An Act To Improve Housing Support in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1713
Committee Amendment CA_A_H663 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. ;4" to H.P. 1193, L.D. 1713, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Housing Support in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 7th line (page 1, line 10 
in L.D.) by striking out the followin~: "The" and inserting the following: 'A program 
participant shall accept a Section 8 voucher when it becomes available. Beginning July 1. 
2018, the' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 8th line (page 1, line 11 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "the housing" and inserting the following: '!! 
housing' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Implementation. The Department of Health and Human Services shall 
ensure that a person participating in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program does not 
lose assistance under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 3011 as a result_ of 
the department requiring the person to contribute toward rent the same amount that is 
required of a participant in a housing voucher program administered by the United States 
Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 
1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bridging Rental Assistance Program Z205 
Initiative: Provides funding to allow a participant in the Bridging Rental Assistance 
Program to contribute the same amount toward rent that is required of a participant in a 
housing voucher program administered by the United States Department of Housing and 
Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 
Stat. 888, Section 8. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. tJ "to H.P. 1193, L.D. 1713 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$1,542,416 
$1,542,416 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, requires that 
participants in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program accept a Section 8 voucher when 
it becomes available. The amendment provides a start date of July 1, 2018 for the 
requirement in the bill that the Department of Health and Human Services require a · 
program participant to contribute the same amount toward rent that is required of a 
participant in a housing voucher program administered by the United States Department 
of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public 
Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8. It directs the Department of Health and Human 
Services to ensure that no program participants lose assistance during the transition to the 
new contribution amount. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/28/18 feae 
LD 1713 
LR2748(02) 
An Act To Improve Housing Support in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment,/),,{ H- b'4J) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2017-18 
FY2018-19 
$0 
$1,542,416 
$0 
$1,542,416 
Projections 
FY2019-20 
$1,542,416 
$1,542,416 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
$1,542,416 
$1,542,416 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $1,542,416 
beginning in fiscal year 2018-19 to allow a participant in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program to contribute the 
same amount toward rent that is required of a pa11icipant in the housing voucher program administered by the United 
States Depm1ment of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-
412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8. Currently, pat1icipants contribute more than what is required in the federal program and 
reducing the participant share will require the State to make up the difference. 
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