An Act to Promote
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0916
Committee Amendment CA_A_H942 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4722

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f\ » to H,P. 581, L.D. 916, "An Act to Promote
Investment in Housing"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§l, IfGG, as amended by PL 2021, c. 322, §2, is
further amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read;
(3) Perform other functions and duties necessary for the proper administration of
the credit, including providing any necessary certifications and notices to taxpayers
and to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of
Revenue Services containing information required by the State Tax Assessor
necessary for determinmg eligibility and the amount of the credit for each taxable
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Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§l, ^GG, as amended by PL 2021, c. 322, §2, is
further amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
Rules adopted under this paragraph are routine technical rulesT^
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§l, ^HH, as enacted by PL 2021, c, 322, §3, is
amended to read:
HH. Provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
housing matters copies of any reports required to be submitted to the United States
Department of the Treasury or the Governor regarding the administration of the
emergency rental assistance programs established by Section 501 of Division N of the
federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and Section 3201(a) of the federal
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Copies of any reports required to be submitted to
the United States Department of the Treasury or the Governor must be submitted to the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing matters
no later than 7 days after the reports are submitted to the United States Department of
the Treasury or the Governor. If no such reports are required to be submitted to the
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United States Department of the Treasury or the Governor, the Maine State Housing
Authority shall submit, begmning January 15,2022 and annually thereafter, to the joint
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing matters a report
on any rental assistance distributed by the Maine State Housing AuthorityT; and
Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§l, ^11 is enacted to read:
U. Administer the Middle-income Housine Suooort Proeram and J^Iiddle-income
Housing Support Fund established m subchanter 10-B_..
Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA c. 201, sub-c. 10-B is enacted to read:
SUBCHAPTER 10-B
MDDDLE-INCOME HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM
§4946. Mxldle-income Housing SupRprt PrQgram
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates.
the followine terms have the followme meanines,
A. "Authority" means the Maine State Housing Authority.
B. "Fund" means the Mlddle-income Housmg_Supj3ortPund establishedmsub_section
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C^"Middle_income" means income of an individual or household that does not exceed
200% of the area_median income, as defined by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development, for the area in which the individual or household is
located as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development,
D, "Program"_means the Middle-income Housing SuDport Program established in
subsection 2.
2. Mjiddle-income Housine SuDport Proeram established. The Middle-income
Housing Support Program is established within_andadministered by the authority.
3. Middle-income Housing Support Fund established. The Middle-income
Housing Support Fund is established within and administered by the authority as a
revolving, nonlapsmg funcLThefund may receive money from any available state, federal
or private source.
4. Purpose of proeram and fund. The authority shall administer the program and
the fund to provide financial assistance in the form of loans or grants to cover the capital
2 costs to construct new dwelling units or rehabilitate existing dwelling units that will provide
to middle-mcome individuals and households who meet the criteria described in paragraphs
A md B the following;
A. Rental housing for individuals and households whose incomes are at or below 120%
of the area median income based on income limits published by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
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B. Homeownership options faLindividuals and households whose incomes are at or
below 180% of the area median income based on income lunits published by the United
States Department of Housing_andUrban Development.
5. Revolvine loan fund; sliding scale. Whenever Dossible, the authority shall provide
financial assistance m the form of short-term loans to establish and maintain the fund as a
revolving loan fund. The authority shall develop a sliding scale of financial assistance
available per dwelling unit based on the income level of the intended occupant of the
dwellmgynit,
6.ReBortine._By January 15th of each year, beeiuning m_2027, the_ authority shall
submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
housine matters. The report must mclude details on proeram activifry durine the precedine
year and the use of funds received pursuant to subsection 3. The committee may report out
legislation in response to the report to any session in the year the report was due,
7. Guidance; rules. The authority shall develop written guidance and may adopt rules
to implement the proeram and the_fund, Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5. chapter 375. subchaoter 2-A.
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Middle-income Housing Support Fund N572
Initiative; Establishes base allocations to authorize expendihires of funds received from
public or private sources,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 $500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $500
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft. It establishes the Middle-
2 income Housing Support Program and Middle- income Housing Support Fund in the Maine
3 State Housmg Authority. The program and fund provide loans or grants to cover the capital
costs to construct new dwelling units or rehabilitate existing dwelling units for rent by
5 individuals and households whose incomes are at or below 120% of the area median income
based on income limits published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
7 Development and for homeownership by individuals and households whose incomes are at
or below 180% of the area median income.
9 FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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Approved: 03/16/26 i-Ki-
LD 916 LR 2227(02)
An Act to Promote Investment in Housing
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^'
Committee; Housing and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Appropriations/AIlocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $500 $500 $500
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill establishes the Middle-income Housing Support Program and Middle-income Housing Support Fund in tht,
Maine State Housing Authority (authority). This bill includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds base allocations
of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Middle-income Housing Support Fund to authorize the
expenditure of any funding received from public and private sources, Any additional costs to the authority to
implement the provisions of this bill are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted
resources.
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