| 1 | Representative Waters offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 590-598 and insert: |
| 5 | 420.531 Affordable Housing Catalyst Program.--The |
| 6 | corporation shall operate the Affordable Housing Catalyst |
| 7 | Program for the purpose of securing the expertise necessary to |
| 8 | provide specialized technical support to local governments and |
| 9 | community-based organizations to implement the HOME Investment |
| 10 | Partnership Program, State Housing Initiatives Partnership |
| 11 | Program, and other affordable housing programs. To the maximum |
| 12 | extent feasible, the entity to provide the necessary expertise |
| 13 | must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a |
| 14 | nonprofit tax-exempt organization. It must have as its primary |
| 15 | mission the provision of affordable housing training and |
| 16 | technical assistance, an ability to provide training and |
| 17 | technical assistance statewide, and a proven track record of |
| 18 | successfully providing training and technical assistance under |
| 19 | the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program. The technical support |
| 20 | shall, at a minimum, include training relating to the following |
| 21 | key elements of the partnership programs: |