An Act to Create the Stable Home Fund Program
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1540
Committee Amendment CA_B_H580 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~, to HP 992, L D 1540, "An Act to Create the 
Stable Home Fund Program" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'Resolve, to Establish an Eviction Prevention Pilot Program' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the title and msertmg the followmg 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adJournment unless enacted as emergencies, and 
Whereas, the State is expenencmg the worst housmg affordability crisis m its history 
and immediate action is necessary, and 
Whereas, m 2021, the median mcome for renters was $34,018 compared to $71,717 
for homeowners, and 
Whereas, 41 % ofrenter households are paymg more than 30% of therr mcome on 
rent, 16% of renters are paymg more than 50% oftherr mcome on rent and at least 15,000 
renter households are on a 3-year to 5-year waitmg hst for the so-called Section 8 rental 
assistance program, and 
Whereas, the months of January and February m 2023 saw more eviction filmgs for 
renters than the previous 10 years, and 
Whereas, m the Judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency withm 
the meamng of the Constitution of Mame and reqmre the followmg legislation as 
Immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, now, 
therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Maine State Housing Authority to develop pilot program. Resolved: 
That the Mame State Housmg Authority is drrected to establish a 2-year pilot program 
designed to provide support for eviction prevention The pilot program must be designed 
to provide eligible persons with $300 per month m rental assistance paid directly to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "B· to HP 992, L D 1540 
person's landlord for a period of up to 12 months Persons eligible for rental assistance 
must 
Earn less than 60% of the median mcome for the area as defmed by the Umted 
States Department of Housmg and Urban Development under the United States Housmg 
Act of 1937, Pubhc Law 75-412, 50 Stat 888, Section 8, 
At the time of apphcat10n to the pilot program not be usmg a federal housmg voucher 
to pay rent or hve m a subsidized housmg umt, 
Provide proof of a current landlord-tenant relationship such as a lease or other 
documentation sufficient to demonstrate a landlord-tenant relat10nship to the admmistrator 
of the ptlot program, and 
Have a rental payment withm the standard rental payment amount of the housmg 
authority of Jurisdict10n 
The Mame State Housmg Authonty shall delegate admmistration of the pilot program 
and provide appropnate fundmg to one or more of any of the followmg a designated 
connnumty action agency as described by the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 22, sect10n 
5324, a municipal housmg authority, or other qualified entity as determmed by the Mame 
State Housmg Authority An admmistrator of the pilot program shall develop a method of 
venfymg a person's ehgibihty for the rental assistance every 6 months after mitlal approval 
An admmistrative entity delegated to admmister the ptlot program shall hmit admmistratlve 
costs paid by the fund established m section 2 to 5% or less of distnbut10ns received from 
the fund 
Sec. 2. Fund established within Maine State Housing Authority. Resolved: 
That a fund is estabhshed withm the Mame State Housmg Authority for the purposes of 
adnnmstermg the ptlot program descnbed m sect10n 1 The fund may receive money from 
any avatlable state, federal or pnvate source The fund may not lapse for the period of the 
pilot program 
Sec. 3. Maine State Housing Authority to submit report. Resolved: That, 
no later than February 2, 2025, the Mame State Housmg Authority or an entity or entitles 
delegated to admimster the pilot program described m section 1 shall submit a report on 
the pilot program, mcludmg but not limited to the number of people who received rental 
assistance, the duration of the assistance and the regions of the State where rental assistance 
was provided, to the Jomt standmg committee or Jmnt select committee of the Legislature 
havmg Jurisdiction over housmg matters 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocat1ons. Resolved: That the followmg 
appropriations and allocations are made 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
Stable Home Fund N 466 
Imtiatlve Provides one-time funds for a 2-year pilot program to provide support for 
eviction prevention 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
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COMMITIBE AMENDMENT" e, to HP 992, L D 1540 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited m the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
Th1s amendment replaces the btll with a resolve directmg the Mame State Housmg 
Authority to develop a pilot program to provide support for eviction prevention The ptlot 
program wtll provide rental assistance, paid directly to the landlord of an eligible person m 
an amount up to $300 per month for up to 12 months The resolve establishes ehg1b1hty 
criteria for assistance under the pilot program The resolve directs the Mame State Housmg 
Authority to delegate the admmistrat10n of the ptlot program to one or more of any of the 
following a municipal housmg authority, a commumty action agency or another qualified 
entity determmed by the Mame State Housmg Authonty The resolve establishes a fund 
for the purposes of the pilot program and provides a General Fund appropriation 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/14/23 :tPae 
LD 1540 
LR 1790(03) 
An Act to Create the Stable Home Fund Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Colllllllttee Amendment J•{H.--~~D) 
Committee: Housing 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Geneial Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2023-24 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
FY 2024-25 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
Pro1ections 
FY2025-26 
$0 
$0 
ProJections 
FY 2026-27 
$.fl 
$0 
This bill mcludes one-tlme General Fund appropnatlons of $15,000,000 per yeai m fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 
2024-25 to a newly estabhshed Stable Home Fund withm the Mame State Housmg Authority for a 2-year pilot 
program designed to provide support for evtction prevention The bill authonzes MSHA to delegate the 
admimstratlon of the pilot program to a municipal housmg authonty, commUlllty action agency or other qualrfied 
entity and hmtts the adm1mstrative costs that can be paid from the fund to 5% or less of the distributions received 
from the fund 
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