HB 1363

CS

CHAMBER ACTION

1	The State Infrastructure Council recommends the following:
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3	Council/Committee Substitute
4	Remove the entire bill and insert:
5	A bill to be entitled
6	An act relating to affordable housing; creating s.
7	125.379, F.S.; providing for disposition of county
8	property for affordable housing; amending s. 163.31771,
9	F.S., relating to accessory dwelling units; revising
10	legislative findings and definitions; conforming cross-
11	references; amending s. 163.3187, F.S.; revising a
12	limitation relating to small scale comprehensive plan
13	amendments involving the construction of affordable
14	housing units; creating s. 166.0451, F.S.; providing for
15	disposition of municipal property for affordable housing;
16	amending s. 189.4155, F.S.; authorizing independent
17	special districts to provide for housing and housing
18	assistance; amending s. 191.006, F.S.; authorizing
19	independent special fire control districts to provide
20	employee housing and housing assistance; creating s.
21	193.018, F.S.; creating the Manny Diaz Affordable Housing
22	Property Tax Relief Initiative; providing criteria for
23	assessing just valuation of affordable housing properties
24	serving persons of low, moderate, very-low, and extremely-
25	low incomes; amending s. 196.1978, F.S.; specifying what
26	constitutes a nonprofit entity for purposes of affordable
27	housing property tax exemption; conforming cross-
28	references; amending ss. 212.08, 220.183, and 624.5105,
29	F.S.; increasing the amount of available tax credits
30	against the sales tax, corporate income tax, and insurance
31	premium tax, respectively, for projects under the
32	community contribution tax credit program and providing
33	separate annual limitations for certain projects; revising
34	requirements and procedures for the Office of Tourism,
35	Trade, and Economic Development in granting tax credits
36	under the program; including extremely-low-income persons
37	as eligible recipients of assistance; conforming cross-
38	references; amending s. 253.034, F.S.; providing for the
39	disposition of state lands for affordable housing;
40	amending s. 253.0341, F.S.; authorizing local governments
41	to request state lands be declared surplus for the purpose
42	of affordable housing; providing for use of lands that are
43	declared surplus; amending s. 295.16, F.S.; expanding the
44	disabled veteran exemption from certain license and permit
45	fees relating to dwelling improvements; amending s.
46	376.30781, F.S; providing tax credits for eligible
47	applicants; amending s. 380.06, F.S.; providing a greater
48	substantial deviation threshold for the provision of
49	affordable housing in a development of regional impact;
50	conforming cross-references; amending s. 380.0651, F.S.;
51	providing a statewide guidelines and standards bonus for
52	the provision of workforce housing; amending s. 420.0004,
53	F.S.; defining the term "extremely-low-income persons";
54	conforming cross-references; repealing s. 420.37, F.S.,
55	relating to additional powers of the Florida Housing
56	Finance Corporation; repealing s. 420.530, F.S., relating
57	to the State Farm Worker Housing Pilot Loan Program;
58	amending s. 420.503, F.S.; revising the definition of the
59	term "farmworker" under the Florida Housing Finance
60	Corporation Act; providing rulemaking authority; amending
61	s. 420.5061, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
62	s. 420.507, F.S.; revising and expanding the powers of the
63	Florida Housing Finance Corporation relating to mortgage
64	loan interest rates, loans, loan relief, uses of loan
65	funds, subsidiary business entities, and data reporting;
66	providing rulemaking authority; amending s. 420.5087,
67	F.S.; increasing the population criteria for the State
68	Apartment Incentive Loan Program; revising criteria for
69	loans; conforming cross-references; amending s. 420.5088,
70	F.S.; expanding the scope of the Florida Homeownership
71	Assistance Program; revising loan requirements; deleting a
72	provision reserving program funds for certain borrowers;
73	amending s. 420.9071, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
74	amending s. 420.9072, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
75	amending s. 420.9075, F.S.; requiring local housing
76	assistance plans to define essential service personnel for
77	the county or eligible municipality and to contain a
78	strategy for the recruitment and retention of such
79	personnel; providing for provision of funds for
80	homeownership for extremely-low-income, very-low-income,
81	or low-income persons; amending s. 420.9076, F.S.;
82	conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 420.9079, F.S.;
83	revising the maximum appropriation the Florida Housing
84	Finance Corporation may request each state fiscal year;
85	conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.;
86	authorizing district school boards to provide affordable
87	housing for teachers and other instructional personnel;
88	amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; prohibiting the use of PECO
89	funds for the construction of affordable housing;
90	authorizing school districts to use local and other funds
91	to fund the construction of affordable housing; creating
92	the Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program;
93	provides legislative findings; providing definitions;
94	providing the Florida Housing Finance Corporation with
95	certain powers and responsibilities relating to the
96	program; requiring the program to target certain entities;
97	providing application requirements; providing incentives
98	for program applicants; providing rulemaking authority;
99	requires a report to the Governor and Legislature;
100	authorizing local governments to provide density bonus
101	incentives to landowners who donate fee simple interest in
102	real property to the local government for the purpose of
103	assisting the local government in providing affordable
104	housing; providing definitions and requirements governing
105	such donations and density bonuses; requiring the
106	Department of Community Affairs to establish a Home
107	Retrofit Hardening Program and establishing requirements
108	for the program; requiring the Department of Community
109	Affairs to establish a Disaster Recovery Assistance
110	Program and establishing requirements for the program;
111	authorizing the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to
112	provide funds to eligible entities for affordable housing
113	recovery in areas of the state sustaining hurricane damage
114	due to hurricanes during 2004 and 2005; providing
115	legislative findings and emergency rulemaking authority;
116	providing appropriations; providing effective dates.
117
118	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
119
120	Section 1.  Section 125.379, Florida Statutes, is created
121	to read:
122	125.379  Disposition of county property for affordable
123	housing.--
124	(1)  By July 1, 2007, and every 3 years thereafter, each
125	county shall prepare an inventory list of all real property
126	within its jurisdiction to which the county holds fee simple
127	title that is appropriate for use as affordable housing. The
128	inventory list must include the address and legal description of
129	each such real property and specify whether the property is
130	vacant or improved. The governing body of the county must review
131	the inventory list at a public hearing and may revise it at the
132	conclusion of the public hearing. The governing body of the
133	county shall adopt a resolution that includes an inventory list
134	of such property following the public hearing.
135	(2)  The properties identified as appropriate for use as
136	affordable housing on the inventory list adopted by the county
137	may be offered for sale and the proceeds used to purchase land
138	for the development of affordable housing or to increase the
139	local government fund earmarked for affordable housing, or may
140	be sold with a restriction that requires the development of the
141	property as permanent affordable housing, or may be donated to a
142	nonprofit housing organization for the construction of permanent
143	affordable housing. Alternatively, the county may otherwise make
144	the property available for use for the production and
145	preservation of permanent affordable housing. For purposes of
146	this section, the term "affordable" has the same meaning as in
147	s. 420.0004(3).
148	Section 2.  Subsections (1) and (4) and paragraphs (b),
149	(d), (e), and (f) of subsection (2) of section 163.31771,
150	Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (g) is added to
151	subsection (2) of that section, to read:
152	163.31771  Accessory dwelling units.--
153	(1)  The Legislature finds that the median price of homes
154	in this state has increased steadily over the last decade and at
155	a greater rate of increase than the median income in many urban
156	areas. The Legislature finds that the cost of rental housing has
157	also increased steadily and the cost often exceeds an amount
158	that is affordable to extremely-low-income, very-low-income,
159	low-income, or moderate-income persons and has resulted in a
160	critical shortage of affordable rentals in many urban areas in
161	the state. This shortage of affordable rentals constitutes a
162	threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of
163	the state. Therefore, the Legislature finds that it serves an
164	important public purpose to encourage the permitting of
165	accessory dwelling units in single-family residential areas in
166	order to increase the availability of affordable rentals for
167	extremely-low-income, very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-
168	income persons.
169	(2)  As used in this section, the term:
170	(b)  "Affordable rental" means that monthly rent and
171	utilities do not exceed 30 percent of that amount which
172	represents the percentage of the median adjusted gross annual
173	income for extremely-low-income, very-low-income, low-income, or
174	moderate-income persons.
175	(d)  "Low-income persons" has the same meaning as in s.
176	420.0004(10)(9).
177	(e)  "Moderate-income persons" has the same meaning as in
178	s. 420.0004(11)(10).
179	(f)  "Very-low-income persons" has the same meaning as in
180	s. 420.0004(15)(14).
181	(g)  "Extremely-low-income persons" has the same meaning as
182	in s. 420.0004(8).
183	(4)  If the local government adopts an ordinance under this
184	section, an application for a building permit to construct an
185	accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the
186	applicant which attests that the unit will be rented at an
187	affordable rate to an extremely-low-income, a very-low-income,
188	low-income, or moderate-income person or persons.
189	Section 3.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
190	163.3187, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
191	163.3187  Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.--
192	(1)  Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to
193	this part may be made not more than two times during any
194	calendar year, except:
195	(c)  Any local government comprehensive plan amendments
196	directly related to proposed small scale development activities
197	may be approved without regard to statutory limits on the
198	frequency of consideration of amendments to the local
199	comprehensive plan. A small scale development amendment may be
200	adopted only under the following conditions:
201	1.  The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres or
202	fewer and:
203	a.  The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all
204	small scale development amendments adopted by the local
205	government shall not exceed:
206	(I)  A maximum of 120 acres in a local government that
207	contains areas specifically designated in the local
208	comprehensive plan for urban infill, urban redevelopment, or
209	downtown revitalization as defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill
210	and redevelopment areas designated under s. 163.2517,
211	transportation concurrency exception areas approved pursuant to
212	s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and urban central
213	business districts approved pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e);
214	however, amendments under this paragraph may be applied to no
215	more than 60 acres annually of property outside the designated
216	areas listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph. Amendments adopted
217	pursuant to paragraph (k) shall not be counted toward the
218	acreage limitations for small scale amendments under this
219	paragraph.
220	(II)  A maximum of 80 acres in a local government that does
221	not contain any of the designated areas set forth in sub-sub-
222	subparagraph (I).
223	(III)  A maximum of 120 acres in a county established
224	pursuant to s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
225	b.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same
226	property granted a change within the prior 12 months.
227	c.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same
228	owner's property within 200 feet of property granted a change
229	within the prior 12 months.
230	d.  The proposed amendment does not involve a text change
231	to the goals, policies, and objectives of the local government's
232	comprehensive plan, but only proposes a land use change to the
233	future land use map for a site-specific small scale development
234	activity.
235	e.  The property that is the subject of the proposed
236	amendment is not located within an area of critical state
237	concern, unless the project subject to the proposed amendment
238	involves the construction of affordable housing units meeting
239	the criteria of s. 420.0004(3), and is located within an area of
240	critical state concern designated by s. 380.0552 or by the
241	Administration Commission pursuant to s. 380.05(1). Such
242	amendment is not subject to the density limitations of sub-
243	subparagraph f., and shall be reviewed by the state land
244	planning agency for consistency with the principles for guiding
245	development applicable to the area of critical state concern
246	where the amendment is located and shall not become effective
247	until a final order is issued under s. 380.05(6).
248	f.  If the proposed amendment involves a residential land
249	use, the residential land use has a density of 10 units or less
250	per acre or the proposed future land use category allows a
251	maximum residential density of the same or less than the maximum
252	residential density allowable under the existing future land use
253	category, except that this limitation does not apply to small
254	scale amendments involving the construction of affordable
255	housing units meeting the criteria of s. 420.0004(3) on property
256	which will be the subject of a land use restriction agreement or
257	extended use agreement recorded in conjunction with the issuance
258	of tax exempt bond financing or an allocation of federal tax
259	credits issued through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation
260	or a local housing finance authority authorized by the Division
261	of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration, or small
262	scale amendments described in sub-sub-subparagraph a.(I) that
263	are designated in the local comprehensive plan for urban infill,
264	urban redevelopment, or downtown revitalization as defined in s.
265	163.3164, urban infill and redevelopment areas designated under
266	s. 163.2517, transportation concurrency exception areas approved
267	pursuant to s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and
268	urban central business districts approved pursuant to s.
269	380.06(2)(e).
270	2.a.  A local government that proposes to consider a plan
271	amendment pursuant to this paragraph is not required to comply
272	with the procedures and public notice requirements of s.
273	163.3184(15)(c) for such plan amendments if the local government
274	complies with the provisions in s. 125.66(4)(a) for a county or
275	in s. 166.041(3)(c) for a municipality. If a request for a plan
276	amendment under this paragraph is initiated by other than the
277	local government, public notice is required.
278	b.  The local government shall send copies of the notice
279	and amendment to the state land planning agency, the regional
280	planning council, and any other person or entity requesting a
281	copy. This information shall also include a statement
282	identifying any property subject to the amendment that is
283	located within a coastal high-hazard area as identified in the
284	local comprehensive plan.
285	3.  Small scale development amendments adopted pursuant to
286	this paragraph require only one public hearing before the
287	governing board, which shall be an adoption hearing as described
288	in s. 163.3184(7), and are not subject to the requirements of s.
289	163.3184(3)-(6) unless the local government elects to have them
290	subject to those requirements.
291	4.  If the small scale development amendment involves a
292	site within an area that is designated by the Governor as a
293	rural area of critical economic concern under s. 288.0656(7) for
294	the duration of such designation, the 10-acre limit listed in
295	subparagraph 1. shall be increased by 100 percent to 20 acres.
296	The local government approving the small scale plan amendment
297	shall certify to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
298	Development that the plan amendment furthers the economic
299	objectives set forth in the executive order issued under s.
300	288.0656(7), and the property subject to the plan amendment
301	shall undergo public review to ensure that all concurrency
302	requirements and federal, state, and local environmental permit
303	requirements are met.
304	Section 4.  Section 166.0451, Florida Statutes, is created
305	to read:
306	166.0451  Disposition of municipal property for affordable
307	housing.--
308	(1)  By July 1, 2007, and every 3 years thereafter, each
309	municipality shall prepare an inventory list of all real
310	property within its jurisdiction to which the municipality holds
311	fee simple title that is appropriate for use as affordable
312	housing. The inventory list must include the address and legal
313	description of each such property and specify whether the
314	property is vacant or improved. The governing body of the
315	municipality must review the inventory list at a public hearing
316	and may revise it at the conclusion of the public hearing.
317	Following the public hearing, the governing body of the
318	municipality shall adopt a resolution that includes an inventory
319	list of such property.
320	(2)  The properties identified as appropriate for use as
321	affordable housing on the inventory list adopted by the
322	municipality may be offered for sale and the proceeds may be
323	used to purchase land for the development of affordable housing
324	or to increase the local government fund earmarked for
325	affordable housing, or may be sold with a restriction that
326	requires the development of the property as permanent affordable
327	housing, or may be donated to a nonprofit housing organization
328	for the construction of permanent affordable housing.
329	Alternatively, the municipality may otherwise make the property
330	available for use for the production and preservation of
331	permanent affordable housing. For purposes of this section, the
332	term "affordable" has the same meaning as in s. 420.0004(3).
333	Section 5.  Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section
334	189.4155, Florida Statutes, to read:
335	189.4155  Activities of special districts; local government
336	comprehensive planning.--
337	(6)  Any independent special district created pursuant to
338	chapter 190 is authorized to provide housing and housing
339	assistance for persons whose total annual household income does
340	not exceed 140 percent of the area median income, adjusted for
341	family size.
342	(7)  Any independent special district created pursuant to
343	special act or general law, including, but not limited to, this
344	chapter and chapter 298, for the purpose of providing urban
345	infrastructure or services is authorized to provide housing and
346	housing assistance for its employed personnel whose total annual
347	household income does not exceed 140 percent of the area median
348	income, adjusted for family size.
349	Section 6.  Subsection (19) is added to section 191.006,
350	Florida Statutes, to read:
351	191.006  General powers.--The district shall have, and the
352	board may exercise by majority vote, the following powers:
353	(19)  To provide housing and housing assistance for its
354	employed personnel whose total annual household income does not
355	exceed 140 percent of the area median income, adjusted for
356	family size.
357	Section 7.  Section 193.018, Florida Statutes, is created
358	to read:
359	193.018  The Manny Diaz Affordable Housing Property Tax
360	Relief Initiative.--For the purpose of assessing just valuation
361	of affordable housing properties serving persons with income
362	limits defined as extremely-low, low, moderate, and very-low, as
363	specified in s. 420.0004(8), (10), (11), and (15), the actual
364	rental income from rent-restricted units in such a property
365	shall be recognized by the property appraiser for assessment
366	purposes, and a rental income approach pursuant to s. 193.011(7)
367	shall be used for assessment of the rents for the following
368	affordable housing properties:
369	(1)  Property that is funded by the United States
370	Department of Housing and Urban Development under s. 8 of the
371	United States Housing Act of 1937 that is used to provide
372	affordable housing serving eligible persons as defined by s.
373	159.603(7) and elderly persons, extremely-low-income persons,
374	and very-low-income persons as defined by s. 420.0004(7), (8),
375	and (15) and that has undergone financial restructuring as
376	provided in s. 501, Title V, Subtitle A of the Multifamily
377	Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997;
378	(2)  Multifamily, farmworker, or elderly rental properties
379	that are funded by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation under
380	ss. 420.5087 and 420.5089 and the State Housing Initiatives
381	Partnership Program under ss. 420.9072 and 420.9075, s. 42 of
382	the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s. 42; the HOME Investment
383	Partnership Program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National
384	Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 12741 et seq.; or the
385	Federal Home Loan Banks' Affordable Housing Program established
386	pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
387	Enforcement Act of 1989, Pub. L. No. 101-73; or
388	(3)  Multifamily residential rental properties of 10 or
389	more units that are deed restricted as affordable housing and
390	certified by the local housing agency as having at least 95
391	percent of its units providing affordable housing to extremely-
392	low-income persons, very-low-income persons, low-income persons,
393	and moderate-income persons as defined by s. 420.0004(8), (15),
394	(10), and (11).
395	Section 8.  Section 196.1978, Florida Statutes, is amended
396	to read:
397	196.1978  Affordable housing property exemption.--
398	(1)  Property used to provide affordable housing serving
399	eligible persons as defined by s. 159.603(7) and persons meeting
400	income limits specified in s. 420.0004(8), (10)(9), (11)(10),
401	and (15)(14), which property is owned entirely by a nonprofit
402	entity which is qualified as charitable under s. 501(c)(3) of
403	the Internal Revenue Code and which complies with Rev. Proc. 96-
404	32, 1996-1 C.B. 717, shall be considered property owned by an
405	exempt entity and used for a charitable purpose, and those
406	portions of the affordable housing property which provide
407	housing to individuals with incomes as defined in s.
408	420.0004(10)(9) and (15)(14) shall be exempt from ad valorem
409	taxation to the extent authorized in s. 196.196.
410	(2)  For the purposes of this section, ownership entirely
411	by a nonprofit entity is classified as ownership by either:
412	(a)  A corporation not for profit; or
413	(b)  A Florida limited partnership the sole general partner
414	of which is either a corporation not for profit or a Florida
415	limited liability company or corporation the sole member or
416	shareholder, respectively, of which is a corporation not for
417	profit.
418	(3)  All property owned by a nonprofit entity identified in
419	this section shall comply with the criteria for determination of
420	exempt status to be applied by property appraisers on an annual
421	basis as defined in s. 196.195. In order to qualify for exempt
422	status, the nonprofit entity must affirmatively demonstrate to
423	the property appraiser that no part of the subject property, or
424	the sale, lease, or other disposition of the assets of the
425	property, will inure to the benefit of its member, officers,
426	limited liability partners, or any person or firm operating for
427	profit or for a nonexempt purpose. The Legislature intends that
428	any property owned by a limited liability company which is
429	disregarded as an entity for federal income tax purposes
430	pursuant to Treasury Regulation 301.7701-3(b)(1)(ii) shall be
431	treated as owned by its sole member.
432	Section 9.  Paragraphs (o) and (q) of subsection (5) of
433	section 212.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
434	212.08  Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and
435	storage tax; specified exemptions.--The sale at retail, the
436	rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the
437	storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following
438	are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this
439	chapter.
440	(5)  EXEMPTIONS; ACCOUNT OF USE.--
441	(o)  Building materials in redevelopment projects.--
442	1.  As used in this paragraph, the term:
443	a.  "Building materials" means tangible personal property
444	that becomes a component part of a housing project or a mixed-
445	use project.
446	b.  "Housing project" means the conversion of an existing
447	manufacturing or industrial building to housing units in an
448	urban high-crime area, enterprise zone, empowerment zone, Front
449	Porch Community, designated brownfield area, or urban infill
450	area and in which the developer agrees to set aside at least 20
451	percent of the housing units in the project for extremely-low-
452	income, low-income, and moderate-income persons or the
453	construction in a designated brownfield area of affordable
454	housing for persons described in s. 420.0004(8)(9), (11)(10), or
455	(15)(14), or in s. 159.603(7).
456	c.  "Mixed-use project" means the conversion of an existing
457	manufacturing or industrial building to mixed-use units that
458	include artists' studios, art and entertainment services, or
459	other compatible uses. A mixed-use project must be located in an
460	urban high-crime area, enterprise zone, empowerment zone, Front
461	Porch Community, designated brownfield area, or urban infill
462	area, and the developer must agree to set aside at least 20
463	percent of the square footage of the project for low-income and
464	moderate-income housing.
465	d.  "Substantially completed" has the same meaning as
466	provided in s. 192.042(1).
467	2.  Building materials used in the construction of a
468	housing project or mixed-use project are exempt from the tax
469	imposed by this chapter upon an affirmative showing to the
470	satisfaction of the department that the requirements of this
471	paragraph have been met. This exemption inures to the owner
472	through a refund of previously paid taxes. To receive this
473	refund, the owner must file an application under oath with the
474	department which includes:
475	a.  The name and address of the owner.
476	b.  The address and assessment roll parcel number of the
477	project for which a refund is sought.
478	c.  A copy of the building permit issued for the project.
479	d.  A certification by the local building code inspector
480	that the project is substantially completed.
481	e.  A sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, from the
482	general contractor licensed in this state with whom the owner
483	contracted to construct the project, which statement lists the
484	building materials used in the construction of the project and
485	the actual cost thereof, and the amount of sales tax paid on
486	these materials. If a general contractor was not used, the owner
487	shall provide this information in a sworn statement, under
488	penalty of perjury. Copies of invoices evidencing payment of
489	sales tax must be attached to the sworn statement.
490	3.  An application for a refund under this paragraph must
491	be submitted to the department within 6 months after the date
492	the project is deemed to be substantially completed by the local
493	building code inspector. Within 30 working days after receipt of
494	the application, the department shall determine if it meets the
495	requirements of this paragraph. A refund approved pursuant to
496	this paragraph shall be made within 30 days after formal
497	approval of the application by the department. The provisions of
498	s. 212.095 do not apply to any refund application made under
499	this paragraph.
500	4.  The department shall establish by rule an application
501	form and criteria for establishing eligibility for exemption
502	under this paragraph.
503	5.  The exemption shall apply to purchases of materials on
504	or after July 1, 2000.
505	(q)  Community contribution tax credit for donations.--
506	1.  Authorization.--Beginning July 1, 2001, Persons who are
507	registered with the department under s. 212.18 to collect or
508	remit sales or use tax and who make donations to eligible
509	sponsors are eligible for tax credits against their state sales
510	and use tax liabilities as provided in this paragraph:
511	a.  The credit shall be computed as 50 percent of the
512	person's approved annual community contribution.;
513	b.  The credit shall be granted as a refund against state
514	sales and use taxes reported on returns and remitted in the 12
515	months preceding the date of application to the department for
516	the credit as required in sub-subparagraph 3.c. If the annual
517	credit is not fully used through such refund because of
518	insufficient tax payments during the applicable 12-month period,
519	the unused amount may be included in an application for a refund
520	made pursuant to sub-subparagraph 3.c. in subsequent years
521	against the total tax payments made for such year. Carryover
522	credits may be applied for a 3-year period without regard to any
523	time limitation that would otherwise apply under s. 215.26.;
524	c.  A person may not receive more than $200,000 in annual
525	tax credits for all approved community contributions made in any
526	one year.;
527	d.  All proposals for the granting of the tax credit
528	require the prior approval of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
529	Economic Development.;
530	e.  The total amount of tax credits which may be granted
531	for all programs approved under this paragraph, s. 220.183, and
532	s. 624.5105 is $10 $12 million annually for projects that
533	provide homeownership opportunities for extremely-low-income
534	persons, as defined in s. 420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-
535	income persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), and $3
536	million annually for all other projects.; and
537	f.  A person who is eligible to receive the credit provided
538	for in this paragraph, s. 220.183, or s. 624.5105 may receive
539	the credit only under the one section of the person's choice.
540	2.  Eligibility requirements.--
541	a.  A community contribution by a person must be in the
542	following form:
543	(I)  Cash or other liquid assets;
544	(II)  Real property;
545	(III)  Goods or inventory; or
546	(IV)  Other physical resources as identified by the Office
547	of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.
548	b.  All community contributions must be reserved
549	exclusively for use in a project. As used in this sub-
550	subparagraph, the term "project" means any activity undertaken
551	by an eligible sponsor which is designed to construct, improve,
552	or substantially rehabilitate housing that is affordable to
553	extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.0004(8), or
554	low-income or very-low-income households, as defined in s.
555	420.9071(19) and (28); designed to provide commercial,
556	industrial, or public resources and facilities; or designed to
557	improve entrepreneurial and job-development opportunities for
558	low-income persons. A project may be the investment necessary to
559	increase access to high-speed broadband capability in rural
560	communities with enterprise zones, including projects that
561	result in improvements to communications assets that are owned
562	by a business. A project may include the provision of museum
563	educational programs and materials that are directly related to
564	any project approved between January 1, 1996, and December 31,
565	1999, and located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
566	s. 290.0065. This paragraph does not preclude projects that
567	propose to construct or rehabilitate housing for extremely-low-
568	income, low-income or very-low-income households on scattered
569	sites. With respect to housing, contributions may be used to pay
570	the following eligible extremely-low-income, low-income and
571	very-low-income housing-related activities:
572	(I)  Project development impact and management fees for
573	extremely-low-income, low-income, or very-low-income housing
574	projects;
575	(II)  Down payment and closing costs for eligible persons,
576	as defined in ss. s. 420.9071(19) and (28) and 420.0004(8);
577	(III)  Administrative costs, including housing counseling
578	and marketing fees, not to exceed 10 percent of the community
579	contribution, directly related to extremely-low-income, low-
580	income, or very-low-income projects; and
581	(IV)  Removal of liens recorded against residential
582	property by municipal, county, or special district local
583	governments when satisfaction of the lien is a necessary
584	precedent to the transfer of the property to an eligible person,
585	as defined in ss. s. 420.9071(19) and (28) and 420.0004(8), for
586	the purpose of promoting home ownership. Contributions for lien
587	removal must be received from a nonrelated third party.
588	c.  The project must be undertaken by an "eligible
589	sponsor," which includes:
590	(I)  A community action program;
591	(II)  A nonprofit community-based development organization
592	whose mission is the provision of housing for extremely-low-
593	income, low-income, or very-low-income households or increasing
594	entrepreneurial and job-development opportunities for low-income
595	persons;
596	(III)  A neighborhood housing services corporation;
597	(IV)  A local housing authority created under chapter 421;
598	(V)  A community redevelopment agency created under s.
599	163.356;
600	(VI)  The Florida Industrial Development Corporation;
601	(VII)  A historic preservation district agency or
602	organization;
603	(VIII)  A regional workforce board;
604	(IX)  A direct-support organization as provided in s.
605	1009.983;
606	(X)  An enterprise zone development agency created under s.
607	290.0056;
608	(XI)  A community-based organization incorporated under
609	chapter 617 which is recognized as educational, charitable, or
610	scientific pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
611	and whose bylaws and articles of incorporation include
612	affordable housing, economic development, or community
613	development as the primary mission of the corporation;
614	(XII)  Units of local government;
615	(XIII)  Units of state government; or
616	(XIV)  Any other agency that the Office of Tourism, Trade,
617	and Economic Development designates by rule.
618
619	In no event may a contributing person have a financial interest
620	in the eligible sponsor.
621	d.  The project must be located in an area designated an
622	enterprise zone or a Front Porch Florida Community pursuant to
623	s. 20.18(6), unless the project increases access to high-speed
624	broadband capability for rural communities with enterprise zones
625	but is physically located outside the designated rural zone
626	boundaries. Any project designed to construct or rehabilitate
627	housing for extremely-low-income households as defined in s.
628	420.004(8) or low-income or very-low-income households as
629	defined in ss. s. 420.0971(19) and (28) and 420.0004(8) is
630	exempt from the area requirement of this sub-subparagraph.
631	e.(I)  For the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the
632	Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall reserve
633	80 percent of the first $10 million in available annual tax
634	credits and 70 percent of any available annual tax credits in
635	excess of $10 million for donations made to eligible sponsors
636	for projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-
637	income or very-low-income households as defined in s.
638	420.9071(19) and (28). If any such reserved annual tax credits
639	remain after the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the office
640	may approve the balance of these available credits for donations
641	made to eligible sponsors for projects other than those that
642	provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-
643	income households.
644	(II)  For the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the office
645	shall reserve 20 percent of the first $10 million in available
646	annual tax credits and 30 percent of any available annual tax
647	credits in excess of $10 million for donations made to eligible
648	sponsors for projects other than those that provide
649	homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income
650	households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28). If any
651	reserved annual tax credits remain after the first 6 months of
652	the fiscal year, the office may approve the balance of these
653	available credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for
654	projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income
655	or very-low-income households.
656	(III)  If, during the first 10 business days of the state
657	fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects that
658	provide homeownership opportunities for extremely-low-income
659	persons, as defined in s. 420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-
660	income persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are
661	received for less than the available annual tax credits
662	available for those projects reserved under sub-sub-subparagraph
663	(I), the office shall grant tax credits for those applications
664	and shall grant remaining tax credits on a first-come, first-
665	served basis for any subsequent eligible applications received
666	before the end of the first 6 months of the state fiscal year.
667	If, during the first 10 business days of the state fiscal year,
668	eligible tax credit applications for projects that provide
669	homeownership opportunities for extremely-low-income persons, as
670	defined in s. 420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-income
671	persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are received
672	for more than the available annual tax credits available for
673	those projects reserved under sub-sub-subparagraph (I), the
674	office shall grant the tax credits for those the applications as
675	follows:
676	(A)  If tax credit applications submitted for approved
677	projects of an eligible sponsor do not exceed $200,000 in total,
678	the credits shall be granted in full if the tax credit
679	applications are approved, subject to sub-sub-subparagraph (I).
680	(B)  If tax credit applications submitted for approved
681	projects of an eligible sponsor exceed $200,000 in total, the
682	amount of tax credits granted pursuant to sub-sub-sub-
683	subparagraph (A) shall be subtracted from the amount of
684	available tax credits under sub-sub-subparagraph (I), and the
685	remaining credits shall be granted to each approved tax credit
686	application on a pro rata basis.
687	(C)  If, after the first 6 months of the fiscal year,
688	additional credits become available under sub-sub-subparagraph
689	(II), the office shall grant the tax credits by first granting
690	to those who received a pro rata reduction up to the full amount
691	of their request and, if there are remaining credits, granting
692	credits to those who applied on or after the 11th business day
693	of the state fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis.
694	(II)(IV)  If, during the first 10 business days of the
695	state fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects
696	other than those that provide homeownership opportunities for
697	extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.004(8), or
698	low-income or very-low-income persons, as defined in s.
699	420.9071(19) and (28), are received for less than the available
700	annual tax credits available for those projects reserved under
701	sub-sub-subparagraph (II), the office shall grant tax credits
702	for those applications and shall grant remaining tax credits on
703	a first-come, first-served basis for any subsequent eligible
704	applications received before the end of the first 6 months of
705	the state fiscal year. If, during the first 10 business days of
706	the state fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for
707	projects other than those that provide homeownership
708	opportunities for extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s.
709	420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-income persons, as defined
710	in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are received for more than the
711	available annual tax credits available for those projects
712	reserved under sub-sub-subparagraph (II), the office shall grant
713	the tax credits for those the applications on a pro rata basis.
714	If, after the first 6 months of the fiscal year, additional
715	credits become available under sub-sub-subparagraph (I), the
716	office shall grant the tax credits by first granting to those
717	who received a pro rata reduction up to the full amount of their
718	request and, if there are remaining credits, granting credits to
719	those who applied on or after the 11th business day of the state
720	fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis.
721	3.  Application requirements.--
722	a.  Any eligible sponsor seeking to participate in this
723	program must submit a proposal to the Office of Tourism, Trade,
724	and Economic Development which sets forth the name of the
725	sponsor, a description of the project, and the area in which the
726	project is located, together with such supporting information as
727	is prescribed by rule. The proposal must also contain a
728	resolution from the local governmental unit in which the project
729	is located certifying that the project is consistent with local
730	plans and regulations.
731	b.  Any person seeking to participate in this program must
732	submit an application for tax credit to the office of Tourism,
733	Trade, and Economic Development which sets forth the name of the
734	sponsor, a description of the project, and the type, value, and
735	purpose of the contribution. The sponsor shall verify the terms
736	of the application and indicate its receipt of the contribution,
737	which verification must be in writing and accompany the
738	application for tax credit. The person must submit a separate
739	tax credit application to the office for each individual
740	contribution that it makes to each individual project.
741	c.  Any person who has received notification from the
742	office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development that a tax
743	credit has been approved must apply to the department to receive
744	the refund. Application must be made on the form prescribed for
745	claiming refunds of sales and use taxes and be accompanied by a
746	copy of the notification. A person may submit only one
747	application for refund to the department within any 12-month
748	period.
749	4.  Administration.--
750	a.  The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
751	may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary
752	to administer this paragraph, including rules for the approval
753	or disapproval of proposals by a person.
754	b.  The decision of the office of Tourism, Trade, and
755	Economic Development must be in writing, and, if approved, the
756	notification shall state the maximum credit allowable to the
757	person. Upon approval, the office shall transmit a copy of the
758	decision to the Department of Revenue.
759	c.  The office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
760	shall periodically monitor all projects in a manner consistent
761	with available resources to ensure that resources are used in
762	accordance with this paragraph; however, each project must be
763	reviewed at least once every 2 years.
764	d.  The office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
765	shall, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs,
766	the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the statewide and
767	regional housing and financial intermediaries, market the
768	availability of the community contribution tax credit program to
769	community-based organizations.
770	5.  Expiration.--This paragraph expires June 30, 2015;
771	however, any accrued credit carryover that is unused on that
772	date may be used until the expiration of the 3-year carryover
773	period for such credit.
774	Section 10.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph
775	(b) of subsection (2) of section 220.183, Florida Statutes, are
776	amended to read:
777	220.183  Community contribution tax credit.--
778	(1)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TAX
779	CREDITS; LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CREDITS AND PROGRAM
780	SPENDING.--
781	(c)  The total amount of tax credit which may be granted
782	for all programs approved under this section, s. 212.08(5)(q),
783	and s. 624.5105 is $10 $12 million annually for projects that
784	provide homeownership opportunities for extremely-low-income
785	persons, as defined in s. 420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-
786	income persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), and $3
787	million annually for all other projects.
788	(2)  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.--
789	(b)1.  All community contributions must be reserved
790	exclusively for use in projects as defined in s. 220.03(1)(t).
791	2.  For the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the Office
792	of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall reserve 80
793	percent of the first $10 million in available annual tax
794	credits, and 70 percent of any available annual tax credits in
795	excess of $10 million, for donations made to eligible sponsors
796	for projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-
797	income or very-low-income households as defined in s.
798	420.9071(19) and (28). If any reserved annual tax credits remain
799	after the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the office may
800	approve the balance of these available credits for donations
801	made to eligible sponsors for projects other than those that
802	provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-
803	income households.
804	3.  For the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the office
805	shall reserve 20 percent of the first $10 million in available
806	annual tax credits, and 30 percent of any available annual tax
807	credits in excess of $10 million, for donations made to eligible
808	sponsors for projects other than those that provide
809	homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income
810	households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28). If any
811	reserved annual tax credits remain after the first 6 months of
812	the fiscal year, the office may approve the balance of these
813	available credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for
814	projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income
815	or very-low-income households.
816	2.4.  If, during the first 10 business days of the state
817	fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects that
818	provide homeownership opportunities for extremely-low-income
819	persons, as defined in s. 420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-
820	income persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are
821	received for less than the available annual tax credits
822	available for those projects reserved under subparagraph 2., the
823	office shall grant tax credits for those applications and shall
824	grant remaining tax credits on a first-come, first-served basis
825	for any subsequent eligible applications received before the end
826	of the first 6 months of the state fiscal year. If, during the
827	first 10 business days of the state fiscal year, eligible tax
828	credit applications for projects that provide homeownership
829	opportunities for extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s.
830	420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-income persons, as defined
831	in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are received for more than the
832	available annual tax credits available for those projects
833	reserved under subparagraph 2., the office shall grant the tax
834	credits for those such applications as follows:
835	a.  If tax credit applications submitted for approved
836	projects of an eligible sponsor do not exceed $200,000 in total,
837	the credit shall be granted in full if the tax credit
838	applications are approved, subject to the provisions of
839	subparagraph 2.
840	b.  If tax credit applications submitted for approved
841	projects of an eligible sponsor exceed $200,000 in total, the
842	amount of tax credits granted under sub-subparagraph a. shall be
843	subtracted from the amount of available tax credits under
844	subparagraph 2., and the remaining credits shall be granted to
845	each approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis.
846	c.  If, after the first 6 months of the fiscal year,
847	additional credits become available pursuant to subparagraph 3.,
848	the office shall grant the tax credits by first granting to
849	those who received a pro rata reduction up to the full amount of
850	their request and, if there are remaining credits, granting
851	credits to those who applied on or after the 11th business day
852	of the state fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis.
853	3.5.  If, during the first 10 business days of the state
854	fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other
855	than those that provide homeownership opportunities for
856	extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.004(8), or
857	low-income or very-low-income persons, as defined in s.
858	420.9071(19) and (28), are received for less than the available
859	annual tax credits available for those projects reserved under
860	subparagraph 3., the office shall grant tax credits for those
861	applications and shall grant remaining tax credits on a first-
862	come, first-served basis for any subsequent eligible
863	applications received before the end of the first 6 months of
864	the state fiscal year. If, during the first 10 business days of
865	the state fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for
866	projects other than those that provide homeownership
867	opportunities for extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s.
868	420.004(8), or low-income or very-low-income persons, as defined
869	in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are received for more than the
870	available annual tax credits available for those projects
871	reserved under subparagraph 3., the office shall grant the tax
872	credits for those such applications on a pro rata basis. If,
873	after the first 6 months of the fiscal year, additional credits
874	become available under subparagraph 2., the office shall grant
875	the tax credits by first granting to those who received a pro
876	rata reduction up to the full amount of their request and, if
877	there are remaining credits, granting credits to those who
878	applied on or after the 11th business day of the state fiscal
879	year on a first-come, first-served basis.
880	Section 11.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section
881	253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
882	253.034  State-owned lands; uses.--
883	(6)  The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
884	Trust Fund shall determine which lands, the title to which is
885	vested in the board, may be surplused. For conservation lands,
886	the board shall make a determination that the lands are no
887	longer needed for conservation purposes and may dispose of them
888	by an affirmative vote of at least three members. In the case of
889	a land exchange involving the disposition of conservation lands,
890	the board must determine by an affirmative vote of at least
891	three members that the exchange will result in a net positive
892	conservation benefit. For all other lands, the board shall make
893	a determination that the lands are no longer needed and may
894	dispose of them by an affirmative vote of at least three
895	members.
896	(f)1.  In reviewing lands owned by the board, the council
897	shall consider whether such lands would be more appropriately
898	owned or managed by the county or other unit of local government
899	in which the land is located. The council shall recommend to the
900	board whether a sale, lease, or other conveyance to a local
901	government would be in the best interests of the state and local
902	government. The provisions of this paragraph in no way limit the
903	provisions of ss. 253.111 and 253.115. Such lands shall be
904	offered to the state, county, or local government for a period
905	of 30 days. Permittable uses for such surplus lands may include
906	public schools; public libraries; fire or law enforcement
907	substations; and governmental, judicial, or recreational
908	centers; and affordable housing meeting the criteria of s.
909	420.0004(3). County or local government requests for surplus
910	lands shall be expedited throughout the surplusing process. If
911	the county or local government does not elect to purchase such
912	lands in accordance with s. 253.111, then any surplusing
913	determination involving other governmental agencies shall be
914	made upon the board deciding the best public use of the lands.
915	Surplus properties in which governmental agencies have expressed
916	no interest shall then be available for sale on the private
917	market.
918	2.  Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., any surplus lands that
919	were acquired by the state prior to 1958 by a gift or other
920	conveyance for no consideration from a municipality, and which
921	the department has filed by July 1, 2006, a notice of its intent
922	to surplus, shall be first offered for reconveyance to such
923	municipality at no cost, but for the fair market value of any
924	building or other improvements to the land, unless otherwise
925	provided in a deed restriction of record. This subparagraph
926	expires July 1, 2006.
927	Section 12.  Section 253.0341, Florida Statutes, is amended
928	to read:
929	253.0341  Surplus of state-owned lands to counties or local
930	governments.--Counties and local governments may submit
931	surplusing requests for state-owned lands directly to the board
932	of trustees. County or local government requests for the state
933	to surplus conservation or nonconservation lands, whether for
934	purchase or exchange, shall be expedited throughout the
935	surplusing process. Property jointly acquired by the state and
936	other entities shall not be surplused without the consent of all
937	joint owners.
938	(1)  The decision to surplus state-owned nonconservation
939	lands may be made by the board without a review of, or a
940	recommendation on, the request from the Acquisition and
941	Restoration Council or the Division of State Lands. Such
942	requests for nonconservation lands shall be considered by the
943	board within 60 days of the board's receipt of the request.
944	(2)  County or local government requests for the surplusing
945	of state-owned conservation lands are subject to review of, and
946	recommendation on, the request to the board by the Acquisition
947	and Restoration Council. Requests to surplus conservation lands
948	shall be considered by the board within 120 days of the board's
949	receipt of the request.
950	(3)  A local government may request that state lands be
951	specifically declared surplus lands for the purpose of providing
952	affordable housing. The request shall comply with the
953	requirements of subsection (1) if the lands are nonconservation
954	lands or subsection (2) if the lands are conservation lands.
955	Surplus lands that are conveyed to a local government for
956	affordable housing shall be disposed of by the local government
957	under the provisions of s. 125.379 or s. 166.0451.
958	Section 13.  Section 295.16, Florida Statutes, is amended
959	to read:
960	295.16  Disabled veterans exempt from certain license or
961	permit fee.--No totally and permanently disabled veteran who is
962	a resident of Florida and honorably discharged from the Armed
963	Forces, who has been issued a valid identification card by the
964	Department of Veterans' Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17 or
965	has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans
966	Affairs or its predecessor to have a service-connected 100-
967	percent disability rating for compensation, or who has been
968	determined to have a service-connected disability rating of 100
969	percent and is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any
970	branch of the uniformed armed services, shall be required to pay
971	any license or permit fee, by whatever name known, to any county
972	or municipality in order to make improvements upon a dwelling
973	mobile home owned by the veteran which is used as the veteran's
974	residence, provided such improvements are limited to ramps,
975	widening of doors, and similar improvements for the purpose of
976	making the dwelling mobile home habitable for veterans confined
977	to wheelchairs.
978	Section 14.  Subsection (13) is added to section 376.30781,
979	Florida Statutes, to read:
980	376.30781  Partial tax credits for rehabilitation of
981	drycleaning-solvent-contaminated sites and brownfield sites in
982	designated brownfield areas; application process; rulemaking
983	authority; revocation authority.--
984	(13)  An applicant that provides affordable housing meeting
985	the criteria of s. 420.0004(3) shall be considered eligible for
986	funding under this section if the applicant can certify that it
987	is a corporate affiliate or a subsidiary of a corporate parent,
988	that it has an agreement with the party that entered into a
989	voluntary cleanup agreement with the Department of Environmental
990	Protection for a drycleaning-solvent-contaminated site or a
991	brownfield site, or that it has a Brownfield Site Rehabilitation
992	Agreement. If the applicant can certify that it qualifies for
993	funding through such certification but has been denied tax
994	credits for that reason in the previous year, the applicant may
995	reapply in the following year one time for the total amount of
996	credits that were denied.
997	Section 15.  Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (19) of
998	section 380.06, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (i)
999	is added to that subsection, to read:
1000	380.06  Developments of regional impact.--
1001	(19)  SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATIONS.--
1002	(b)  Any proposed change to a previously approved
1003	development of regional impact or development order condition
1004	which, either individually or cumulatively with other changes,
1005	exceeds any of the following criteria shall constitute a
1006	substantial deviation and shall cause the development to be
1007	subject to further development-of-regional-impact review without
1008	the necessity for a finding of same by the local government:
1009	1.  An increase in the number of parking spaces at an
1010	attraction or recreational facility by 5 percent or 300 spaces,
1011	whichever is greater, or an increase in the number of spectators
1012	that may be accommodated at such a facility by 5 percent or
1013	1,000 spectators, whichever is greater.
1014	2.  A new runway, a new terminal facility, a 25-percent
1015	lengthening of an existing runway, or a 25-percent increase in
1016	the number of gates of an existing terminal, but only if the
1017	increase adds at least three additional gates.
1018	3.  An increase in the number of hospital beds by 5 percent
1019	or 60 beds, whichever is greater.
1020	4.  An increase in industrial development area by 5 percent
1021	or 32 acres, whichever is greater.
1022	5.  An increase in the average annual acreage mined by 5
1023	percent or 10 acres, whichever is greater, or an increase in the
1024	average daily water consumption by a mining operation by 5
1025	percent or 300,000 gallons, whichever is greater. An increase in
1026	the size of the mine by 5 percent or 750 acres, whichever is
1027	less. An increase in the size of a heavy mineral mine as defined
1028	in s. 378.403(7) will only constitute a substantial deviation if
1029	the average annual acreage mined is more than 500 acres and
1030	consumes more than 3 million gallons of water per day.
1031	6.  An increase in land area for office development by 5
1032	percent or an increase of gross floor area of office development
1033	by 5 percent or 60,000 gross square feet, whichever is greater.
1034	7.  An increase in the storage capacity for chemical or
1035	petroleum storage facilities by 5 percent, 20,000 barrels, or 7
1036	million pounds, whichever is greater.
1037	8.  An increase of development at a waterport of wet
1038	storage for 20 watercraft, dry storage for 30 watercraft, or
1039	wet/dry storage for 60 watercraft in an area identified in the
1040	state marina siting plan as an appropriate site for additional
1041	waterport development or a 5-percent increase in watercraft
1042	storage capacity, whichever is greater.
1043	9.  An increase in the number of dwelling units by 5
1044	percent or 50 dwelling units, whichever is greater.
1045	10.  An increase in the number of dwelling units by 50
1046	percent, or 200 units, whichever is greater, provided that 15
1047	percent of the proposed additional dwelling units are dedicated
1048	to affordable housing, subject to a recorded land use
1049	restriction that shall be for a period of not less than 20 years
1050	and that includes resale provisions to ensure long-term
1051	affordability for income-eligible homeowners and renters and
1052	provisions for the workforce housing to be commenced prior to
1053	the completion of 50 percent of the market rate dwelling. For
1054	purposes of this subparagraph, the term "affordable workforce
1055	housing" means housing that is affordable to a person who earns
1056	less than 120 percent of the area median income, or less than
1057	140 percent of the area median income if located in a county in
1058	which the median purchase price for a single-family existing
1059	home exceeds the statewide median purchase price of a single-
1060	family existing home. For purposes of this subparagraph, the
1061	term "statewide median purchase price of a single-family
1062	existing home" means the statewide purchase price as determined
1063	in the Florida Sales Report, Single-Family Existing Homes,
1064	released each January by the Florida Association of Realtors and
1065	the University of Florida Real Estate Research Center.
1066	11.10.  An increase in commercial development by 50,000
1067	square feet of gross floor area or of parking spaces provided
1068	for customers for 300 cars or a 5-percent increase of either of
1069	these, whichever is greater.
1070	12.11.  An increase in hotel or motel facility units by 5
1071	percent or 75 units, whichever is greater.
1072	13.12.  An increase in a recreational vehicle park area by
1073	5 percent or 100 vehicle spaces, whichever is less.
1074	14.13.  A decrease in the area set aside for open space of
1075	5 percent or 20 acres, whichever is less.
1076	15.14.  A proposed increase to an approved multiuse
1077	development of regional impact where the sum of the increases of
1078	each land use as a percentage of the applicable substantial
1079	deviation criteria is equal to or exceeds 100 percent. The
1080	percentage of any decrease in the amount of open space shall be
1081	treated as an increase for purposes of determining when 100
1082	percent has been reached or exceeded.
1083	16.15.  A 15-percent increase in the number of external
1084	vehicle trips generated by the development above that which was
1085	projected during the original development-of-regional-impact
1086	review.
1087	17.16.  Any change which would result in development of any
1088	area which was specifically set aside in the application for
1089	development approval or in the development order for
1090	preservation or special protection of endangered or threatened
1091	plants or animals designated as endangered, threatened, or
1092	species of special concern and their habitat, primary dunes, or
1093	archaeological and historical sites designated as significant by
1094	the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State.
1095	The further refinement of such areas by survey shall be
1096	considered under sub-subparagraph (e)5.b.
1097
1098	The substantial deviation numerical standards in subparagraphs
1099	4., 6., 10., 11., and 15. 14., excluding residential uses, and
1100	16. 15., are increased by 100 percent for a project certified
1101	under s. 403.973 which creates jobs and meets criteria
1102	established by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
1103	Development as to its impact on an area's economy, employment,
1104	and prevailing wage and skill levels. The substantial deviation
1105	numerical standards in subparagraphs 4., 6., 9., 10., 11., 12.,
1106	and 15. 14. are increased by 50 percent for a project located
1107	wholly within an urban infill and redevelopment area designated
1108	on the applicable adopted local comprehensive plan future land
1109	use map and not located within the coastal high hazard area.
1110	(e)1.  Except for a development order rendered pursuant to
1111	subsection (22) or subsection (25), a proposed change to a
1112	development order that individually or cumulatively with any
1113	previous change is less than any numerical criterion contained
1114	in subparagraphs (b)1.-16. (b)1.-15. and does not exceed any
1115	other criterion, or that involves an extension of the buildout
1116	date of a development, or any phase thereof, of less than 5
1117	years is not subject to the public hearing requirements of
1118	subparagraph (f)3., and is not subject to a determination
1119	pursuant to subparagraph (f)5. Notice of the proposed change
1120	shall be made to the regional planning council and the state
1121	land planning agency. Such notice shall include a description of
1122	previous individual changes made to the development, including
1123	changes previously approved by the local government, and shall
1124	include appropriate amendments to the development order.
1125	2.  The following changes, individually or cumulatively
1126	with any previous changes, are not substantial deviations:
1127	a.  Changes in the name of the project, developer, owner,
1128	or monitoring official.
1129	b.  Changes to a setback that do not affect noise buffers,
1130	environmental protection or mitigation areas, or archaeological
1131	or historical resources.
1132	c.  Changes to minimum lot sizes.
1133	d.  Changes in the configuration of internal roads that do
1134	not affect external access points.
1135	e.  Changes to the building design or orientation that stay
1136	approximately within the approved area designated for such
1137	building and parking lot, and which do not affect historical
1138	buildings designated as significant by the Division of
1139	Historical Resources of the Department of State.
1140	f.  Changes to increase the acreage in the development,
1141	provided that no development is proposed on the acreage to be
1142	added.
1143	g.  Changes to eliminate an approved land use, provided
1144	that there are no additional regional impacts.
1145	h.  Changes required to conform to permits approved by any
1146	federal, state, or regional permitting agency, provided that
1147	these changes do not create additional regional impacts.
1148	i.  Any renovation or redevelopment of development within a
1149	previously approved development of regional impact which does
1150	not change land use or increase density or intensity of use.
1151	j.  Any other change which the state land planning agency
1152	agrees in writing is similar in nature, impact, or character to
1153	the changes enumerated in sub-subparagraphs a.-i. and which does
1154	not create the likelihood of any additional regional impact.
1155
1156	This subsection does not require a development order amendment
1157	for any change listed in sub-subparagraphs a.-j. unless such
1158	issue is addressed either in the existing development order or
1159	in the application for development approval, but, in the case of
1160	the application, only if, and in the manner in which, the
1161	application is incorporated in the development order.
1162	3.  Except for the change authorized by sub-subparagraph
1163	2.f., any addition of land not previously reviewed or any change
1164	not specified in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) shall be
1165	presumed to create a substantial deviation. This presumption may
1166	be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
1167	4.  Any submittal of a proposed change to a previously
1168	approved development shall include a description of individual
1169	changes previously made to the development, including changes
1170	previously approved by the local government. The local
1171	government shall consider the previous and current proposed
1172	changes in deciding whether such changes cumulatively constitute
1173	a substantial deviation requiring further development-of-
1174	regional-impact review.
1175	5.  The following changes to an approved development of
1176	regional impact shall be presumed to create a substantial
1177	deviation. Such presumption may be rebutted by clear and
1178	convincing evidence.
1179	a.  A change proposed for 15 percent or more of the acreage
1180	to a land use not previously approved in the development order.
1181	Changes of less than 15 percent shall be presumed not to create
1182	a substantial deviation.
1183	b.  Except for the types of uses listed in subparagraph
1184	(b)17. (b)16., any change which would result in the development
1185	of any area which was specifically set aside in the application
1186	for development approval or in the development order for
1187	preservation, buffers, or special protection, including habitat
1188	for plant and animal species, archaeological and historical
1189	sites, dunes, and other special areas.
1190	c.  Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (b) to the
1191	contrary, a proposed change consisting of simultaneous increases
1192	and decreases of at least two of the uses within an authorized
1193	multiuse development of regional impact which was originally
1194	approved with three or more uses specified in s. 380.0651(3)(c),
1195	(d), (f), and (g) and residential use.
1196	(i)  An increase in the number of residential dwelling
1197	units shall not constitute a substantial deviation and shall not
1198	be subject to development-of-regional-impact review for
1199	additional impacts, provided that all the residential dwelling
1200	units are dedicated to affordable workforce housing, subject to
1201	a recorded land use restriction that shall be for a period of
1202	not less than 20 years and that includes resale provisions to
1203	ensure long-term affordability for income-eligible homeowners
1204	and renters. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
1205	"affordable workforce housing" means housing that is affordable
1206	to a person who earns less than 120 percent of the area median
1207	income, or less than 140 percent of the area median income if
1208	located in a county in which the median purchase price for a
1209	single-family existing home exceeds the statewide median
1210	purchase price of a single-family existing home. For purposes of
1211	this paragraph, the term "statewide median purchase price of a
1212	single-family existing home" means the statewide purchase price
1213	as determined in the Florida Sales Report, Single-Family
1214	Existing Homes, released each January by the Florida Association
1215	of Realtors and the University of Florida Real Estate Research
1216	Center.
1217	Section 16.  Paragraph (k) of subsection (3) of section
1218	380.0651, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (l),
1219	and a new paragraph (k) is added to that subsection to read:
1220	380.0651  Statewide guidelines and standards.--
1221	(3)  The following statewide guidelines and standards shall
1222	be applied in the manner described in s. 380.06(2) to determine
1223	whether the following developments shall be required to undergo
1224	development-of-regional-impact review:
1225	(k)  Workforce housing.--The applicable guidelines for
1226	residential development and the residential component for
1227	multiuse development shall be increased by 50 percent where the
1228	developer demonstrates that at least 15 percent of the total
1229	residential dwelling units authorized within the development of
1230	regional impact will be dedicated to affordable workforce
1231	housing, subject to a recorded land use restriction that shall
1232	be for a period of not less than 20 years and that includes
1233	resale provisions to ensure long-term affordability for income-
1234	eligible homeowners and renters and provisions for the workforce
1235	housing to be commenced prior to the completion of 50 percent of
1236	the market rate dwelling. For purposes of this paragraph, the
1237	term "affordable workforce housing" means housing that is
1238	affordable to a person who earns less than 120 percent of the
1239	area median income, or less than 140 percent of the area median
1240	income if located in a county in which the median purchase price
1241	for a single-family existing home exceeds the statewide median
1242	purchase price of a single-family existing home. For the
1243	purposes of this paragraph, the term "statewide median purchase
1244	price of a single-family existing home" means the statewide
1245	purchase price as determined in the Florida Sales Report,
1246	Single-Family Existing Homes, released each January by the
1247	Florida Association of Realtors and the University of Florida
1248	Real Estate Research Center.
1249	Section 17.  Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes, is amended
1250	to read:
1251	420.0004  Definitions.--As used in this part, unless the
1252	context otherwise indicates:
1253	(1)  "Adjusted for family size" means adjusted in a manner
1254	which results in an income eligibility level which is lower for
1255	households with fewer than four people, or higher for households
1256	with more than four people, than the base income eligibility
1257	determined as provided in subsection (8), subsection (10) (9),
1258	subsection (11) (10), or subsection (15) (14), based upon a
1259	formula as established by the United States Department of
1260	Housing and Urban Development.
1261	(2)  "Adjusted gross income" means all wages, assets,
1262	regular cash or noncash contributions or gifts from persons
1263	outside the household, and such other resources and benefits as
1264	may be determined to be income by the United States Department
1265	of Housing and Urban Development, adjusted for family size, less
1266	deductions allowable under s. 62 of the Internal Revenue Code.
1267	(3)  "Affordable" means that monthly rents or monthly
1268	mortgage payments including taxes, insurance, and utilities do
1269	not exceed 30 percent of that amount which represents the
1270	percentage of the median adjusted gross annual income for the
1271	households as indicated in subsection (8), subsection (10) (9),
1272	subsection (11) (10), or subsection (15) (14).
1273	(4)  "Corporation" means the Florida Housing Finance
1274	Corporation.
1275	(5)  "Community-based organization" or "nonprofit
1276	organization" means a private corporation organized under
1277	chapter 617 to assist in the provision of housing and related
1278	services on a not-for-profit basis and which is acceptable to
1279	federal and state agencies and financial institutions as a
1280	sponsor of low-income housing.
1281	(6)  "Department" means the Department of Community
1282	Affairs.
1283	(7)  "Elderly" describes persons 62 years of age or older.
1284	(8)  "Extremely-low-income persons" means one or more
1285	natural persons or a family whose total annual household income
1286	does not exceed 30 percent of the median annual adjusted gross
1287	income for households within the state. The Florida Housing
1288	Finance Corporation may adjust this amount annually by rule to
1289	provide that in lower income counties, extremely-low-income may
1290	exceed 30 percent of area median income and that in higher
1291	income counties, extremely-low-income may be less than 30
1292	percent of area median income.
1293	(9)(8)  "Local public body" means any county, municipality,
1294	or other political subdivision, or any housing authority as
1295	provided by chapter 421, which is eligible to sponsor or develop
1296	housing for farmworkers and very-low-income and low-income
1297	persons within its jurisdiction.
1298	(10)(9)  "Low-income persons" means one or more natural
1299	persons or a family, the total annual adjusted gross household
1300	income of which does not exceed 80 percent of the median annual
1301	adjusted gross income for households within the state, or 80
1302	percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for
1303	households within the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or, if
1304	not within an MSA, within the county in which the person or
1305	family resides, whichever is greater.
1306	(11)(10)  "Moderate-income persons" means one or more
1307	natural persons or a family, the total annual adjusted gross
1308	household income of which is less than 120 percent of the median
1309	annual adjusted gross income for households within the state, or
1310	120 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for
1311	households within the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or, if
1312	not within an MSA, within the county in which the person or
1313	family resides, whichever is greater.
1314	(12)(11)  "Student" means any person not living with his or
1315	her parent or guardian who is eligible to be claimed by his or
1316	her parent or guardian as a dependent under the federal income
1317	tax code and who is enrolled on at least a half-time basis in a
1318	secondary school, career center, community college, college, or
1319	university.
1320	(13)(12)  "Substandard" means:
1321	(a)  Any unit lacking complete plumbing or sanitary
1322	facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants;
1323	(b)  A unit which is in violation of one or more major
1324	sections of an applicable housing code and where such violation
1325	poses a serious threat to the health of the occupant; or
1326	(c)  A unit that has been declared unfit for human
1327	habitation but that could be rehabilitated for less than 50
1328	percent of the property value.
1329	(14)(13)  "Substantial rehabilitation" means repair or
1330	restoration of a dwelling unit where the value of such repair or
1331	restoration exceeds 40 percent of the value of the dwelling.
1332	(15)(14)  "Very-low-income persons" means one or more
1333	natural persons or a family, not including students, the total
1334	annual adjusted gross household income of which does not exceed
1335	50 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for
1336	households within the state, or 50 percent of the median annual
1337	adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan
1338	statistical area (MSA) or, if not within an MSA, within the
1339	county in which the person or family resides, whichever is
1340	greater.
1341	Section 18.  Sections 420.37 and 420.530, Florida Statutes,
1342	are repealed.
1343	Section 19.  Subsection (18) of section 420.503, Florida
1344	Statutes, is amended to read:
1345	420.503  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
1346	(18)(a)  "Farmworker" means a laborer who is employed on a
1347	seasonal, temporary, or permanent basis in the planting,
1348	cultivating, harvesting, or processing of agricultural or
1349	aquacultural products and who derived at least 50 percent of her
1350	or his income in the immediately preceding 12 months from such
1351	employment.
1352	(b)  "Farmworker" also includes a person who has retired as
1353	a laborer due to age, disability, or illness. In order to be
1354	considered retired as a farmworker due to age under this part, a
1355	person must be 50 years of age or older and must have been
1356	employed for a minimum of 5 years as a farmworker before
1357	retirement. In order to be considered retired as a farmworker
1358	due to disability or illness, a person must:
1359	1.(a)  Establish medically that she or he is unable to be
1360	employed as a farmworker due to that disability or illness.
1361	2.(b)  Establish that she or he was previously employed as
1362	a farmworker.
1363	(c)  Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), when
1364	corporation-administered funds are used in conjunction with
1365	United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development funds,
1366	the term "farmworker" may mean a laborer who meets, at a
1367	minimum, the definition of "domestic farm laborer" as found in 7
1368	C.F.R. s. 3560.11, as amended. The corporation may establish
1369	additional criteria by rule.
1370	Section 20.  Section 420.5061, Florida Statutes, is amended
1371	to read:
1372	420.5061  Transfer of agency assets and
1373	liabilities.--Effective January 1, 1998, all assets and
1374	liabilities and rights and obligations, including any
1375	outstanding contractual obligations, of the agency shall be
1376	transferred to the corporation as legal successor in all
1377	respects to the agency. The corporation shall thereupon become
1378	obligated to the same extent as the agency under any existing
1379	agreements and be entitled to any rights and remedies previously
1380	afforded the agency by law or contract, including specifically
1381	the rights of the agency under chapter 201 and part VI of
1382	chapter 159. The corporation is a state agency for purposes of
1383	s. 159.807(4)(a). Effective January 1, 1998, all references
1384	under Florida law to the agency are deemed to mean the
1385	corporation. The corporation shall transfer to the General
1386	Revenue Fund an amount which otherwise would have been deducted
1387	as a service charge pursuant to s. 215.20(1) if the Florida
1388	Housing Finance Corporation Fund established by s. 420.508(5),
1389	the State Apartment Incentive Loan Fund established by s.
1390	420.5087(7), the Florida Homeownership Assistance Fund
1391	established by s. 420.5088(4)(5), the HOME Investment
1392	Partnership Fund established by s. 420.5089(1), and the Housing
1393	Predevelopment Loan Fund established by s. 420.525(1) were each
1394	trust funds. For purposes of s. 112.313, the corporation is
1395	deemed to be a continuation of the agency, and the provisions
1396	thereof are deemed to apply as if the same entity remained in
1397	place. Any employees of the agency and agency board members
1398	covered by s. 112.313(9)(a)6. shall continue to be entitled to
1399	the exemption in that subparagraph, notwithstanding being hired
1400	by the corporation or appointed as board members of the
1401	corporation. Effective January 1, 1998, all state property in
1402	use by the agency shall be transferred to and become the
1403	property of the corporation.
1404	Section 21.  Subsections (22), (23), and (40) of section
1405	420.507, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (44) and
1406	(45) are added to that section, to read:
1407	420.507  Powers of the corporation.--The corporation shall
1408	have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and
1409	effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part, including
1410	the following powers which are in addition to all other powers
1411	granted by other provisions of this part:
1412	(22)  To develop and administer the State Apartment
1413	Incentive Loan Program. In developing and administering that
1414	program, the corporation may:
1415	(a)  Make first, second, and other subordinated mortgage
1416	loans including variable or fixed rate loans subject to
1417	contingent interest for all State Apartment Incentive Loans
1418	provided for in this chapter based upon available cash flow of
1419	the projects. The corporation shall make loans exceeding 25
1420	percent of project cost available only to nonprofit
1421	organizations and public bodies which are able to secure grants,
1422	donations of land, or contributions from other sources and to
1423	projects meeting the criteria of subparagraph 1. Mortgage loans
1424	shall be made available at the following rates of interest:
1425	1.  Zero to 3 percent interest for sponsors of projects
1426	that set aside at least maintain an 80 percent occupancy of
1427	their total units for residents qualifying as farmworkers as
1428	defined in this part s. 420.503(18), or commercial fishing
1429	workers as defined in this part s. 420.503(5), or the homeless
1430	as defined in s. 420.621(4) over the life of the loan.
1431	2.  Zero to 3 percent interest based on the pro rata share
1432	of units set aside for homeless residents if the total of such
1433	units is less than 80 percent of the units in the borrower's
1434	project.
1435	3.  One Three to 9 percent interest for sponsors of
1436	projects targeted at populations other than farmworkers,
1437	commercial fishing workers, and the homeless.
1438	(b)  Make loans exceeding 25 percent of project cost when
1439	the project serves extremely-low-income persons.
1440	(c)  Forgive indebtedness for a share of the loan
1441	attributable to the units in a project reserved for extremely-
1442	low-income persons.
1443	(d)(b)  Geographically and demographically target the
1444	utilization of loans.
1445	(e)(c)  Underwrite credit, and reject projects which do not
1446	meet the established standards of the corporation.
1447	(f)(d)  Negotiate with governing bodies within the state
1448	after a loan has been awarded to obtain local government
1449	contributions.
1450	(g)(e)  Inspect any records of a sponsor at any time during
1451	the life of the loan or the agreed period for maintaining the
1452	provisions of s. 420.5087.
1453	(h)(f)  Establish, by rule, the procedure for evaluating,
1454	scoring, and competitively ranking all applications based on the
1455	criteria set forth in s. 420.5087(6)(c); determining actual loan
1456	amounts; making and servicing loans; and exercising the powers
1457	authorized in this subsection.
1458	(i)(g)  Establish a loan loss insurance reserve to be used
1459	to protect the outstanding program investment in case of a
1460	default, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or foreclosure of a
1461	program loan.
1462	(23)  To develop and administer the Florida Homeownership
1463	Assistance Program. In developing and administering the program,
1464	the corporation may:
1465	(a)1.  Make subordinated loans to eligible borrowers for
1466	down payments or closing costs related to the purchase of the
1467	borrower's primary residence.
1468	2.  Make permanent loans to eligible borrowers related to
1469	the purchase of the borrower's primary residence.
1470	3.  Make subordinated loans to nonprofit sponsors or
1471	developers of housing for purchase of property, for
1472	construction, or for financing of housing to be offered for sale
1473	to eligible borrowers as a primary residence at an affordable
1474	price.
1475	(b)  Establish a loan loss insurance reserve to supplement
1476	existing sources of mortgage insurance with appropriated funds.
1477	(c)  Geographically and demographically target the
1478	utilization of loans.
1479	(d)  Defer repayment of loans for the term of the first
1480	mortgage.
1481	(e)  Establish flexible terms for loans with an interest
1482	rate not to exceed 3 percent per annum and which are
1483	nonamortizing for the term of the first mortgage.
1484	(f)  Require repayment of loans upon sale, transfer,
1485	refinancing, or rental of secured property, unless otherwise
1486	approved by the corporation.
1487	(g)  Accelerate a loan for monetary default, for failure to
1488	provide the benefits of the loans to eligible borrowers, or for
1489	violation of any other restriction placed upon the loan.
1490	(h)  Adopt rules for the program and exercise the powers
1491	authorized in this subsection.
1492	(40)  To establish subsidiary business entities
1493	corporations for the purpose of taking title to and managing and
1494	disposing of property acquired by the corporation. Such
1495	subsidiary business entities corporations shall be public
1496	business entities corporations wholly owned by the corporation;
1497	shall be entitled to own, mortgage, and sell property on the
1498	same basis as the corporation; and shall be deemed business
1499	entities corporations primarily acting as an agent agents of the
1500	state, within the meaning of s. 768.28, on the same basis as the
1501	corporation. Any subsidiary business entity created by the
1502	corporation shall be subject to chapters 119, 120, and 286 to
1503	the same extent as the corporation. The subsidiary business
1504	entities shall have authority to make rules necessary to conduct
1505	business and to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
1506	(44)  To adopt rules for the intervention and negotiation
1507	of terms or other actions necessary to further program goals or
1508	avoid default of a program loan. Such rules must consider fiscal
1509	program goals and the preservation or advancement of affordable
1510	housing for the state.
1511	(45)  To establish by rule requirements for periodic
1512	reporting of data, including, but not limited to, financial
1513	data, housing market data, detailed economic and physical
1514	occupancy on multifamily projects, and demographic data on all
1515	housing financed through corporation programs and for
1516	participation in a housing locator system.
1517	Section 22.  Subsections (1), (3), (5), and (6) of section
1518	420.5087, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1519	420.5087  State Apartment Incentive Loan Program.--There is
1520	hereby created the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program for
1521	the purpose of providing first, second, or other subordinated
1522	mortgage loans or loan guarantees to sponsors, including for-
1523	profit, nonprofit, and public entities, to provide housing
1524	affordable to very-low-income persons.
1525	(1)  Program funds shall be distributed over successive 3-
1526	year periods in a manner that meets the need and demand for
1527	very-low-income housing throughout the state. That need and
1528	demand must be determined by using the most recent statewide
1529	low-income rental housing market studies available at the
1530	beginning of each 3-year period. However, at least 10 percent of
1531	the program funds distributed during a 3-year period must be
1532	allocated to each of the following categories of counties, as
1533	determined by using the population statistics published in the
1534	most recent edition of the Florida Statistical Abstract:
1535	(a)  Counties that have a population of 825,000 or more.
1536	more than 500,000 people;
1537	(b)  Counties that have a population of more than between
1538	100,000 but less than 825,000. and 500,000 people; and
1539	(c)  Counties that have a population of 100,000 or less.
1540
1541	Any increase in funding required to reach the 10-percent minimum
1542	shall be taken from the county category that has the largest
1543	allocation. The corporation shall adopt rules which establish an
1544	equitable process for distributing any portion of the 10 percent
1545	of program funds allocated to the county categories specified in
1546	this subsection which remains unallocated at the end of a 3-year
1547	period. Counties that have a population of 100,000 or less shall
1548	be given preference under these rules.
1549	(3)  During the first 6 months of loan or loan guarantee
1550	availability, program funds shall be reserved for use by
1551	sponsors who provide the housing set-aside required in
1552	subsection (2) for the tenant groups designated in this
1553	subsection. The reservation of funds to each of these groups
1554	shall be determined using the most recent statewide very-low-
1555	income rental housing market study available at the time of
1556	publication of each notice of fund availability required by
1557	paragraph (6)(b). The reservation of funds within each notice of
1558	fund availability to the tenant groups in paragraphs (a), (b),
1559	and (d) may not be less than 10 percent of the funds available
1560	at that time. Any increase in funding required to reach the 10-
1561	percent minimum shall be taken from the tenant group that has
1562	the largest reservation. The reservation of funds within each
1563	notice of fund availability to the tenant group in paragraph (c)
1564	may not be less than 5 percent of the funds available at that
1565	time. The tenant groups are:
1566	(a)  Commercial fishing workers and farmworkers;
1567	(b)  Families;
1568	(c)  Persons who are homeless; and
1569	(d)  Elderly persons. Ten percent of the amount reserved
1570	for the elderly shall be reserved to provide loans to sponsors
1571	of housing for the elderly for the purpose of making building
1572	preservation, health, or sanitation repairs or improvements
1573	which are required by federal, state, or local regulation or
1574	code, or lifesafety or security-related repairs or improvements
1575	to such housing. Such a loan may not exceed $750,000 per housing
1576	community for the elderly. In order to receive the loan, the
1577	sponsor of the housing community must make a commitment to match
1578	at least 5 15 percent of the loan amount to pay the cost of such
1579	repair or improvement. The corporation shall establish the rate
1580	of interest on the loan, which may not exceed 3 percent, and the
1581	term of the loan, which may not exceed 15 years; however, if the
1582	lien of the corporation's encumbrance is subordinate to the lien
1583	of another mortgagee, then the term may be made coterminous with
1584	the longest term of the superior lien. The term of the loan
1585	shall be established on the basis of a credit analysis of the
1586	applicant. The corporation shall establish, by rule, the
1587	procedure and criteria for receiving, evaluating, and
1588	competitively ranking all applications for loans under this
1589	paragraph. A loan application must include evidence of the first
1590	mortgagee's having reviewed and approved the sponsor's intent to
1591	apply for a loan. A nonprofit organization or sponsor may not
1592	use the proceeds of the loan to pay for administrative costs,
1593	routine maintenance, or new construction.
1594	(5)  The amount of the mortgage provided under this program
1595	combined with any other mortgage in a superior position shall be
1596	less than the value of the project without the housing set-aside
1597	required by subsection (2). However, the corporation may waive
1598	this requirement for projects in rural areas or urban infill
1599	areas which have market rate rents that are less than the
1600	allowable rents pursuant to applicable state and federal
1601	guidelines, and for projects which reserve units for extremely-
1602	low-income persons. In no event shall the mortgage provided
1603	under this program combined with any other mortgage in a
1604	superior position exceed total project cost.
1605	(6)  On all state apartment incentive loans, except loans
1606	made to housing communities for the elderly to provide for
1607	lifesafety, building preservation, health, sanitation, or
1608	security-related repairs or improvements, the following
1609	provisions shall apply:
1610	(a)  The corporation shall establish two interest rates in
1611	accordance with s. 420.507(22)(a)1. and 3. 2.
1612	(b)  The corporation shall publish a notice of fund
1613	availability in a publication of general circulation throughout
1614	the state. Such notice shall be published at least 60 days prior
1615	to the application deadline and shall provide notice of the
1616	temporary reservations of funds established in subsection (3).
1617	(c)  The corporation shall provide by rule for the
1618	establishment of a review committee composed of the department
1619	and corporation staff and shall establish by rule a scoring
1620	system for evaluation and competitive ranking of applications
1621	submitted in this program, including, but not limited to, the
1622	following criteria:
1623	1.  Tenant income and demographic targeting objectives of
1624	the corporation.
1625	2.  Targeting objectives of the corporation which will
1626	ensure an equitable distribution of loans between rural and
1627	urban areas.
1628	3.  Sponsor's agreement to reserve the units for persons or
1629	families who have incomes below 50 percent of the state or local
1630	median income, whichever is higher, for a time period to exceed
1631	the minimum required by federal law or the provisions of this
1632	part.
1633	4.  Sponsor's agreement to reserve more than:
1634	a.  Twenty percent of the units in the project for persons
1635	or families who have incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of
1636	the state or local median income, whichever is higher; or
1637	b.  Forty percent of the units in the project for persons
1638	or families who have incomes that do not exceed 60 percent of
1639	the state or local median income, whichever is higher, without
1640	requiring a greater amount of the loans as provided in this
1641	section.
1642	5.  Provision for tenant counseling.
1643	6.  Sponsor's agreement to accept rental assistance
1644	certificates or vouchers as payment for rent; however, when
1645	certificates or vouchers are accepted as payment for rent on
1646	units set aside pursuant to subsection (2), the benefit must be
1647	divided between the corporation and the sponsor, as provided by
1648	corporation rule.
1649	7.  Projects requiring the least amount of a state
1650	apartment incentive loan compared to overall project cost except
1651	that the share of the loan attributable to units serving
1652	extremely-low-income persons shall be excluded from this
1653	requirement.
1654	8.  Local government contributions and local government
1655	comprehensive planning and activities that promote affordable
1656	housing.
1657	9.  Project feasibility.
1658	10.  Economic viability of the project.
1659	11.  Commitment of first mortgage financing.
1660	12.  Sponsor's prior experience.
1661	13.  Sponsor's ability to proceed with construction.
1662	14.  Projects that directly implement or assist welfare-to-
1663	work transitioning.
1664	15.  Projects that reserve units for extremely-low-income
1665	persons.
1666	(d)  The corporation may reject any and all applications.
1667	(e)  The corporation may approve and reject applications
1668	for the purpose of achieving geographic targeting.
1669	(f)  The review committee established by corporation rule
1670	pursuant to this subsection shall make recommendations to the
1671	board of directors of the corporation regarding program
1672	participation under the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program.
1673	The corporation board shall make the final ranking and the
1674	decisions regarding which applicants shall become program
1675	participants based on the scores received in the competitive
1676	ranking, further review of applications, and the recommendations
1677	of the review committee. The corporation board shall approve or
1678	reject applications for loans and shall determine the tentative
1679	loan amount available to each applicant selected for
1680	participation in the program. The actual loan amount shall be
1681	determined pursuant to rule adopted pursuant to s.
1682	420.507(22)(h)(f).
1683	(g)  The loan term shall be for a period of not more than
1684	15 years; however, if both a program loan and federal low-income
1685	housing tax credits are to be used to assist a project, the
1686	corporation may set the loan term for a period commensurate with
1687	the investment requirements associated with the tax credit
1688	syndication. The term of the loan may also exceed 15 years;
1689	however, if the lien of the corporation's encumbrance is
1690	subordinate to the lien of another mortgagee, then the term may
1691	be made coterminous with the longest term of the superior lien
1692	necessary to conform to requirements of the Federal National
1693	Mortgage Association. The corporation may renegotiate and extend
1694	the loan in order to extend the availability of housing for the
1695	targeted population. The term of a loan may not extend beyond
1696	the period for which the sponsor agrees to provide the housing
1697	set-aside required by subsection (2).
1698	(h)  The loan shall be subject to sale, transfer, or
1699	refinancing. The sale, transfer, or refinancing of the loan
1700	shall be consistent with fiscal program goals and the
1701	preservation or advancement of affordable housing for the state.
1702	However, all requirements and conditions of the loan shall
1703	remain following sale, transfer, or refinancing.
1704	(i)  The discrimination provisions of s. 420.516 shall
1705	apply to all loans.
1706	(j)  The corporation may require units dedicated for the
1707	elderly.
1708	(k)  Rent controls shall not be allowed on any project
1709	except as required in conjunction with the issuance of tax-
1710	exempt bonds or federal low-income housing tax credits and
1711	except when the sponsor has committed to set aside units for
1712	extremely-low-income persons, in which case rents shall be
1713	restricted at the level applicable for federal low-income tax
1714	credits.
1715	(l)  The proceeds of all loans shall be used for new
1716	construction or substantial rehabilitation which creates
1717	affordable, safe, and sanitary housing units.
1718	(m)  Sponsors shall annually certify the adjusted gross
1719	income of all persons or families qualified under subsection (2)
1720	at the time of initial occupancy, who are residing in a project
1721	funded by this program. All persons or families qualified under
1722	subsection (2) may continue to qualify under subsection (2) in a
1723	project funded by this program if the adjusted gross income of
1724	those persons or families at the time of annual recertification
1725	meets the requirements established in s. 142(d)(3)(B) of the
1726	Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If the annual
1727	recertification of persons or families qualifying under
1728	subsection (2) results in noncompliance with income occupancy
1729	requirements, the next available unit must be rented to a person
1730	or family qualifying under subsection (2) in order to ensure
1731	continuing compliance of the project. The corporation may waive
1732	the annual recertification if 100 percent of the units are set
1733	aside as affordable.
1734	(n)  Upon submission and approval of a marketing plan which
1735	demonstrates a good faith effort of a sponsor to rent a unit or
1736	units to persons or families reserved under subsection (3) and
1737	qualified under subsection (2), the sponsor may rent such unit
1738	or units to any person or family qualified under subsection (2)
1739	notwithstanding the reservation.
1740	(o)  Sponsors may participate in federal mortgage insurance
1741	programs and must abide by the requirements of those programs.
1742	If a conflict occurs between the requirements of federal
1743	mortgage insurance programs and the requirements of this
1744	section, the requirements of federal mortgage insurance programs
1745	shall take precedence.
1746	Section 23.  Section 420.5088, Florida Statutes, is amended
1747	to read:
1748	420.5088  Florida Homeownership Assistance Program.--There
1749	is created the Florida Homeownership Assistance Program for the
1750	purpose of assisting low-income and moderate-income persons in
1751	purchasing a home as their primary residence by reducing the
1752	cost of the home with below-market construction financing, by
1753	reducing the amount of down payment and closing costs paid by
1754	the borrower to a maximum of 5 percent of the purchase price, or
1755	by reducing the monthly payment to an affordable amount for the
1756	purchaser. Loans shall be made available at an interest rate
1757	that does not exceed 3 percent. The balance of any loan is due
1758	at closing if the property is sold, refinanced, rented, or
1759	transferred, unless otherwise approved by the corporation.
1760	(1)  For loans made available pursuant to s.
1761	420.507(23)(a)1. or 2.:
1762	(a)  The corporation may underwrite and make those mortgage
1763	loans through the program to persons or families who have
1764	incomes that do not exceed 120 80 percent of the state or local
1765	median income, whichever is greater, adjusted for family size.
1766	(b)  Loans shall be made available for the term of the
1767	first mortgage.
1768	(c)  Loans may not exceed are limited to the lesser of 35
1769	25 percent of the purchase price of the home or the amount
1770	necessary to enable the purchaser to meet credit underwriting
1771	criteria.
1772	(2)  For loans made pursuant to s. 420.507(23)(a)3.:
1773	(a)  Availability is limited to nonprofit sponsors or
1774	developers who are selected for program participation pursuant
1775	to this subsection.
1776	(b)  Preference must be given to community development
1777	corporations as defined in s. 290.033 and to community-based
1778	organizations as defined in s. 420.503.
1779	(c)  Priority must be given to projects that have received
1780	state assistance in funding project predevelopment costs.
1781	(d)  The benefits of making such loans shall be
1782	contractually provided to the persons or families purchasing
1783	homes financed under this subsection.
1784	(e)  At least 30 percent of the units in a project financed
1785	pursuant to this subsection must be sold to persons or families
1786	who have incomes that do not exceed 80 percent of the state or
1787	local median income, whichever amount is greater, adjusted for
1788	family size; and at least another 30 percent of the units in a
1789	project financed pursuant to this subsection must be sold to
1790	persons or families who have incomes that do not exceed 65 50
1791	percent of the state or local median income, whichever amount is
1792	greater, adjusted for family size.
1793	(f)  The maximum loan amount may not exceed 33 percent of
1794	the total project cost.
1795	(g)  A person who purchases a home in a project financed
1796	under this subsection is eligible for a loan authorized by s.
1797	420.507(23)(a)1. or 2. in an aggregate amount not exceeding the
1798	construction loan made pursuant to this subsection. The home
1799	purchaser must meet all the requirements for loan recipients
1800	established pursuant to the applicable loan program.
1801	(h)  The corporation shall provide, by rule, for the
1802	establishment of a review committee composed of corporation
1803	staff and shall establish, by rule, a scoring system for
1804	evaluating and ranking applications submitted for construction
1805	loans under this subsection, including, but not limited to, the
1806	following criteria:
1807	1.  The affordability of the housing proposed to be built.
1808	2.  The direct benefits of the assistance to the persons
1809	who will reside in the proposed housing.
1810	3.  The demonstrated capacity of the applicant to carry out
1811	the proposal, including the experience of the development team.
1812	4.  The economic feasibility of the proposal.
1813	5.  The extent to which the applicant demonstrates
1814	potential cost savings by combining the benefits of different
1815	governmental programs and private initiatives, including the
1816	local government contributions and local government
1817	comprehensive planning and activities that promote affordable
1818	housing.
1819	6.  The use of the least amount of program loan funds
1820	compared to overall project cost.
1821	7.  The provision of homeownership counseling.
1822	8.  The applicant's agreement to exceed the requirements of
1823	paragraph (e).
1824	9.  The commitment of first mortgage financing for the
1825	balance of the construction loan and for the permanent loans to
1826	the purchasers of the housing.
1827	10.  The applicant's ability to proceed with construction.
1828	11.  The targeting objectives of the corporation which will
1829	ensure an equitable distribution of loans between rural and
1830	urban areas.
1831	12.  The extent to which the proposal will further the
1832	purposes of this program.
1833	(i)  The corporation may reject any and all applications.
1834	(j)  The review committee established by corporation rule
1835	pursuant to this subsection shall make recommendations to the
1836	corporation board regarding program participation under this
1837	subsection. The corporation board shall make the final ranking
1838	for participation based on the scores received in the ranking,
1839	further review of the applications, and the recommendations of
1840	the review committee. The corporation board shall approve or
1841	reject applicants for loans and shall determine the tentative
1842	loan amount available to each program participant. The final
1843	loan amount shall be determined pursuant to rule adopted under
1844	s. 420.507(23)(h).
1845	(3)  The corporation shall publish a notice of fund
1846	availability in a publication of general circulation throughout
1847	the state at least 60 days prior to the anticipated availability
1848	of funds.
1849	(4)  During the first 9 months of fund availability:
1850	(a)  Sixty percent of the program funds shall be reserved
1851	for use by borrowers pursuant to s. 420.507(23)(a)1.;
1852	(b)  Twenty percent of the program funds shall be reserved
1853	for use by borrowers pursuant to s. 420.507(23)(a)2.; and
1854	(c)  Twenty percent of the program funds shall be reserved
1855	for use by borrowers pursuant to s. 420.507(23)(a)3.
1856
1857	If the application of these percentages would cause the
1858	reservation of program funds under paragraph (a) to be less than
1859	$1 million, the reservation for paragraph (a) shall be increased
1860	to $1 million or all available funds, whichever amount is less,
1861	with the increase to be accomplished by reducing the reservation
1862	for paragraph (b) and, if necessary, paragraph (c).
1863	(4)(5)  There is authorized to be established by the
1864	corporation with a qualified public depository meeting the
1865	requirements of chapter 280 the Florida Homeownership Assistance
1866	Fund to be administered by the corporation according to the
1867	provisions of this program. Any amounts held in the Florida
1868	Homeownership Assistance Trust Fund for such purposes as of
1869	January 1, 1998, must be transferred to the corporation for
1870	deposit in the Florida Homeownership Assistance Fund, whereupon
1871	the Florida Homeownership Assistance Trust Fund must be closed.
1872	There shall be deposited in the fund moneys from the State
1873	Housing Trust Fund created by s. 420.0005, or moneys received
1874	from any other source, for the purpose of this program and all
1875	proceeds derived from the use of such moneys. In addition, all
1876	unencumbered funds, loan repayments, proceeds from the sale of
1877	any property, and any other proceeds that would otherwise accrue
1878	pursuant to the activities of the programs described in this
1879	section shall be transferred to this fund. In addition, all loan
1880	repayments, proceeds from the sale of any property, and any
1881	other proceeds that would otherwise accrue pursuant to the
1882	activities conducted under the provisions of the Florida
1883	Homeownership Assistance Program shall be deposited in the fund
1884	and shall not revert to the General Revenue Fund. Expenditures
1885	from the Florida Homeownership Assistance Fund shall not be
1886	required to be included in the corporation's budget request or
1887	be subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
1888	(5)(6)  No more than one-fifth of the funds available in
1889	the Florida Homeownership Assistance Fund may be made available
1890	to provide loan loss insurance reserve funds to facilitate
1891	homeownership for eligible persons.
1892	Section 24.  Subsection (25) of section 420.9071, Florida
1893	Statutes, is amended to read:
1894	420.9071  Definitions.--As used in ss. 420.907-420.9079,
1895	the term:
1896	(25)  "Recaptured funds" means funds that are recouped by a
1897	county or eligible municipality in accordance with the recapture
1898	provisions of its local housing assistance plan pursuant to s.
1899	420.9075(5)(4)(g) from eligible persons or eligible sponsors who
1900	default on the terms of a grant award or loan award.
1901	Section 25.  Subsection (2) of section 420.9072, Florida
1902	Statutes, is amended to read:
1903	420.9072  State Housing Initiatives Partnership
1904	Program.--The State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program is
1905	created for the purpose of providing funds to counties and
1906	eligible municipalities as an incentive for the creation of
1907	local housing partnerships, to expand production of and preserve
1908	affordable housing, to further the housing element of the local
1909	government comprehensive plan specific to affordable housing,
1910	and to increase housing-related employment.
1911	(2)(a)  To be eligible to receive funds under the program,
1912	a county or eligible municipality must:
1913	1.  Submit to the corporation its local housing assistance
1914	plan describing the local housing assistance strategies
1915	established pursuant to s. 420.9075;
1916	2.  Within 12 months after adopting the local housing
1917	assistance plan, amend the plan to incorporate the local housing
1918	incentive strategies defined in s. 420.9071(16) and described in
1919	s. 420.9076; and
1920	3.  Within 24 months after adopting the amended local
1921	housing assistance plan to incorporate the local housing
1922	incentive strategies, amend its land development regulations or
1923	establish local policies and procedures, as necessary, to
1924	implement the local housing incentive strategies adopted by the
1925	local governing body. A county or an eligible municipality that
1926	has adopted a housing incentive strategy pursuant to s. 420.9076
1927	before the effective date of this act shall review the status of
1928	implementation of the plan according to its adopted schedule for
1929	implementation and report its findings in the annual report
1930	required by s. 420.9075(10)(9). If as a result of the review, a
1931	county or an eligible municipality determines that the
1932	implementation is complete and in accordance with its schedule,
1933	no further action is necessary. If a county or an eligible
1934	municipality determines that implementation according to its
1935	schedule is not complete, it must amend its land development
1936	regulations or establish local policies and procedures, as
1937	necessary, to implement the housing incentive plan within 12
1938	months after the effective date of this act, or if extenuating
1939	circumstances prevent implementation within 12 months, pursuant
1940	to s. 420.9075(13)(12), enter into an extension agreement with
1941	the corporation.
1942	(b)  A county or an eligible municipality seeking approval
1943	to receive its share of the local housing distribution must
1944	adopt an ordinance containing the following provisions:
1945	1.  Creation of a local housing assistance trust fund as
1946	described in s. 420.9075(6)(5).
1947	2.  Adoption by resolution of a local housing assistance
1948	plan as defined in s. 420.9071(14) to be implemented through a
1949	local housing partnership as defined in s. 420.9071(18).
1950	3.  Designation of the responsibility for the
1951	administration of the local housing assistance plan. Such
1952	ordinance may also provide for the contracting of all or part of
1953	the administrative or other functions of the program to a third
1954	person or entity.
1955	4.  Creation of the affordable housing advisory committee
1956	as provided in s. 420.9076.
1957
1958	The ordinance must not take effect until at least 30 days after
1959	the date of formal adoption. Ordinances in effect prior to the
1960	effective date of amendments to this section shall be amended as
1961	needed to conform to new provisions.
1962	Section 26.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of present subsection
1963	(4) of section 420.9075, Florida Statutes, are amended,
1964	subsections (3) through (12) are renumbered as subsections (4)
1965	through (13), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to
1966	that section, to read:
1967	420.9075  Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.--
1968	(3)(a)  Each local housing assistance plan shall include a
1969	definition of essential service personnel for the county or
1970	eligible municipality, including, but not limited to, teachers
1971	and educators, other school district, community college, and
1972	university employees, police and fire personnel, health care
1973	personnel, skilled building trades personnel, and other job
1974	categories.
1975	(b)  Each county and each eligible municipality is
1976	encouraged to develop a strategy within its local housing
1977	assistance plan that emphasizes the recruitment and retention of
1978	essential service personnel. The local government is encouraged
1979	to involve public and private sector employers. Compliance with
1980	the eligibility criteria established under this strategy shall
1981	be verified by the county or eligible municipality.
1982	(c)  Each county and each eligible municipality is
1983	encouraged to develop a strategy within its local housing
1984	assistance plan that addresses the needs of persons who are
1985	deprived of affordable housing due to the closure of a mobile
1986	home park or the conversion of affordable rental units to
1987	condominiums.
1988	(5)(4)  The following criteria apply to awards made to
1989	eligible sponsors or eligible persons for the purpose of
1990	providing eligible housing:
1991	(a)  At least 65 percent of the funds made available in
1992	each county and eligible municipality from the local housing
1993	distribution must be reserved for rehabilitation and
1994	construction of home ownership units for eligible extremely-low-
1995	income, low-income, or very-low-income persons.
1996	(c)  The sales price or value of new or existing eligible
1997	housing may not exceed 90 percent of the average area purchase
1998	price in the statistical area in which the eligible housing is
1999	located. Such average area purchase price may be that calculated
2000	for any 12-month period beginning not earlier than the fourth
2001	calendar year prior to the year in which the award occurs or as
2002	otherwise established by the United States Department of the
2003	Treasury.
2004
2005	If both an award under the local housing assistance plan and
2006	federal low-income housing tax credits are used to assist a
2007	project and there is a conflict between the criteria prescribed
2008	in this subsection and the requirements of s. 42 of the Internal
2009	Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the county or eligible
2010	municipality may resolve the conflict by giving precedence to
2011	the requirements of s. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
2012	as amended, in lieu of following the criteria prescribed in this
2013	subsection with the exception of paragraphs (a) and (d) of this
2014	subsection.
2015	Section 27.  Subsection (6) of section 420.9076, Florida
2016	Statutes, is amended to read:
2017	420.9076  Adoption of affordable housing incentive
2018	strategies; committees.--
2019	(6)  Within 90 days after the date of receipt of the local
2020	housing incentive strategies recommendations from the advisory
2021	committee, the governing body of the appointing local government
2022	shall adopt an amendment to its local housing assistance plan to
2023	incorporate the local housing incentive strategies it will
2024	implement within its jurisdiction. The amendment must include,
2025	at a minimum, the local housing incentive strategies specified
2026	as defined in paragraphs (4)(a)-(j) s. 420.9071(16).
2027	Section 28.  Subsection (2) of section 420.9079, Florida
2028	Statutes, is amended to read:
2029	420.9079  Local Government Housing Trust Fund.--
2030	(2)  The corporation shall administer the fund exclusively
2031	for the purpose of implementing the programs described in ss.
2032	420.907-420.9078 and this section. With the exception of
2033	monitoring the activities of counties and eligible
2034	municipalities to determine local compliance with program
2035	requirements, the corporation shall not receive appropriations
2036	from the fund for administrative or personnel costs. For the
2037	purpose of implementing the compliance monitoring provisions of
2038	s. 420.9075(9)(8), the corporation may request a maximum of one-
2039	quarter of 1 percent of the annual appropriation $200,000 per
2040	state fiscal year. When such funding is appropriated, the
2041	corporation shall deduct the amount appropriated prior to
2042	calculating the local housing distribution pursuant to ss.
2043	420.9072 and 420.9073.
2044	Section 29.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph
2045	(e) of subsection (2) of section 624.5105, Florida Statutes, are
2046	amended to read:
2047	624.5105  Community contribution tax credit; authorization;
2048	limitations; eligibility and application requirements;
2049	administration; definitions; expiration.--
2050	(1)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT TAX CREDITS; LIMITATIONS.--
2051	(c)  The total amount of tax credit which may be granted
2052	for all programs approved under this section and ss.
2053	212.08(5)(q) and 220.183 is $10 $12 million annually for
2054	projects that provide homeownership opportunities for extremely-
2055	low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.0004(8), or low-income
2056	or very-low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and
2057	(28), and $3 million annually for all other projects.
2058	(2)  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.--
2059	(e)1.  For the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the
2060	Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall reserve
2061	80 percent of the first $10 million in available annual tax
2062	credits, and 70 percent of any available annual tax credits in
2063	excess of $10 million, for donations made to eligible sponsors
2064	for projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-
2065	income or very-low-income households as defined in s.
2066	420.9071(19) and (28). If any such reserved annual tax credits
2067	remain after the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the office
2068	may approve the balance of these available credits for donations
2069	made to eligible sponsors for projects other than those that
2070	provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-
2071	income households.
2072	2.  For the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the office
2073	shall reserve 20 percent of the first $10 million in available
2074	annual tax credits, and 30 percent of any available annual tax
2075	credits in excess of $10 million, for donations made to eligible
2076	sponsors for projects other than those that provide
2077	homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income
2078	households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28). If any
2079	reserved annual tax credits remain after the first 6 months of
2080	the fiscal year, the office may approve the balance of these
2081	available credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for
2082	projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income
2083	or very-low-income households.
2084	3.  If, during the first 10 business days of the state
2085	fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects that
2086	provide homeownership opportunities for extremely-low-income
2087	persons, as defined in s. 420.0004(8), or low-income or very-
2088	low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are
2089	received for less than the available annual tax credits
2090	available for those projects reserved under subparagraph 1., the
2091	office shall grant tax credits for those applications and shall
2092	grant remaining tax credits on a first-come, first-served basis
2093	for any subsequent eligible applications received before the end
2094	of the first 6 months of the state fiscal year. If, during the
2095	first 10 business days of the state fiscal year, eligible tax
2096	credit applications for projects that provide homeownership
2097	opportunities for extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s.
2098	420.0004(8), or low-income or very-low-income persons, as
2099	defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are received for more than
2100	the available annual tax credits available for those projects
2101	reserved under subparagraph 1., the office shall grant the tax
2102	credits for those the applications as follows:
2103	a.  If tax credit applications submitted for approved
2104	projects of an eligible sponsor do not exceed $200,000 in total,
2105	the credits shall be granted in full if the tax credit
2106	applications are approved, subject to subparagraph 1.
2107	b.  If tax credit applications submitted for approved
2108	projects of an eligible sponsor exceed $200,000 in total, the
2109	amount of tax credits granted under sub-subparagraph a. shall be
2110	subtracted from the amount of available tax credits under
2111	subparagraph 1., and the remaining credits shall be granted to
2112	each approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis.
2113	c.  If, after the first 6 months of the fiscal year,
2114	additional credits become available under subparagraph 2., the
2115	office shall grant the tax credits by first granting to those
2116	who received a pro rata reduction up to the full amount of their
2117	request and, if there are remaining credits, granting credits to
2118	those who applied on or after the 11th business day of the state
2119	fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis.
2120	2.4.  If, during the first 10 business days of the state
2121	fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other
2122	than those that provide homeownership opportunities for
2123	extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.0004(8), or
2124	low-income or very-low-income persons, as defined in s.
2125	420.9071(19) and (28,) are received for less than the available
2126	annual tax credits available for those projects reserved under
2127	subparagraph 2., the office shall grant tax credits for those
2128	applications and shall grant remaining tax credits on a first-
2129	come, first-served basis for any subsequent eligible
2130	applications received before the end of the first 6 months of
2131	the state fiscal year. If, during the first 10 business days of
2132	the state fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for
2133	projects other than those that provide homeownership
2134	opportunities for extremely-low-income persons, as defined in s.
2135	420.0004(8), or low-income or very-low-income persons, as
2136	defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), are received for more than
2137	the available annual tax credits available for those projects
2138	reserved under subparagraph 2., the office shall grant the tax
2139	credits for those the applications on a pro rata basis. If,
2140	after the first 6 months of the fiscal year, additional credits
2141	become available under subparagraph 1., the office shall grant
2142	the tax credits by first granting to those who received a pro
2143	rata reduction up to the full amount of their request and, if
2144	there are remaining credits, granting credits to those who
2145	applied on or after the 11th business day of the state fiscal
2146	year on a first-come, first-served basis.
2147	Section 30.  Subsection (12) of section 1001.43, Florida
2148	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (13), and a new subsection
2149	(12) is added to that section to read:
2150	1001.43  Supplemental powers and duties of district school
2151	board.--The district school board may exercise the following
2152	supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
2153	State Board of Education rule.
2154	(12)  AFFORDABLE HOUSING.--The district school board may
2155	provide affordable housing for teachers and other instructional
2156	personnel independently or in conjunction with other agencies as
2157	described in subsection (5).
2158	Section 31.  Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (5) of
2159	section 1013.64, Florida Statutes, to read:
2160	1013.64  Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs;
2161	construction cost maximums for school district capital
2162	projects.--Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay
2163	and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital
2164	outlay projects shall be determined as follows:
2165	(5)  District school boards shall identify each fund source
2166	and the use of each proportionate to the project cost, as
2167	identified in the bid document, to assure compliance with this
2168	section. The data shall be submitted to the department, which
2169	shall track this information as submitted by the boards. PECO
2170	funds shall not be expended as indicated in the following:
2171	(c)  PECO funds shall not be used for the construction of
2172	affordable housing. School districts may use local and other
2173	funds to fund such projects.
2174	Section 32.  Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot
2175	Program.--
2176	(1)  The Legislature finds and declares that recent rapid
2177	increases in the median purchase price of a home and the cost of
2178	rental housing have far outstripped the increases in median
2179	income in the state, preventing essential services personnel
2180	from living in the communities where they serve and thereby
2181	creating the need for innovative solutions for the provision of
2182	housing opportunities for essential services personnel.
2183	(2)  The Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot
2184	Program is created to provide affordable rental and home
2185	ownership community workforce housing for essential services
2186	personnel affected by the high cost of housing, using regulatory
2187	incentives and state and local funds to promote local public-
2188	private partnerships and leverage government and private
2189	resources.
2190	(3)  For purposes of this section, the following
2191	definitions apply:
2192	(a)  "Workforce housing" means housing affordable to
2193	natural persons or families whose total annual household income
2194	does not exceed 140 percent of the area median income, adjusted
2195	for household size, or 150 percent of area median income,
2196	adjusted for household size, in areas of critical state concern
2197	designated under s. 380.05, Florida Statutes, for which the
2198	Legislature has declared its intent to provide affordable
2199	housing, and areas that were designated as areas of critical
2200	state concern for at least 20 consecutive years prior to removal
2201	of the designation.
2202	(b)  "Essential services personnel" means persons in need
2203	of affordable housing who are employed in occupations or
2204	professions in which they are considered essential services
2205	personnel, as defined by each county and eligible municipality
2206	within its respective local housing assistance plan pursuant to
2207	s. 420.9075(3)(a), Florida Statutes.
2208	(c)  "Public-private partnership" means any form of
2209	business entity that includes substantial involvement of at
2210	least one county, one municipality, or one public sector entity,
2211	such as a school district or other unit of local government in
2212	which the project is to be located, and at least one private
2213	sector for-profit or not-for-profit business or charitable
2214	entity.
2215	(4)  The Florida Housing Finance Corporation is authorized
2216	to provide Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program
2217	loans to an applicant for construction or rehabilitation of
2218	workforce housing in eligible areas. The corporation shall
2219	establish a funding process and selection criteria by rule or
2220	request for proposals. This funding is intended to be used with
2221	other public and private sector resources.
2222	(5)  The corporation shall provide incentives for local
2223	governments in eligible areas to use local affordable housing
2224	funds, such as those from the State Housing Initiatives
2225	Partnership Program, to assist in meeting the affordable housing
2226	needs of persons eligible under this program.
2227	(6)  Funding shall be prioritized for projects in counties
2228	where the disparity between the area median income and the
2229	median sales price for a single-family home is greatest, and for
2230	projects in areas where population growth as a percentage rate
2231	of increase is greatest. The corporation may also fund projects
2232	in counties where innovative regulatory and financial incentives
2233	are made available.
2234	(7)  Projects shall receive priority consideration for
2235	funding where:
2236	(a)  The local jurisdiction establishes appropriate
2237	regulatory incentives, local contributions or financial
2238	strategies, or other funding sources to promote the development
2239	and ongoing financial viability of such projects. Local
2240	incentives include such actions as expediting review of
2241	development orders and permits, supporting development near
2242	transportation hubs and major employment centers, and adopting
2243	land development regulations designed to allow flexibility in
2244	densities, use of accessory units, mixed-use developments, and
2245	flexible lot configurations. Financial strategies include such
2246	actions as promoting employer-assisted housing programs,
2247	providing tax increment financing, and providing land.
2248	(b)  Projects are innovative and include new construction
2249	or rehabilitation, mixed-income housing, or commercial and
2250	housing mixed-use elements and those that promote homeownership.
2251	The program funding shall not exceed the costs attributable to
2252	the portion of the project that is set aside to provide housing
2253	for the targeted population.
2254	(c)  Projects that set aside at least 80 percent of units
2255	for workforce housing and at least 50 percent for essential
2256	services personnel and for projects that require the least
2257	amount of program funding compared to the overall housing costs
2258	for the project.
2259	(8)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 163.3184(3)-(6),
2260	Florida Statutes, any local government comprehensive plan
2261	amendment to implement a Community Workforce Housing Innovation
2262	Pilot Program project found consistent with the provisions of
2263	this section shall be expedited as provided in this subsection.
2264	At least 30 days prior to adopting a plan amendment pursuant to
2265	this paragraph, the local government shall notify the state land
2266	planning agency of its intent to adopt such an amendment, and
2267	the notice shall include its evaluation related to site
2268	suitability and availability of facilities and services. The
2269	public notice of the hearing required by s. 163.3184(15)(e),
2270	Florida Statutes, shall include a statement that the local
2271	government intends to utilize the expedited adoption process
2272	authorized by this subsection. Such amendments shall require
2273	only a single public hearing before the governing board, which
2274	shall be an adoption hearing as described in s. 163.3184(7),
2275	Florida Statutes, and the state land planning agency shall issue
2276	its notice of intent pursuant to s. 163.3184(8), Florida
2277	Statutes, within 30 days after determining that the amendment
2278	package is complete.
2279	(9)  The corporation shall award loans with interest rates
2280	set at 1 to 3 percent, which may be made forgivable when long-
2281	term affordability is provided and when at least 80 percent of
2282	the units are set aside for workforce housing and at least 50
2283	percent of the units are set aside for essential services
2284	personnel.
2285	(10)  All eligible applications shall:
2286	(a)  For home ownership, limit the sales price of a
2287	detached unit, townhome, or condominium unit to not more than 80
2288	percent of the median sales price for that type of unit in that
2289	county, or the statewide median sales price for that type of
2290	unit, whichever is higher, and require that all eligible
2291	purchasers of home ownership units occupy the homes as their
2292	primary residence.
2293	(b)  For rental units, restrict rents for all workforce
2294	housing serving those with incomes at or below 120 percent of
2295	area median income at the appropriate income level using the
2296	restricted rents for the federal low-income housing tax credit
2297	program and, for workforce housing units serving those with
2298	incomes above 120 percent of area median income, restrict rents
2299	to those established by the corporation, not to exceed 30
2300	percent of the maximum household income adjusted to unit size.
2301	(c)  Demonstrate that the applicant is a public-private
2302	partnership.
2303	(d)  Have grants, donations of land, or contributions from
2304	the public-private partnership or other sources collectively
2305	totaling at least 15 percent of the total development cost. Such
2306	grants, donations of land, or contributions must be evidenced by
2307	a letter of commitment only at the time of application.
2308	(e)  Demonstrate how the applicant will use the regulatory
2309	incentives and financial strategies outlined in paragraph (7)(a)
2310	from the local jurisdiction in which the proposed project is to
2311	be located. The corporation may consult with the department in
2312	evaluating the use of regulatory incentives by applicants.
2313	(f)  Demonstrate that the applicant possesses title to or
2314	site control of land and evidences availability of required
2315	infrastructure.
2316	(g)  Demonstrate the applicant's affordable housing
2317	development and management experience.
2318	(h)  Provide any research or facts available supporting the
2319	demand and need for rental or home ownership workforce housing
2320	for eligible persons in the market in which the project is
2321	proposed.
2322	(11)  Projects may include manufactured housing constructed
2323	after June 1994 and installed in accordance with mobile home
2324	installation standards of the Department of Highway Safety and
2325	Motor Vehicles.
2326	(12)  The corporation may adopt rules pursuant to ss.
2327	120.536(1) and 120.54, Florida Statutes, to implement the
2328	provisions of this section.
2329	(13)  The corporation may use a maximum of 2 percent of the
2330	annual appropriation for administration and compliance
2331	monitoring.
2332	(14)  The corporation shall review the success of the
2333	Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program to
2334	ascertain whether the projects financed by the program are
2335	useful in meeting the housing needs of eligible areas. The
2336	corporation shall submit its report and any recommendations
2337	regarding the program to the Governor, the Speaker of the House
2338	of Representatives, and the President of the Senate not later
2339	than 2 months after the end of the corporation's fiscal year.
2340	Section 33.  Affordable housing land donation density bonus
2341	incentives.--
2342	(1)  A local government may provide density bonus
2343	incentives pursuant to the provisions of this section to any
2344	landowner who voluntarily donates fee simple interest in real
2345	property to the local government for the purpose of assisting
2346	the local government in providing affordable housing. Donated
2347	real property must be determined by the local government to be
2348	appropriate for use as affordable housing and must be subject to
2349	deed restrictions to ensure that the property will be used for
2350	affordable housing.
2351	(2)  For purposes of this section, the terms "affordable,"
2352	"extremely-low-income persons," "low-income persons," "moderate-
2353	income persons," and "very-low-income persons," have the same
2354	meaning as in s. 420.0004, Florida Statutes.
2355	(3)  The density bonus may be applied to any land within
2356	the local government's jurisdiction provided that residential
2357	use is an allowable use on the receiving land.
2358	(4)  The density bonus, identification of receiving land
2359	for the bonus, and any other conditions associated with the
2360	donation of the land for affordable housing are the subject of
2361	review and approval by the local government. The award of
2362	density bonus pursuant to this section, the legal description of
2363	the land receiving the bonus, and any other conditions
2364	associated with the bonus shall be memorialized in a development
2365	agreement or other binding agreement and recorded with the clerk
2366	of court in the county where the donated land and receiving land
2367	are located.
2368	(5)  The local government, as part of the approval process,
2369	shall adopt a comprehensive plan amendment, pursuant to part II
2370	of chapter 163, Florida Statutes, for the receiving land that
2371	incorporates the density bonus. Such amendment shall be adopted
2372	in the manner as required for small-scale amendments pursuant to
2373	s. 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is not subject to the
2374	requirements of s. 163.3184(3)-(6), Florida Statutes, and is
2375	exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan amendments
2376	as provided in s. 163.3187, Florida Statutes.
2377	(6)  The deed restrictions required pursuant to subsection
2378	(1) for an affordable housing unit must also prohibit the unit
2379	from being sold at a price that exceeds the threshold for
2380	housing that is affordable for low-income or moderate-income
2381	persons or to a buyer who is not eligible due to his or her
2382	income under chapter 420, Florida Statutes. The deed restriction
2383	may allow affordable housing units created under subsection (1)
2384	to be rented to extremely-low-income, very-low-income, low-
2385	income, or moderate-income persons.
2386	(7)  The local government may transfer all or a portion of
2387	the donated land to a nonprofit housing organization, such as a
2388	community land trust, housing authority, or community
2389	redevelopment agency, to be used for the production and
2390	preservation of permanently affordable housing.
2391	Section 34.  The Department of Community Affairs shall
2392	establish the Home Retrofit Hardening Program. The program is a
2393	competitive grant program to fund improvements to homes
2394	constructed before the implementation of the current Florida
2395	Building Code when the improvements will directly affect the
2396	home's ability to withstand hurricane force winds and improve
2397	the home's rating for home insurance. Site-built and mobile
2398	homes are eligible for funding under this program. However,
2399	priority shall be given to low-income homeowners, as defined in
2400	s. 420.0004(10), Florida Statutes, who live in wind-borne debris
2401	regions as defined in the Florida Building Code.
2402	(1)  The program shall be administered by local
2403	governments, regional planning councils, or private nonprofit
2404	agencies under the overall direction of the department. When
2405	awarding program funds, the department shall be guided by:
2406	(a)  The number of homes in need of improvement.
2407	(b)  The number of homes located within the wind-borne
2408	debris region.
2409	(c)  The number of persons who will benefit from the
2410	improvements.
2411	(d)  The number of extremely-low-income, very-low-income,
2412	and low-income households that will benefit from the
2413	improvements.
2414	(e)  The costs per home to provide improvements.
2415	(2)  Funds may be used for the following improvements
2416	installed in compliance with Blueprint for Safety standards:
2417	(a)  Roof deck attachments.
2418	(b)  Secondary water barriers.
2419	(c)  Roof coverings.
2420	(d)  Brace gable ends.
2421	(e)  Reinforcement of roof-to-wall connections.
2422	(f)  Opening protection.
2423	(g)  Exterior doors.
2424	(3)  Each project grant for an individual home retrofit may
2425	not exceed $10,000.
2426	(4)  Administrative costs shall be kept to a minimum.
2427	(5)  Grantees are encouraged to leverage grant funds
2428	available under this program with other available funds.
2429	Matching funds for a project is not a requirement. However,
2430	matching funds from other available sources may be considered by
2431	the department in the competitive-review process.
2432	(6)  The sum of $50 million is appropriated from the United
2433	States Contributions Trust Fund to the Department of Community
2434	Affairs in fixed capital outlay for the Home Retrofit Hardening
2435	Program. No more than 5 percent of the funds provided under this
2436	section may be used by the department for administration of this
2437	funding.
2438	Section 35.  The Department of Community Affairs shall
2439	establish the Disaster Recovery Assistance Program which shall
2440	be a grant program to fund repairs and rehabilitation to homes
2441	in communities severely impacted by the 2004 and 2005
2442	hurricanes. These funds shall be leveraged with other program
2443	funds targeted to the most vulnerable citizens of the state. The
2444	sum of $2 million is appropriated in fixed capital outlay from
2445	the State Housing Trust Fund in the Department of Community
2446	Affairs for the Disaster Recovery Assistance Program. For the
2447	purposes of implementing this section, the Florida Housing
2448	Finance Corporation is provided nonoperating budget authority to
2449	transfer $2 million from the State Housing Trust Fund to the
2450	Department of Community Affairs.
2451	Section 36.  The Florida Housing Finance Corporation is
2452	authorized to provide funds to eligible entities for affordable
2453	housing recovery in those areas of the state which sustained
2454	housing damage due to hurricanes during 2004 and 2005. The
2455	Florida Housing Finance Corporation shall utilize data provided
2456	by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist in its
2457	allocation of funds to local jurisdictions. To administer these
2458	programs, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation shall be
2459	guided by the "Hurricane Housing Work Group Recommendations to
2460	Assist in Florida's Long Term Housing Recovery Efforts" report
2461	dated February 16, 2005, and may adopt emergency rules pursuant
2462	to s. 120.54, Florida Statutes. The Legislature finds that
2463	emergency rules adopted pursuant to this section meet the
2464	health, safety, and welfare requirement of s. 120.54(4), Florida
2465	Statutes. The Legislature finds that such emergency rulemaking
2466	power is necessary for the preservation of the rights and
2467	welfare of the people in order to provide additional funds to
2468	assist those areas of the state that sustained housing damage
2469	due to hurricanes during 2004 and 2005. Therefore, in adopting
2470	such emergency rules, the corporation need not make the findings
2471	required by s. 120.54(4)(a), Florida Statutes. Emergency rules
2472	adopted under this section are exempt from s. 120.54(4)(c),
2473	Florida Statutes. The sum of $15 million is appropriated from
2474	the Local Government Housing Trust Fund to the Florida Housing
2475	Finance Corporation for the Hurricane Housing Recovery Program.
2476	There is appropriated from the State Housing Trust Fund to the
2477	Florida Housing Finance Corporation the sum of $25 million for
2478	the Farmworker Housing Recovery Program and the Special Housing
2479	Assistance and Development Program, the sum of $400,000 for
2480	technical and training assistance, and the sum of $176.6 million
2481	for the Rental Recovery Loan Program.
2482	Section 37.  The sum of $82,904,000 is appropriated from
2483	the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
2484	Program Fund to the Department of Community Affairs. These funds
2485	shall be used consistent with the Federal Register, Vol. 71, No.
2486	29, February 13, 2006, Docket No. FR-5051-N-01, and the Action
2487	Plan for Disaster Recovery approved by the United States
2488	Department of Housing and Urban Development to meet the needs of
2489	communities impacted by Hurricanes Wilma and Katrina, with a
2490	prioritization toward affordable housing in the most impacted
2491	areas of the state.
2492	Section 38.  The sum of $50 million is appropriated from
2493	the Local Government Housing Trust Fund to the Florida Housing
2494	Finance Corporation for fiscal year 2006-2007 to implement the
2495	Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program.
2496	Section 39.  The sum of $33 million is appropriated from
2497	the Local Government Housing Trust Fund to the Florida Housing
2498	Finance Corporation for fiscal year 2006-2007 to assist in the
2499	production of housing units for extremely-low-income persons as
2500	defined in s. 420.0004(8), Florida Statutes.
2501	Section 40.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
2502	act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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