gains tax under chapter 236 of Title 32 shall be levied on a transfer of land in a Vermont neighborhood.
(e) Initial designation shall be for a period of three years. After that time has expired, the expanded state board shall review a Vermont neighborhood concurrently with the next periodic review conducted of the underlying designated entity, even if the underlying designated entity was not designated originally by the expanded state board. However, the expanded board may review compliance with the designation requirements at more frequent intervals. If at any time the expanded state board determines that the designated Vermont neighborhood no longer meets the standards for designation established in this section, it may take any of the following actions:
(2) remove the Vermont neighborhood designation, with that removal not affecting any of the benefits previously awarded to the designated Vermont neighborhood; or
(3) limit eligibility for the benefits established in this chapter, with the limitation not affecting any of the benefits previously awarded to the designated Vermont neighborhood.
(f) Designation decisions made under this section may be appealed to the environmental court pursuant to Rule 5 of the Vermont Rules for Environmental Proceedings by an interested person as defined in subsection 4465(b) of this title. Review by the environmental court shall be de novo.
Sec. 3. 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(4)(D) is amended to read:
* * * Act 250 Provisions * * *
Sec. 4. 10 V.S.A. § 6001(3)(B) and (C) are amended to read:
(B)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3)(A) of this section, if a project consists exclusively of any combination of mixed income housing or mixed use and is located entirely within a growth center designated pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2793c or within a downtown development district designated pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2793, “development” means:
(i)(I) Construction of mixed income housing with 200 or more housing units or a mixed use project with 200 or more housing units, in a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more.
(II) Construction of mixed income housing with 100 or more housing units or a mixed use project with 100 or more housing units, in a municipality with a population of 20,000 15,000 or more, but less than 25,000.
(ii)(III) Construction of mixed income housing with 50 or more housing units or a mixed use project with 50 or more housing units, in a municipality with a population of 10,000 7,000 or more but less than 20,000 15,000.
(iii)(IV) Construction of mixed income housing with 30 or more housing units or a mixed use project with 30 or more housing units, in a municipality with a population of 5,000 3,000 or more and less than 10,000 7,000.
(iv)(V) Construction of mixed income housing with 25 or more housing units or a mixed use project with 25 or more housing units, in a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 3,000.
(v)(VI) Construction of 10 or more units of mixed income housing or a mixed use project with 10 or more housing units where the construction involves the demolition of one or more buildings that are listed on or eligible to be listed on the state or national register of historic places. However, demolition shall not be considered to create jurisdiction under this subdivision if the division for historic preservation has determined the proposed demolition will have no adverse effect, an effect that will not be adverse provided that specified conditions are met, or an adverse effect that will be adequately mitigated, and if any imposed conditions are enforceable through a grant condition, deed covenant, or other legally binding document.
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3)(A) of this section, if a project consists exclusively of mixed income housing located entirely within a Vermont neighborhood designated pursuant to 24 V.S.A.
§ 2793d, but outside of a growth center designated pursuant to 24 V.S.A.
§ 2793c or a downtown development district designated pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2793, “development" shall be determined in accordance with the numerical thresholds established in subdivision (3)(B)(i) of this section.
(ii) Within any continuous period of five years, housing units constructed by a person entirely within a designated downtown district, or designated growth center, or designated Vermont neighborhood shall be counted together with housing units constructed by a person partially or completely outside a designated downtown development district, or designated growth center, or designated Vermont neighborhood to determine jurisdiction over the housing units constructed by a person partially or completely outside the designated downtown development district, or designated growth center, or designated Vermont neighborhood and within a five-mile radius.
(iii) All housing units constructed by a person within a designated downtown development district, or designated growth center, or designated Vermont neighborhood within any continuous period of five years, commencing on or after the effective date of this subdivision, shall be counted together, but only if they are part of a discrete project located on a single tract or multiple contiguous tracts of land.
(iv) In the case of a project undertaken by a railroad, no portion of a railroad line or railroad right-of-way that will not be physically altered as part of the project shall be included in computing the amount of land involved. In the case of a project undertaken by a person to construct a rail line or rail siding to connect to a railroad’s line or right-of-way, only the land used for the rail line or rail siding that will be physically altered as part of the project shall be included in computing the amount of land involved.
(v) Notwithstanding subdivision (C)(iii) of this subdivision (3), any affordable housing units, as defined by this section, (3)(A)(iv) and subdivision (19) of this section, jurisdiction shall be determined exclusively by counting housing units, and when counting housing units to determine jurisdiction, only housing units in a discrete project on a single tract or multiple contiguous tracts of land shall be counted, regardless of whether located within an area designated under 24 V.S.A. chapter 76A, provided that the housing units are affordable housing units, as defined by this section, that are subject to housing subsidy covenants as defined in 27 V.S.A. § 610 that preserve their affordability for a period of 99 years or longer, and that are constructed by a person within a designated downtown development district, designated village center, or designated growth center, shall count toward the total number of housing units used to determine jurisdiction only if they were constructed within the previous 12-month period, commencing on or after the effective date of this subdivision.
Sec. 4a. 24 V.S.A. § 2793e is added to read:
§ 2793e. MUNICIPAL FEE FOR EXEMPT HOUSING UNIT IN A
(a) The developer of a project in a Vermont neighborhood designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793d and exempted from Act 250 review under the definition of “development” in 10 V.S.A. § 6001(3)(B) shall pay a municipal fee of $500.00 for each housing unit in the exempt project. The fee shall be paid to the municipality in which the development is located at the time of the closing of the initial sale of the unit. Municipalities shall have the authority to collect and enforce fees imposed by this section in the manner authorized for the collection of municipal impact fees under chapter 131 of Title 24.
(b) Revenues from the fees imposed by this section may be used by the municipality only to improve or create public infrastructure required by the Vermont neighborhoods program under 24 V.S.A. § 2793d; to cover the municipality’s expenses of the planning process relating to the Vermont neighborhoods program; or to create pedestrian and multimodal transportation infrastructure, recreation facilities, or other services deemed necessary by the municipality as a result of new housing units created under the Vermont neighborhoods program.
Sec. 4b. 3 V.S.A. § 2472(a) is amended to read:
(a) The department of housing and community affairs is created within the agency of commerce and community development. The department shall:
(4) In partnership with the division for historic preservation, direct, supervise, and administer the Vermont downtown program, and any other program designed to preserve the continued economic vitality of the state’s traditional commercial districts. By no later than May 1, 2009, the commissioner, in consultation with the Vermont housing finance agency and the Vermont housing and conservation trust, shall adopt rules that establish mechanisms and options for assuring affordability, which shall be used in determinations of jurisdiction over mixed income housing, under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151.
Sec. 4c. 10 V.S.A. § 6001(27) is amended to read:
(27) “Mixed income housing” means a housing project in which at least 15 20 percent of the total housing units are affordable housing units:
(A) Owner-occupied housing, the purchase price of which does not exceed 80 percent of the new construction targeted area purchase price limits established by the Vermont housing finance agency. Owner household income shall meet Vermont housing finance agency income limits. The housing shall be in compliance with affordability requirements established in rules adopted by the commissioner of housing and community affairs, in consultation with the Vermont housing finance agency and the Vermont housing and conservation board, and shall have a duration of affordability of no less than 15 years; or
Sec. 4d. EFFECTIVE DATES
The following sections shall take effect upon May 1, 2009: Sec. 4, which amends the 10 V.S.A. § 6001(3), definition of “development”; Sec. 4c, which amends the 10 V.S.A. § 6001(27), definition of “mixed income housing”; and Sec. 4a, as proposed by the Committee on Ways and Means, which adds 24 V.S.A. § 2793e, municipal incentives.
10 V.S.A. § 6001(16)(rural growth areas definition) is repealed.
Sec. 6. 10 V.S.A. § 6001(31) and (32) are added to read:
(31) “Existing settlement” means an extant community center similar to the traditional Vermont center which is compact in size and contains a mixture of uses which may include commercial, industrial, and residential components which are, to a large extent, within walking distance of each other, and which have appreciably higher densities than densities that occur outside these areas. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term shall include downtown development districts designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793, village centers designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793a, new town centers designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793b, growth centers designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793c, and Vermont neighborhoods designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793d. This term specifically excludes areas of commercial, highway-oriented uses commonly referred to as “strip development.”
(32) “Strip development” means linear commercial development along an arterial highway leading from an existing settlement or connecting two existing settlements. The characteristics of strip development, which need not all be present in order for strip development to exist, include the following: broad road frontage; individual curb cuts for individual projects; lack of connection to existing settlements by anything except highway; limited accessibility to pedestrians; and lack of coordination with surrounding projects in terms of design, signs, lighting and parking.
Sec. 7. 10 V.S.A. § 6083a is amended to read:
(d) Fees for residential development in a Vermont neighborhood designated according to 24 V.S.A. § 2793d shall be no more than 50 percent of the fee otherwise charged under this section, with 50 percent due with the application and 50 percent due within 30 days after issuance or denial of the permit.
Sec. 8. 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a)(5) is amended to read:
(5) Will not cause unreasonable congestion or unsafe conditions with respect to use of the highways, sidewalks, bikeways, waterways, railways, airports, and airways, and other means of transportation existing or proposed and provides appropriate connections to transit, bicycle, and pedestrian networks, where existing or planned, with the objective of minimizing motor vehicle use.
Sec. 9. 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a)(9)(L) is amended to read:
(L) Rural growth areas. A permit will be granted for the development or subdivision of rural growth areas when it is demonstrated by the applicant that in addition to all other applicable criteria provision will be made in accordance with subdivisions (9)(A) “impact of growth,” (G) “private utility service,” (H) “costs of scattered development” and (J) “public utility services” of subsection (a) of this section for reasonable population densities, reasonable rates of growth, and the use of cluster planning and new community planning designed to economize on the cost of roads, utilities and land usage.
(i) Inside existing settlements, a permit shall be granted for development or subdivision of land if the applicant, in addition to other applicable criteria, demonstrates that the project will not significantly detract from Vermont’s historic settlement pattern of compact village and urban centers separated by rural countryside, which shall be accomplished by complying with planned densities that are appreciably higher than densities outside existing settlements within the municipality and region.
(ii) In rural areas outside existing settlements, a permit shall be granted for development or subdivision if, in addition to all other applicable criteria, the applicant demonstrates that the project:
(I) will not substantially detract from Vermont’s historic settlement pattern of compact village and urban centers separated by rural countryside, which shall be accomplished by contributing to overall densities that are appreciably lower than densities planned for existing settlements within the municipality and region;
(II) will not establish or extend a pattern of strip development along public highways. In situations in which a pattern of strip development has already been established, development should reinforce compact in-fill site design;
(III) will promote an efficient use of land, energy, roads, utilities and other supporting infrastructure through compact site development, clustering, or conservation subdivision design, in order to avoid conflicts with agriculture, forestry, and other natural resource‑based land uses; and will promote the preservation of open space, as well as the protection of headwaters, streams, shorelines, floodways, rare and irreplaceable natural areas, necessary wildlife habitat, wetlands, endangered species, productive forest lands, and primary agricultural soils.
* * * Consolidated Appeals * * *
Sec. 10. 10 V.S.A. § 8502(9) is added to read:
(9) “State board,” also referred to as the “Vermont downtown development board,” means a board created pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2792.
Sec. 11. 10 V.S.A. § 8503(b)(4) is added to read:
(4) Appeals from designation decisions issued by the state board in its review of a Vermont neighborhood for conformance with the criteria of 24 V.S.A. § 2793d.
Sec. 12. 10 V.S.A. § 8504(a) is amended to read:
(a) Act 250 and agency appeals. Within 30 days of the date of the act or decision, any person aggrieved by an act or decision of the secretary, a district coordinator, or a district commission under the provisions of law listed in section 8503 of this title, or any party by right, may appeal to the environmental court. Within 30 days of the date of a Vermont neighborhood designation decision issued by the state board under 24 V.S.A. chapter 76A, an interested person, as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 4465(b), may appeal to the environmental court.
Sec. 13. 10 V.S.A. § 8504(c)(2) is amended to read:
(2) Upon the filing of an appeal from the act or decision of the secretary or from a Vermont neighborhood designation decision of the state board under the provisions of law listed in section 8503 of this title, the appellant shall provide notice of the filing of an appeal to the following persons: the applicant before the agency of natural resources or the state board, if other than the appellant; the owner of the land where the project is located if the applicant is not the owner; the municipality in which the project is located; the municipal and regional planning commissions for the municipality in which the project is located; if the project site is located on a boundary, any adjacent Vermont municipality and the municipal and regional planning commissions for that municipality; any state agency affected; the solid waste management district in which the project is located, if the project constitutes a facility pursuant to subdivision 6602(10) of this title; all persons required to receive notice of receipt of an application or notice of the issuance of a draft permit; and all persons on any mailing list for the decision involved. In addition, the appellant shall publish notice not more than 10 days after providing notice as required under this subsection, at the appellant's expense, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the project which is the subject of the decision.
Sec. 14. 10 V.S.A. § 8504(n) is amended to read:
(n) Intervention. Any person may intervene in a pending appeal if that person:
(1) appeared as a party in the action appealed from and retained party status;
(2) is a party by right;
(3) is the natural resources board, or either panel of the board;
(4) is a person aggrieved, as defined in this chapter;
(5) qualifies as an "interested person," as established in 24 V.S.A.
§ 4465, with respect to appeals under 24 V.S.A. chapter 117 or appeals of a Vermont neighborhood designation decision by the state board; or
(6) meets the standard for intervention established in the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure.
* * * Chapter 117 Conditional Use Appeals * * *
Sec. 15. 24 V.S.A. § 4471(e) is added to read:
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a determination by an appropriate municipal panel that the density of a proposed residential development within a designated downtown development district, designated growth center, or Vermont neighborhood seeking conditional use approval shall not result in an undue adverse effect on the character of the area affected as provided in subdivision 4414(3)(A)(ii) of this title is not subject to appeal.
Sec. 16. REPORT ON POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Sec. 17. STATE SURPLUS LAND AND HOUSING
The department of housing and community affairs, in consultation with the Vermont housing finance agency, the Vermont housing and conservation board, and other interested parties, shall develop program recommendations for the use of state land that may be available and appropriate for the creation of housing. The proposal shall include methods to ensure that each housing project shall include a substantial amount of affordable housing, including permanently affordable units. The department shall present the program recommendations no later than January 15, 2009 to the house committee on general, housing and military affairs, the senate committee on economic development, housing and general affairs, and the house and senate committees on natural resources and energy.
* * * Sales and Use Tax Provisions * * *
Sec. 18. 32 V.S.A. § 9819(c)(2) is amended to read:
(2) "Qualified project" means expansion or rehabilitation of contiguous real property that is or will be used at the completion of the expansion or rehabilitation as of a structure in a downtown development district or Vermont neighborhood, designated under in accordance with chapter 76A of Title 24, but only to the extent that the expansion or rehabilitation becomes an integral component of the real property and the project does not seek qualification for either tax credit authorized under subsection 5930cc(a) or (b) of this title. "Qualified project" also means new construction of contiguous real property that will be used at the completion of the construction as a structure in a downtown development district or Vermont neighborhood, designated under in accordance with chapter 76A of Title 24, but only to the extent that the new construction is compatible with the buildings that contribute to the integrity of the district or Vermont neighborhood in terms of materials, features, size, scale, and proportion, and massing of buildings.
Sec. 19. 32 V.S.A. § 10002(p) is added to read:
(p) Also excluded from the definition of “land” is any land in a Vermont neighborhood designated in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2793d.
Sec. 20. 10 V.S.A. § 625(1) is amended to read:
Sec. 20 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2008. The prospective repeal provisions of Sec. 7a of No. 189 of the 2005 Adj. Sess. (2006) shall have no force or effect.
Sec. 22. 32 V.S.A. § 5930u is amended to read:
(b)(1) Affordable housing credit allocation. Prior to the placement of an affordable housing project in service, the owner, or a person having the right to acquire ownership of a building, may apply to the committee for an allocation of affordable housing tax credits under this section. The committee shall advise the allocating agency on an affordable housing tax credit application based upon published priorities and criteria. An eligible applicant may apply to the allocating agency for an allocation of affordable housing tax credits under this section related to an affordable housing project authorized by the allocating agency under the allocation plan. In the case of a specific affordable rental housing project, the eligible applicant must also be the owner or a person having the right to acquire ownership of the building and must apply prior to placement of the affordable housing project in service. In the case of
owner-occupied housing units, the applicant must apply prior to purchase of the unit and must ensure that the allocated funds will be used to ensure that the housing qualifies as affordable for all future owners of the housing. The allocating agency shall issue a letter of approval if it finds that the applicant meets the priorities, criteria, and other provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant.
Sec. 23. 32 V.S.A. § 9602(1) is amended to read:
Sec 24. EFFECTIVE DATES
(a) Sec. 22 of this act, amending 32 V.S.A. § 5930u, shall apply to fiscal years 2009 and after.
(b) Sec. 23 of this act, amending 32 V.S.A. § 9602, shall apply to transfers on or after July 1, 2008.
* * * Preservation of Affordable Housing * * *
Sec. 25. 20 V.S.A. Part 7A, chapter 181 is added to read:
It is the intent of the general assembly to provide for rental housing safety and habitability and to establish a statewide rental housing inspection program and registry to achieve the following goals:
(1) Promote the health and safety of the citizens of Vermont;
(2) Facilitate compliance with existing health and safety standards;
(3) Provide support to municipal health officers;
(4) Create a resource for tenants and landlords;
(5) Enable communities to focus on problem properties;
(6) Encourage a private sector response to a public health and safety need;
(1) The director of the division of fire safety or designee;
(2) The commissioner of the department of health or designee;
(3) The commissioner of the department of housing and community affairs or designee;
(c) The task force shall, before January 15, 2009:
(5) Develop standards for licensed rental housing inspectors, including:
(A) Training standards;
(12) Establish an implementation schedule, to begin July 1, 2009, to include all the following:
The department of public safety shall establish and manage a licensing program for rental housing safety inspectors beginning July 1, 2009.
Sec. 26. APPROPRIATION