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    By the Committees on Finance and Tax; Community Affairs; and
    Senator Garcia




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to affordable housing; amending

  3         s. 163.3177, F.S., relating to the housing

  4         element of a local government comprehensive

  5         plan; requiring certain counties to adopt a

  6         plan for ensuring affordable workforce housing;

  7         providing that a local government that fails to

  8         comply with such requirement is ineligible to

  9         receive state housing assistance grants;

10         amending s. 163.3184, F.S.; authorizing certain

11         local government comprehensive plan amendments

12         to be expedited; providing requirements for

13         amendment notices; requiring a public hearing;

14         amending s. 163.3187, F.S.; authorizing certain

15         local government comprehensive plan amendments

16         to be made more than twice a year; creating ss.

17         197.307, 197.3071, 197.3072, 197.3073,

18         197.3074, 197.3075, 197.3076, 197.3077,

19         197.3078, and 197.3079, F.S.; authorizing a

20         county commission or municipality to adopt an

21         ordinance providing for the deferral of ad

22         valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments

23         for affordable rental housing property under

24         certain conditions; requiring the tax collector

25         to provide certain notices to taxpayers about

26         deferrals; providing specifications for such

27         ordinances; providing eligibility requirements;

28         authorizing a property owner to defer payment

29         of ad valorem taxes and certain assessments;

30         providing circumstances in which taxes and

31         assessments may not be deferred; specifying the

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 1         rate for deferment; providing that the taxes,

 2         assessments, and interest deferred constitute a

 3         prior lien on the property; providing an

 4         application process; providing notice

 5         requirements for applications that are not

 6         approved for deferment; providing an appeals

 7         process; requiring applications for deferral to

 8         contain a list of outstanding liens; providing

 9         the date for calculating taxes due and payable;

10         requiring that a property owner furnish proof

11         of certain insurance coverage under certain

12         conditions; requiring the tax collector and the

13         property owner to notify the property appraiser

14         of parcels for which taxes and assessments have

15         been deferred; requiring the property appraiser

16         to notify the tax collector of changes in

17         ownership or use of tax-deferred properties;

18         providing requirements for tax certificates for

19         deferred payment; providing the rate of

20         interest; providing circumstances in which

21         deferrals cease; requiring the property

22         appraiser to notify the tax collector of

23         deferrals that have ceased; requiring the tax

24         collector to collect taxes, assessments and

25         interest due; requiring the tax collector to

26         notify the property owner of due taxes on

27         tax-deferred property under certain conditions;

28         requiring the tax collector to sell a tax

29         certificate under certain circumstances;

30         specifying persons who may pay deferred taxes,

31         assessments and accrued interest; requiring the

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 1         tax collector to maintain a record of payment

 2         and to distribute payments; providing for

 3         construction of provisions authorizing the

 4         deferments; providing penalties; amending s.

 5         380.06, F.S.; providing that all phase,

 6         buildout, and expiration dates for projects

 7         that are developments of regional impact and

 8         under active construction on a specified date

 9         are extended for 3 years; providing an

10         exemption from further

11         development-of-regional-impact review; amending

12         s. 420.504, F.S.; providing that the

13         corporation is a state agency for purposes of

14         the state allocation pool; authorizing the

15         corporation to provide notice of internal

16         review committee meetings by publication on an

17         Internet website; providing that the

18         corporation is not governed by certain

19         provisions relating to corporations not for

20         profit; amending s. 420.506, F.S.; deleting a

21         provision relating to lease of certain state

22         employees; amending s. 420.5061, F.S.; deleting

23         obsolete provisions; removing a provision

24         requiring all assets and liabilities and rights

25         and obligations of the Florida Housing Finance

26         Agency to be transferred to the corporation;

27         providing that the corporation is the legal

28         successor to the agency; removing a provision

29         requiring the corporation to make transfers to

30         the General Revenue Fund; removing a provision

31         requiring all state property in use by the

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 1         agency to be transferred to and become the

 2         property of the corporation; amending s.

 3         420.507, F.S.; requiring that an agreement

 4         financing affordable housing be recorded in the

 5         official records of the county where the real

 6         property is located; providing that such

 7         agreement is a state land use regulation;

 8         amending s. 420.5087, F.S.; authorizing the

 9         Florida Housing Finance Corporation to provide

10         partially forgivable loans to nonprofit

11         organizations that serve extremely-low-income

12         elderly tenants; providing criteria; amending

13         s. 420.5095, F.S.; specifying the content of

14         rules for reviewing loan applications for

15         workforce housing projects; requiring the

16         corporation to establish a committee for

17         reviewing loan applications; providing for

18         membership; providing powers and duties of the

19         committee; requiring the corporation's board of

20         directors to make the final decisions

21         concerning ranking and program participants;

22         specifying areas where local governments may

23         use program funds; expanding the types of

24         projects that may receive priority funding;

25         requiring that the processing of certain

26         approvals of development orders or development

27         permits be expedited; providing loan applicant

28         requirements; revising reporting requirements;

29         amending s. 420.511, F.S.; requiring that the

30         corporation's annual report include information

31         on the Community Workforce Housing Innovation

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 1         Pilot Program; amending s. 420.513, F.S.;

 2         providing exemption from taxes for certain

 3         instruments issued in connection with the

 4         financing of certain housing; amending s.

 5         420.526, F.S.; revising the cap on

 6         predevelopment loans; amending s. 420.9076,

 7         F.S.; increasing affordable housing advisory

 8         committee membership; revising membership

 9         criteria; authorizing the use of fewer members

10         under certain circumstances; revising and

11         providing duties of the advisory committee;

12         providing an effective date.

13  

14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section

17  163.3177, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

18         163.3177  Required and optional elements of

19  comprehensive plan; studies and surveys.--

20         (6)  In addition to the requirements of subsections

21  (1)-(5) and (12), the comprehensive plan shall include the

22  following elements:

23         (f)1.  A housing element consisting of standards,

24  plans, and principles to be followed in:

25         a.  The provision of housing for all current and

26  anticipated future residents of the jurisdiction.

27         b.  The elimination of substandard dwelling conditions.

28         c.  The structural and aesthetic improvement of

29  existing housing.

30         d.  The provision of adequate sites for future housing,

31  including housing for low-income, very low-income, affordable

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 1  workforce housing as defined in s. 380.0651(3)(j), and

 2  moderate-income families, mobile homes, and group home

 3  facilities and foster care facilities, with supporting

 4  infrastructure and public facilities.

 5         e.  Provision for relocation housing and identification

 6  of historically significant and other housing for purposes of

 7  conservation, rehabilitation, or replacement.

 8         f.  The formulation of housing implementation programs.

 9         g.  The creation or preservation of affordable housing

10  to minimize the need for additional local services and avoid

11  the concentration of affordable housing units only in specific

12  areas of the jurisdiction.

13         h.  By July 1, 2008, each county in which the gap

14  between the buying power of a family of four and the median

15  county home sale price exceeds $150,000, as determined by the

16  Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and which is not

17  designated as an area of critical state concern shall adopt a

18  plan for ensuring affordable workforce housing, as defined in

19  s. 380.0651(3)(j). At a minimum, the plan shall identify

20  adequate sites for such housing. For purposes of this

21  sub-subparagraph, the term "workforce housing" means housing

22  that is affordable to natural persons or families whose total

23  household income does not exceed 140 percent of the area

24  median income, adjusted for household size.

25         i.  Failure by a local government to comply with the

26  requirement in sub-subparagraph h. will result in the local

27  government being ineligible to receive any state housing

28  assistance grants until the requirement of sub-subparagraph h.

29  is met.

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 1  The goals, objectives, and policies of the housing element

 2  must be based on the data and analysis prepared on housing

 3  needs, including the affordable housing needs assessment.

 4  State and federal housing plans prepared on behalf of the

 5  local government must be consistent with the goals,

 6  objectives, and policies of the housing element.  Local

 7  governments are encouraged to utilize job training, job

 8  creation, and economic solutions to address a portion of their

 9  affordable housing concerns.

10         2.  To assist local governments in housing data

11  collection and analysis and assure uniform and consistent

12  information regarding the state's housing needs, the state

13  land planning agency shall conduct an affordable housing needs

14  assessment for all local jurisdictions on a schedule that

15  coordinates the implementation of the needs assessment with

16  the evaluation and appraisal reports required by s. 163.3191.

17  Each local government shall utilize the data and analysis from

18  the needs assessment as one basis for the housing element of

19  its local comprehensive plan.  The agency shall allow a local

20  government the option to perform its own needs assessment, if

21  it uses the methodology established by the agency by rule.

22         Section 2.  Subsection (19) is added to section

23  163.3184, Florida Statutes, to read:

24         163.3184  Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or

25  plan amendment.--

26         (19)  Any local government that identifies in its

27  comprehensive plan the types of housing developments and

28  conditions for which it will consider plan amendments that are

29  consistent with the local housing incentive strategies

30  identified in s. 420.9076 and authorized by the local

31  government, may expedite consideration of such plan

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 1  amendments. At least 30 days prior to adopting a plan

 2  amendment pursuant to this subsection, the local government

 3  shall notify the state land planning agency of its intent to

 4  adopt such an amendment, and the notice shall include the

 5  local government's evaluation of site suitability and

 6  availability of facilities and services. A plan amendment

 7  considered under this subsection shall require only a single

 8  public hearing before the local governing body, which shall be

 9  a plan amendment adoption hearing as described in subsection

10  (7). The public notice of the hearing required under

11  subparagraph (15)(b)2. must include a statement that the local

12  government intends to use the expedited adoption process

13  authorized under this subsection. The state land planning

14  agency shall issue its notice of intent required under

15  subsection (8) within 30 days after determining that the

16  amendment package is complete. Any further proceedings shall

17  be governed by subsections (9) through (16).

18         Section 3.  Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (1) of

19  section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, to read:

20         163.3187  Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.--

21         (1)  Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant

22  to this part may be made not more than two times during any

23  calendar year, except:

24         (p)  Any local government comprehensive plan amendment

25  that is consistent with the local housing incentive strategies

26  identified in s. 420.9076 and authorized by the local

27  government.

28         Section 4.  Sections 197.307, 197.3071, 197.3072,

29  197.3073, 197.3074, 197.3075, 197.3076, 197.3077, 197.3078,

30  and 197.3079, Florida Statutes, are created to read:

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 1         197.307  Deferrals for ad valorem taxes and non-ad

 2  valorem assessments on affordable rental housing property.--

 3         (1)  A board of county commissioners or the governing

 4  authority of a municipality may adopt an ordinance to allow

 5  for ad valorem tax deferrals on affordable rental housing if

 6  the owners are engaging in the operation, rehabilitation, or

 7  renovation of such properties in accordance with the

 8  guidelines provided in part VI of chapter 420.

 9         (2)  The board of county commissioners or the governing

10  authority of a municipality may also, by ordinance, authorize

11  the deferral of non-ad valorem assessments, as defined in s.

12  197.3632, on affordable rental housing.

13         (3)  The ordinance must designate the percentage or

14  amount of the deferral and the type and location of affordable

15  rental housing property for which a deferral may be granted.

16  The ordinance may also require the property to be located

17  within a particular geographic area or areas of the county or

18  municipality.

19         (4)  The ordinance must specify that the deferral

20  applies only to taxes and assessments levied by the unit of

21  government granting the deferral. However, a deferral may not

22  be granted for taxes or non-ad valorem assessments levied for

23  the payment of bonds or for taxes authorized by a vote of the

24  electors pursuant to s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State

25  Constitution.

26         (5)  The ordinance must specify that any deferral

27  granted remains in effect for the period for which it is

28  granted regardless of any change in the authority of the

29  county or municipality to grant the deferral. In order to

30  retain the deferral, however, the use and ownership of the

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 1  property as affordable rental housing must be maintained over

 2  the period for which the deferral is granted.

 3         (6)  If an application for tax deferral is granted on

 4  property that is located in a community redevelopment area as

 5  defined in s. 163.340:

 6         (a)  The amount of taxes eligible for deferral must be

 7  reduced, as provided for in paragraph (b), if:

 8         1.  The community redevelopment agency has previously

 9  issued instruments of indebtedness which are secured by

10  increment revenues on deposit in the community redevelopment

11  trust fund; and

12         2.  The instruments of indebtedness are associated with

13  the real property applying for the deferral.

14         (b)  The tax deferral does not apply to an amount of

15  taxes equal to the amount that must be deposited into the

16  community redevelopment trust fund by the entity granting the

17  deferral based upon the taxable value of the property upon

18  which the deferral is being granted. Once all instruments of

19  indebtedness that existed at the time the deferral was

20  originally granted are no longer outstanding or have otherwise

21  been defeased, this paragraph no longer applies.

22         (c)  If a portion of the taxes on a property are not

23  eligible for deferral as provided under paragraph (b), the

24  community redevelopment agency shall notify the property owner

25  and the tax collector 1 year before the debt instruments that

26  prevented such taxes from being deferred are no longer

27  outstanding or otherwise defeased.

28         (d)  The tax collector shall notify a community

29  redevelopment agency of any tax deferral that has been granted

30  on property located within the agency's community

31  redevelopment area.

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 1         (e)  Issuance of debt obligation after the date a

 2  deferral has been granted does not reduce the amount of taxes

 3  eligible for deferral.

 4         (7)  The tax collector shall notify:

 5         (a)  The taxpayer of each parcel appearing on the real

 6  property assessment roll of the law allowing the deferral of

 7  taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest under ss.

 8  197.307-197.3079. Such notice shall be printed on the back of

 9  envelopes used to mail the notice of taxes as provided under

10  s. 197.322(3). Such notice shall read:

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12                    NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OWNING

13                AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROPERTY

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15         If your property meets certain conditions you

16         may qualify for a deferred tax payment plan on

17         your affordable rental housing property.  An

18         application to determine your eligibility is

19         available in the county tax collector's office.

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21         (b)  On or before November 1 of each year, each

22  taxpayer for whom a tax deferral has been previously granted

23  of the accumulated sum of deferred taxes, non-ad valorem

24  assessments, and interest outstanding.

25         197.3071  Eligibility for tax deferral.--The tax

26  deferral authorized by this section is applicable only on a

27  prorata basis to the ad valorem taxes levied on residential

28  units within a property which meet the following conditions:

29         (1)  Units for which the monthly rent along with taxes,

30  insurance, and utilities does not exceed 30 percent of the

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 1  median adjusted gross annual income as defined in s. 420.0004

 2  for the households described in subsection (2).

 3         (2)  Units that are occupied by extremely-low-income

 4  persons, very-low-income persons, low-income persons, or

 5  moderate-income persons as these terms are defined in s.

 6  420.0004.

 7         197.3072  Deferral for affordable rental housing

 8  properties.--

 9         (1)  Any property owner in a jurisdiction that has

10  adopted an ad valorem tax-deferral ordinance or a deferral of

11  non-ad valorem assessments ordinance pursuant to s. 197.307

12  and who owns an eligible affordable rental housing property as

13  described in s. 197.3071 may apply for a deferral of payment

14  by filing an annual application for deferral with the county

15  tax collector on or before January 31 following the year in

16  which the taxes and non-ad valorem assessments are assessed.

17  The property owner has the burden to affirmatively demonstrate

18  compliance with the requirements of this section.

19         (2)  Approval by the tax collector defers that portion

20  of the combined total of ad valorem taxes and any non-ad

21  valorem assessments plus interest that are authorized to be

22  deferred by an ordinance enacted pursuant to 197.307.

23         (3)  Deferral may not be granted if:

24         (a)  The total amount of deferred taxes, non-ad valorem

25  assessments, and interest plus the total amount of all other

26  unsatisfied liens on the property exceeds 85 percent of the

27  assessed value of the property; or

28         (b)  The primary financing on the affordable rental

29  housing property is for an amount that exceeds 70 percent of

30  the assessed value of the property.

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 1         (4)  The amount of taxes deferred, non-ad valorem

 2  assessments, and interest shall accrue interest at a rate

 3  equal to the annually compounded rate of 3 percent plus the

 4  Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; however, the

 5  interest rate may not exceed 9.5 percent.

 6         (5)  The deferred taxes, non-ad valorem assessments,

 7  and interest constitute a prior lien on the affordable rental

 8  housing property and shall attach as of the date and in the

 9  same manner and be collected as other liens for taxes as

10  provided for under this chapter, but such deferred taxes,

11  non-ad valorem assessments, and interest are due, payable, and

12  delinquent as provided in ss. 197.307-197.3079.

13         197.3073  Deferral application.--

14         (1)  The application for a deferral of ad valorem taxes

15  and non-ad valorem assessments must be made annually upon a

16  form prescribed by the department and furnished by the county

17  tax collector. The application form must be signed under oath

18  by the property owner applying for the deferral before an

19  officer authorized by the state to administer oaths. The

20  application form must provide notice to the property owner of

21  the manner in which interest is computed. The application form

22  must contain an explanation of the conditions to be met for

23  approval of the deferral and the conditions under which

24  deferred taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest

25  become due, payable, and delinquent. Each application must

26  clearly state that all deferrals pursuant to this section

27  constitute a lien on the property for which the deferral is

28  granted. The tax collector may require the property owner to

29  submit any other evidence and documentation considered

30  necessary by the tax collector in reviewing the application.

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 1         (2)  The tax collector shall consider and render his or

 2  her findings, determinations, and decision on each annual

 3  application for a deferral for affordable rental housing

 4  within 45 days after the date the application is filed. The

 5  tax collector shall exercise reasonable discretion based upon

 6  applicable information available under this section. The

 7  determinations and findings of the tax collector are not quasi

 8  judicial and are subject exclusively to review by the value

 9  adjustment board as provided by this section. A tax collector

10  who finds that a property owner is entitled to the deferral

11  shall approve the application and file the application in the

12  permanent records.

13         (a)  A tax collector who finds that a property owner is

14  not entitled to the deferral shall send a notice of

15  disapproval within 45 days after the date the application is

16  filed, giving reasons for the disapproval. The notice must be

17  sent by personal delivery or registered mail to the mailing

18  address given by the property owner in the manner in which the

19  original notice was served upon the property owner and must be

20  filed among the permanent records of the tax collector's

21  office. The original notice of disapproval sent to the

22  property owner shall advise the property owner of the right to

23  appeal the decision of the tax collector to the value

24  adjustment board and provide the procedures for filing an

25  appeal.

26         (b)  An appeal by the property owner of the decision of

27  the tax collector to deny the deferral must be submitted to

28  the value adjustment board on a form prescribed by the

29  department and furnished by the tax collector. The appeal must

30  be filed with the value adjustment board within 20 days after

31  the applicant's receipt of the notice of disapproval, and the

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 1  board must approve or disapprove the appeal within 30 days

 2  after receipt of the appeal. The value adjustment board shall

 3  review the application and the evidence presented to the tax

 4  collector upon which the property owner based a claim for

 5  deferral and, at the election of the property owner, shall

 6  hear the property owner in person, or by agent on the property

 7  owner's behalf, concerning his or her right to the deferral.

 8  The value adjustment board shall reverse the decision of the

 9  tax collector and grant a deferral to the property owner if,

10  in its judgment, the property owner is entitled to the

11  deferral or shall affirm the decision of the tax collector.

12  Action by the value adjustment board is final unless the

13  property owner or tax collector or other lienholder, within 15

14  days after the date of disapproval of the application by the

15  board, files for a de novo proceeding for a declaratory

16  judgment or other appropriate proceeding in the circuit court

17  of the county in which the property is located.

18         (3)  Each application for deferral must contain a list

19  of, and the current value of, all outstanding liens on the

20  property for which a deferral is requested.

21         (4)  For approved applications, the date the deferral

22  application is received by the tax collector shall be the date

23  used in calculating taxes due and payable at the expiration of

24  the tax deferral net of discounts for early payment.

25         (5)  If proof has not been furnished with a prior

26  application, each property owner shall furnish proof of fire

27  and extended coverage insurance in an amount that is in excess

28  of the sum of all outstanding liens including a lien for the

29  deferred taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest with

30  a loss payable clause to the county tax collector.

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 1         (6)  The tax collector shall notify the property

 2  appraiser in writing of those parcels for which taxes or

 3  assessments have been deferred.

 4         (7)  The property appraiser shall promptly notify the

 5  tax collector of changes in ownership or use of properties

 6  that have been granted a deferral.

 7         (8)  The property owner shall promptly notify the tax

 8  collector of changes in ownership or use of properties that

 9  have been granted tax deferrals.

10         197.3074  Deferred payment tax certificates.--

11         (1)  The tax collector shall notify each local

12  governing body of the amount of taxes and non-ad valorem

13  assessments deferred which would otherwise have been collected

14  for the governing body. The tax collector shall, at the time

15  of the tax certificate sale held under s. 197.432 strike each

16  certificate off to the county. Certificates issued under this

17  section are exempt from the public sale of tax certificates

18  held pursuant to s. 197.432.

19         (2)  The certificates held by the county shall bear

20  interest at a rate equal to the annually compounded rate of 3

21  percent plus the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers;

22  however, the interest rate may not exceed 9.5 percent.

23         197.3075  Change in use or ownership of property.--

24         (1)  If there is a change in use or ownership of the

25  property that has been granted an ad valorem tax or non-ad

26  valorem assessment deferral such that the property owner is no

27  longer entitled to claim the property as an affordable rental

28  housing property, or if there is a change in the legal or

29  beneficial ownership of the property, or if the owner fails to

30  maintain the required fire and extended insurance coverage,

31  the total amount of deferred taxes, non-ad valorem

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 1  assessments, and interest for all previous years becomes due

 2  and payable November 1 of the year in which the change in use

 3  or ownership occurs or on the date failure to maintain

 4  insurance occurs, and is delinquent on April 1 of the year

 5  following the year in which the change in use or ownership or

 6  failure to maintain insurance occurs.

 7         (2)  Whenever the property appraiser discovers that

 8  there has been a change in the use or ownership of the

 9  property that has been granted a deferral, the property

10  appraiser shall notify the tax collector in writing of the

11  date such change occurs, and the tax collector shall collect

12  any taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest due or

13  delinquent.

14         (3)  During any year in which the total amount of

15  deferred taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, interest, and all

16  other unsatisfied liens on the property exceeds 85 percent of

17  the assessed value of the property, the tax collector shall

18  immediately notify the property owner that the portion of

19  taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest which exceeds

20  85 percent of the assessed value of the property is due and

21  payable within 30 days after receipt of the notice. Failure to

22  pay the amount due shall cause the total amount of deferred

23  taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest to become

24  delinquent.

25         (4)  If on or before June 1 following the date the

26  taxes deferred under this subsection become delinquent, the

27  tax collector shall sell a tax certificate for the delinquent

28  taxes and interest in the manner provided by s. 197.432.

29         197.3076  Prepayment of deferred taxes and non-ad

30  valorem assessments.--

31  

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 1         (1)  All or part of the deferred taxes, non-ad valorem

 2  assessments, and accrued interest may at any time be paid to

 3  the tax collector by:

 4         (a)  The property owner; or

 5         (b)  The property owner's next of kin, heir, child, or

 6  any person having or claiming a legal or equitable interest in

 7  the property, if an objection is not made by the owner within

 8  30 days after the tax collector notifies the property owner of

 9  the fact that such payment has been tendered.

10         (2)  Any partial payment made pursuant to this section

11  shall be applied first to accrued interest.

12         197.3077  Distribution of payments.--When any deferred

13  tax, non-ad valorem assessment, or interest is collected, the

14  tax collector shall maintain a record of the payment, setting

15  forth a description of the property and the amount of taxes or

16  interest collected for the property. The tax collector shall

17  distribute payments received in accordance with the procedures

18  for distributing ad valorem taxes, non-ad valorem assessments,

19  or redemption moneys as prescribed in this chapter.

20         197.3078  Construction.--This section does not prevent

21  the collection of personal property taxes that become a lien

22  against tax-deferred property, or defer payment of special

23  assessments to benefited property other than those

24  specifically allowed to be deferred, or affect any provision

25  of any mortgage or other instrument relating to property

26  requiring a person to pay ad valorem taxes or non-ad valorem

27  assessments.

28         197.3079  Penalties.--

29         (1)  The following penalties shall be imposed on any

30  person who willfully files information required under this

31  section which is incorrect:

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 1         (a)  The person shall pay the total amount of deferred

 2  taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest which shall

 3  immediately become due;

 4         (b)  The person shall be disqualified from filing a

 5  tax-deferral application for the next 3 years; and

 6         (c)  The person shall pay a penalty of 25 percent of

 7  the total amount of taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and

 8  interest deferred.

 9         (2)  Any person against whom penalties have been

10  imposed may appeal to the value adjustment board within 30

11  days after the date the penalties were imposed.

12         Section 5.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (19) of section

13  380.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         380.06  Developments of regional impact.--

15         (19)  SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATIONS.--

16         (c)  An extension of the date of buildout of a

17  development, or any phase thereof, by more than 7 years shall

18  be presumed to create a substantial deviation subject to

19  further development-of-regional-impact review. An extension of

20  the date of buildout, or any phase thereof, of more than 5

21  years but not more than 7 years shall be presumed not to

22  create a substantial deviation. The extension of the date of

23  buildout of an areawide development of regional impact by more

24  than 5 years but less than 10 years is presumed not to create

25  a substantial deviation. These presumptions may be rebutted by

26  clear and convincing evidence at the public hearing held by

27  the local government. An extension of 5 years or less is not a

28  substantial deviation. For the purpose of calculating when a

29  buildout or phase date has been exceeded, the time shall be

30  tolled during the pendency of administrative or judicial

31  proceedings relating to development permits. Any extension of

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 1  the buildout date of a project or a phase thereof shall

 2  automatically extend the commencement date of the project, the

 3  termination date of the development order, the expiration date

 4  of the development of regional impact, and the phases thereof

 5  if applicable by a like period of time. In recognition of the

 6  2007 real estate market conditions, all phase, buildout, and

 7  expiration dates for projects that are developments of

 8  regional impact and under active construction on July 1, 2007,

 9  are extended for 3 years regardless of any prior extension.

10  The 3-year extension is not a substantial deviation, is not

11  subject to further development-of-regional-impact review, and

12  must not be considered when determining whether a subsequent

13  extension is a substantial deviation under this subsection.

14         Section 6.  Subsection (2) of section 420.504, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended to read:

16         420.504  Public corporation; creation, membership,

17  terms, expenses.--

18         (2)  The corporation is constituted as a public

19  instrumentality, and the exercise by the corporation of the

20  power conferred by this act is considered to be the

21  performance of an essential public function. The corporation

22  is shall constitute an agency for the purposes of s. 120.52

23  and is a state agency for purposes of s. 159.807(4). The

24  corporation is subject to chapter 119, subject to exceptions

25  applicable to the corporation, and to the provisions of

26  chapter 286; however, the corporation shall be entitled to

27  provide notice of internal review committee meetings for

28  competitive proposals or procurement to applicants by mail, or

29  facsimile, or publication on an Internet website, rather than

30  by means of publication. The corporation is not governed by

31  chapter 607 or chapter 617, but by the provisions of this

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 1  part. If for any reason the establishment of the corporation

 2  is deemed in violation of law, such provision is severable and

 3  the remainder of this act remains in full force and effect.

 4         Section 7.  Section 420.506, Florida Statutes, is

 5  amended to read:

 6         420.506  Executive director; agents and employees.--The

 7  appointment and removal of an executive director shall be by

 8  the Secretary of Community Affairs, with the advice and

 9  consent of the corporation's board of directors. The executive

10  director shall employ legal and technical experts and such

11  other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as the

12  corporation may require, and shall communicate with and

13  provide information to the Legislature with respect to the

14  corporation's activities. The board is authorized,

15  notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.262, to develop and

16  implement rules regarding the employment of employees of the

17  corporation and service providers, including legal counsel.

18  The corporation is authorized to enter into a lease agreement

19  with the Department of Management Services or the Department

20  of Community Affairs for the lease of state employees from

21  such entities, wherein an employee shall retain his or her

22  status as a state employee but shall work under the direct

23  supervision of the corporation, and shall retain the right to

24  participate in the Florida Retirement System. The board of

25  directors of the corporation is entitled to establish travel

26  procedures and guidelines for employees of the corporation.

27  The executive director's office and the corporation's files

28  and records must be located in Leon County.

29         Section 8.  Section 420.5061, Florida Statutes, is

30  amended to read:

31  

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 1         420.5061  Transfer of agency assets and

 2  liabilities.--Effective January 1, 1998, all assets and

 3  liabilities and rights and obligations, including any

 4  outstanding contractual obligations, of the agency shall be

 5  transferred to The corporation is the as legal successor in

 6  all respects to the agency, is. the corporation shall

 7  thereupon become obligated to the same extent as the agency

 8  under any existing agreements existing on December 31, 1997,

 9  and is be entitled to any rights and remedies previously

10  afforded the agency by law or contract, including specifically

11  the rights of the agency under chapter 201 and part VI of

12  chapter 159. The corporation is a state agency for purposes of

13  s. 159.807(4)(a). Effective January 1, 1998, all references

14  under Florida law to the agency are deemed to mean the

15  corporation. The corporation shall transfer to the General

16  Revenue Fund an amount which otherwise would have been

17  deducted as a service charge pursuant to s. 215.20(1) if the

18  Florida Housing Finance Corporation Fund established by s.

19  420.508(5), the State Apartment Incentive Loan Fund

20  established by s. 420.5087(7), the Florida Homeownership

21  Assistance Fund established by s. 420.5088(4), the HOME

22  Investment Partnership Fund established by s. 420.5089(1), and

23  the Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund established by s.

24  420.525(1) were each trust funds. For purposes of s. 112.313,

25  the corporation is deemed to be a continuation of the agency,

26  and the provisions thereof are deemed to apply as if the same

27  entity remained in place. Any employees of the agency and

28  agency board members covered by s. 112.313(9)(a)6. shall

29  continue to be entitled to the exemption in that subparagraph,

30  notwithstanding being hired by the corporation or appointed as

31  board members of the corporation. Effective January 1, 1998,

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 1  all state property in use by the agency shall be transferred

 2  to and become the property of the corporation.

 3         Section 9.  Subsection (46) is added to section

 4  420.507, Florida Statutes, to read:

 5         420.507  Powers of the corporation.--The corporation

 6  shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out

 7  and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part,

 8  including the following powers which are in addition to all

 9  other powers granted by other provisions of this part:

10         (46)  To require, as a condition of financing a

11  multifamily rental project, that an agreement be recorded in

12  the official records of the county where the real property is

13  located, which requires that the project be used for housing

14  defined as affordable in s. 420.0004(3) by persons defined in

15  420.0004(8), (10), (11), and (15). Such an agreement is a

16  state land use regulation that limits the highest and best use

17  of the property within the meaning of s. 193.011(2).

18         Section 10.  Subsection (3) of section 420.5087,

19  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         420.5087  State Apartment Incentive Loan

21  Program.--There is hereby created the State Apartment

22  Incentive Loan Program for the purpose of providing first,

23  second, or other subordinated mortgage loans or loan

24  guarantees to sponsors, including for-profit, nonprofit, and

25  public entities, to provide housing affordable to

26  very-low-income persons.

27         (3)  During the first 6 months of loan or loan

28  guarantee availability, program funds shall be reserved for

29  use by sponsors who provide the housing set-aside required in

30  subsection (2) for the tenant groups designated in this

31  subsection. The reservation of funds to each of these groups

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 1  shall be determined using the most recent statewide

 2  very-low-income rental housing market study available at the

 3  time of publication of each notice of fund availability

 4  required by paragraph (6)(b). The reservation of funds within

 5  each notice of fund availability to the tenant groups in

 6  paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) may not be less than 10 percent

 7  of the funds available at that time. Any increase in funding

 8  required to reach the 10-percent minimum must shall be taken

 9  from the tenant group that has the largest reservation. The

10  reservation of funds within each notice of fund availability

11  to the tenant group in paragraph (c) may not be less than 5

12  percent of the funds available at that time. The tenant groups

13  are:

14         (a)  Commercial fishing workers and farmworkers;

15         (b)  Families;

16         (c)  Persons who are homeless; and

17         (d)  Elderly persons. Ten percent of the amount

18  reserved for the elderly shall be reserved to provide loans to

19  sponsors of housing for the elderly for the purpose of making

20  building preservation, health, or sanitation repairs or

21  improvements which are required by federal, state, or local

22  regulation or code, or lifesafety or security-related repairs

23  or improvements to such housing. Such a loan may not exceed

24  $750,000 per housing community for the elderly. In order to

25  receive the loan, the sponsor of the housing community must

26  make a commitment to match at least 5 percent of the loan

27  amount to pay the cost of such repair or improvement. The

28  corporation shall establish the rate of interest on the loan,

29  which may not exceed 3 percent, and the term of the loan,

30  which may not exceed 15 years; however, if the lien of the

31  corporation's encumbrance is subordinate to the lien of

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 1  another mortgagee, then the term may be made coterminous with

 2  the longest term of the superior lien. The term of the loan

 3  shall be based on established on the basis of a credit

 4  analysis of the applicant. The corporation may forgive

 5  indebtedness for a share of the loan attributable to the units

 6  in a project reserved for extremely-low-income elderly by

 7  nonprofit organizations, as defined in s. 420.0004(5), where

 8  the project has provided affordable housing to the elderly for

 9  15 years or more. The corporation shall establish, by rule,

10  the procedure and criteria for receiving, evaluating, and

11  competitively ranking all applications for loans under this

12  paragraph. A loan application must include evidence of the

13  first mortgagee's having reviewed and approved the sponsor's

14  intent to apply for a loan. A nonprofit organization or

15  sponsor may not use the proceeds of the loan to pay for

16  administrative costs, routine maintenance, or new

17  construction.

18         Section 11.  Section 420.5095, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         420.5095  Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot

21  Program.--

22         (1)  The Legislature finds and declares that recent

23  rapid increases in the median purchase price of a home and the

24  cost of rental housing have far outstripped the increases in

25  median income in the state, preventing essential services

26  personnel from living in the communities where they serve and

27  thereby creating the need for innovative solutions for the

28  provision of housing opportunities for essential services

29  personnel.

30         (2)  The Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot

31  Program is created to provide affordable rental and home

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 1  ownership community workforce housing for essential services

 2  personnel affected by the high cost of housing, using

 3  regulatory incentives and state and local funds to promote

 4  local public-private partnerships and leverage government and

 5  private resources.

 6         (3)  For purposes of this section, the term following

 7  definitions apply:

 8         (a)  "Workforce housing" means housing affordable to

 9  natural persons or families whose total annual household

10  income does not exceed 140 percent of the area median income,

11  adjusted for household size, or 150 percent of area median

12  income, adjusted for household size, in areas of critical

13  state concern designated under s. 380.05, for which the

14  Legislature has declared its intent to provide affordable

15  housing, and areas that were designated as areas of critical

16  state concern for at least 20 consecutive years prior to

17  removal of the designation.

18         (b)  "Essential services personnel" means persons in

19  need of affordable housing who are employed in occupations or

20  professions in which they are considered essential services

21  personnel, as defined by each county and eligible municipality

22  within its respective local housing assistance plan pursuant

23  to s. 420.9075(3)(a).

24         (c)  "Public-private partnership" means any form of

25  business entity that includes substantial involvement of at

26  least one county, one municipality, or one public sector

27  entity, such as a school district or other unit of local

28  government in which the project is to be located, and at least

29  one private sector for-profit or not-for-profit business or

30  charitable entity, and may be any form of business entity,

31  including a joint venture or contractual agreement.

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 1         (4)  The Florida Housing Finance Corporation is

 2  authorized to provide Community Workforce Housing Innovation

 3  Pilot Program loans to an applicant for construction or

 4  rehabilitation of workforce housing in eligible areas. The

 5  corporation shall establish a funding process and selection

 6  criteria by rule or request for proposals. This funding is

 7  intended to be used with other public and private sector

 8  resources.

 9         (5)  The corporation shall establish a loan application

10  process by rule which includes selection criteria, an

11  application review process, and a funding process. The

12  corporation shall also establish an application review

13  committee that may include up to three private citizens

14  representing the areas of housing or real estate development,

15  banking, community planning, or other areas related to the

16  development or financing of workforce and affordable housing.

17         (a)  The selection criteria and application review

18  process must include a procedure for curing errors in the loan

19  applications which do not make a substantial change to the

20  proposed project.

21         (b)  To achieve the goals of the pilot program, the

22  application review committee may approve or reject loan

23  applications or responses to questions raised during the

24  review of an application due to the insufficiency of

25  information provided.

26         (c)  The application review committee shall make

27  recommendations concerning program participation and funding

28  to the corporation's board of directors.

29         (d)  The board of directors shall approve or reject

30  loan applications, determine the tentative loan amount

31  

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 1  available to each applicant, and rank all approved

 2  applications.

 3         (e)  The board of directors shall decide which approved

 4  applicants will become program participants and determine the

 5  maximum loan amount for each program participant.

 6         (6)(5)  The corporation shall provide incentives for

 7  local governments in eligible areas to use local affordable

 8  housing funds, such as those from the State Housing

 9  Initiatives Partnership Program, to assist in meeting the

10  affordable housing needs of persons eligible under this

11  program. Local governments are authorized to use State Housing

12  Initiative Partnership Program funds for persons or families

13  whose total annual household income does not exceed:

14         (a)  One hundred and forty percent of the area median

15  income, adjusted for household size; or

16         (b)  One hundred and fifty percent of the area median

17  income, adjusted for household size, in areas that were

18  designated as areas of critical state concern for at least 20

19  consecutive years prior to the removal of the designation and

20  in areas of critical state concern, designated under s.

21  380.05, for which the Legislature has declared its intent to

22  provide affordable housing.

23         (7)(6)  Funding shall be targeted to innovative

24  projects in areas where the disparity between the area median

25  income and the median sales price for a single-family home is

26  greatest, and for projects in areas where population growth as

27  a percentage rate of increase is greatest. The corporation may

28  also fund projects in areas where innovative regulatory and

29  financial incentives are made available. The corporation shall

30  fund at least one eligible project in as many counties and

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 1  regions of the state as is practicable, consistent with

 2  program goals as possible.

 3         (8)(7)  Projects shall receive priority consideration

 4  for funding where:

 5         (a)  The local jurisdiction has adopted, or is

 6  committed to adopting, adopts appropriate regulatory

 7  incentives, local contributions or financial strategies, or

 8  other funding sources to promote the development and ongoing

 9  financial viability of such projects. Local incentives include

10  such actions as expediting review of development orders and

11  permits, supporting development near transportation hubs and

12  major employment centers, and adopting land development

13  regulations designed to allow flexibility in densities, use of

14  accessory units, mixed-use developments, and flexible lot

15  configurations. Financial strategies include such actions as

16  promoting employer-assisted housing programs, providing tax

17  increment financing, and providing land.

18         (b)  Projects are innovative and include new

19  construction or rehabilitation;, mixed-income housing;, or

20  commercial and housing mixed-use elements; innovative design,

21  green building principles; storm-resistant construction; or

22  other elements that reduce long-term costs relating to

23  maintenance, utilities, or insurance and those that promote

24  homeownership. The program funding may shall not exceed the

25  costs attributable to the portion of the project that is set

26  aside to provide housing for the targeted population.

27         (c)  Projects that set aside at least 80 percent of

28  units for workforce housing and at least 50 percent for

29  essential services personnel and for projects that require the

30  least amount of program funding compared to the overall

31  housing costs for the project.

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 1         (9)(8)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

 2  163.3184(3)-(6), any local government comprehensive plan

 3  amendment to implement a Community Workforce Housing

 4  Innovation Pilot Program project found consistent with the

 5  provisions of this section shall be expedited as provided in

 6  this subsection. At least 30 days prior to adopting a plan

 7  amendment under pursuant to this subsection, the local

 8  government shall notify the state land planning agency of its

 9  intent to adopt such an amendment, and the notice shall

10  include its evaluation related to site suitability and

11  availability of facilities and services. The public notice of

12  the hearing required by s. 163.3184(15)(b)2. s.

13  163.3184(15)(e) shall include a statement that the local

14  government intends to use utilize the expedited adoption

15  process authorized by this subsection. Such amendments shall

16  require only a single public hearing before the governing

17  board, which shall be an adoption hearing as described in s.

18  163.3184(7)., and The state land planning agency shall issue

19  its notice of intent pursuant to s. 163.3184(8) within 30 days

20  after determining that the amendment package is complete. Any

21  further proceedings shall be governed by ss. 163.3184(9)-(16).

22  Amendments proposed under this section are not subject to s.

23  163.3187(1), which limits the adoption of a comprehensive plan

24  amendment to no more than two times during any calendar year.

25         (10)  The processing of approvals of development orders

26  or development permits, as defined in s. 163.3164(7) and (8),

27  for innovative community workforce housing projects shall be

28  expedited.

29         (11)(9)  The corporation shall award loans with

30  interest rates set at 1 to 3 percent, which may be made

31  forgivable when long-term affordability is provided and when

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 1  at least 80 percent of the units are set aside for workforce

 2  housing and at least 50 percent of the units are set aside for

 3  essential services personnel.

 4         (12)(10)  All eligible applications shall:

 5         (a)  For home ownership, limit the sales price of a

 6  detached unit, townhome, or condominium unit to not more than

 7  90 80 percent of the median sales price for that type of unit

 8  in that county, or the statewide median sales price for that

 9  type of unit, whichever is higher, and require that all

10  eligible purchasers of home ownership units occupy the homes

11  as their primary residence.

12         (b)  For rental units, restrict rents for all workforce

13  housing serving those with incomes at or below 120 percent of

14  area median income at the appropriate income level using the

15  restricted rents for the federal low-income housing tax credit

16  program and, for workforce housing units serving those with

17  incomes above 120 percent of area median income, restrict

18  rents to those established by the corporation, not to exceed

19  30 percent of the maximum household income adjusted to unit

20  size.

21         (c)  Demonstrate that the applicant is a public-private

22  partnership in an agreement, contract, partnership agreement,

23  memorandum of understanding, or other written instrument

24  signed by all the project partners.

25         (d)  Have grants, donations of land, or contributions

26  from the public-private partnership or other sources

27  collectively totaling at least 15 percent of the total

28  development cost. Such grants, donations of land, or

29  contributions must be evidenced by a letter of commitment, an

30  agreement, contract, deed, memorandum of understanding, or

31  other written instrument only at the time of application.

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 1  Grants, donations of land, or contributions in excess of 15

 2  percent of the development cost shall increase the application

 3  score.

 4         (e)  Demonstrate how the applicant will use the

 5  regulatory incentives and financial strategies outlined in

 6  subsection (8) paragraph (7)(a) from the local jurisdiction in

 7  which the proposed project is to be located. The corporation

 8  may consult with the Department of Community Affairs in

 9  evaluating the use of regulatory incentives by applicants.

10         (f)  Demonstrate that the applicant possesses title to

11  or site control of land and evidences availability of required

12  infrastructure.

13         (g)  Demonstrate the applicant's affordable housing

14  development and management experience.

15         (h)  Provide any research or facts available supporting

16  the demand and need for rental or home ownership workforce

17  housing for eligible persons in the market in which the

18  project is proposed.

19         (13)(11)  Projects may include manufactured housing

20  constructed after June 1994 and installed in accordance with

21  mobile home installation standards of the Department of

22  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

23         (14)(12)  The corporation may adopt rules pursuant to

24  ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this

25  section.

26         (15)(13)  The corporation may use a maximum of 2

27  percent of the annual program appropriation for administration

28  and compliance monitoring.

29         (16)(14)  The corporation shall review the success of

30  the Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program to

31  ascertain whether the projects financed by the program are

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 1  useful in meeting the housing needs of eligible areas and

 2  shall include its findings in the annual report required under

 3  s. 420.511(3). The corporation shall submit its report and any

 4  recommendations regarding the program to the Governor, the

 5  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of

 6  the Senate not later than 2 months after the end of the

 7  corporation's fiscal year.

 8         Section 12.  Subsection (3) of section 420.511, Florida

 9  Statutes, is amended to read:

10         420.511  Business plan; strategic plan; annual

11  report.--

12         (3)(a)  The corporation shall submit to the Governor

13  and the presiding officers of each house of the Legislature,

14  within 2 months after the end of its fiscal year, a complete

15  and detailed report setting forth:

16         1.(a)  Its operations and accomplishments;

17         2.(b)  Its receipts and expenditures during its fiscal

18  year in accordance with the categories or classifications

19  established by the corporation for its operating and capital

20  outlay purposes;

21         3.(c)  Its assets and liabilities at the end of its

22  fiscal year and the status of reserve, special, or other

23  funds;

24         4.(d)  A schedule of its bonds outstanding at the end

25  of its fiscal year, together with a statement of the principal

26  amounts of bonds issued and redeemed during the fiscal year;

27  and

28         5.(e)  Information relating to the corporation's

29  activities in implementing the provisions of ss. 420.5087, and

30  420.5088, and 420.5095.

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 1         (b)  The report required by this subsection shall

 2  include, but not be limited to:

 3         1.  The number of people served, delineated by income,

 4  age, family size, and racial characteristics.

 5         2.  The number of units produced under each program.

 6         3.  The average cost of producing units under each

 7  program.

 8         4.  The average sales price of single-family units

 9  financed under s. 420.5088.

10         5.  The average amount of rent charged based on unit

11  size on units financed under s. 420.5087.

12         6.  The number of persons in rural communities served

13  under each program.

14         7.  The number of farmworkers served under each

15  program.

16         8.  The number of homeless persons served under each

17  program.

18         9.  The number of elderly persons served under each

19  program.

20         10.  The extent to which geographic distribution has

21  been achieved in accordance with the provisions of s.

22  420.5087.

23         11.  The success of the Community Workforce Housing

24  Innovation Pilot Program in meeting the housing needs of

25  eligible areas.

26         12.11.  Any other information the corporation deems

27  appropriate.

28         Section 13.  Subsection (1) of section 420.513, Florida

29  Statutes, is amended to read:

30         420.513  Exemption from taxes and eligibility as

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 1         (1)  The property of the corporation, the transactions

 2  and operations thereof, the income therefrom, and the bonds of

 3  the corporation issued under this act, together with all

 4  notes, mortgages, security agreements, letters of credit, or

 5  other instruments that arise out of or are given to secure the

 6  repayment of bonds issued in connection with the financing of

 7  any housing development under this part, and all notes,

 8  mortgages, security agreements, letters of credit, or other

 9  instruments that arise out of or are given to secure the

10  repayment of loans issued in connection with the financing of

11  any housing under this part, as well as the interest thereon

12  and income therefrom, regardless of the status of any party

13  thereto as a private party, shall be exempt from taxation by

14  the state and its political subdivisions. The exemption

15  granted by this subsection shall not apply to any tax imposed

16  by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt

17  obligations owned by corporations.

18         Section 14.  Subsection (7) of section 420.526, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         420.526  Predevelopment Loan Program; loans and grants

21  authorized; activities eligible for support.--

22         (7)  No predevelopment loan made under this section

23  shall exceed the lesser of:

24         (a)  The development and acquisition costs for the

25  project, as determined by rule of the corporation; or

26         (b)  Seven hundred and fifty Five hundred thousand

27  dollars.

28         Section 15.  Subsections (2), (4), (5), and (6) of

29  section 420.9076, Florida Statutes, are amended, and

30  subsections (8) and (9) are added to that section, to read:

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 1         420.9076  Adoption of affordable housing incentive

 2  strategies; committees.--

 3         (2)  The governing board of a county or municipality

 4  shall appoint the members of the affordable housing advisory

 5  committee by resolution. Pursuant to the terms of any

 6  interlocal agreement, a county and municipality may create and

 7  jointly appoint an advisory committee to prepare a joint plan.

 8  The ordinance adopted pursuant to s. 420.9072 which creates

 9  the advisory committee or the resolution appointing the

10  advisory committee members must provide for eleven nine

11  committee members and their terms. The committee must include:

12         (a)  One citizen who is actively engaged in the

13  residential home building industry in connection with

14  affordable housing.

15         (b)  One citizen who is actively engaged in the banking

16  or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable

17  housing.

18         (c)  One citizen who is a representative of those areas

19  of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with

20  affordable housing.

21         (d)  One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate

22  for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.

23         (e)  One citizen who is actively engaged as a

24  for-profit provider of affordable housing.

25         (f)  One citizen who is actively engaged as a

26  not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.

27         (g)  One citizen who is actively engaged as a real

28  estate professional in connection with affordable housing.

29         (h)  One citizen who actively serves on the local

30  planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174.

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 1         (i)  One citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of

 2  the local governing body making the appointments.

 3         (j)  One citizen who represents employers within the

 4  jurisdiction.

 5         (k)  One citizen who represents essential services

 6  personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan.

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 8  If a county or eligible municipality whether due to its small

 9  size, the presence of a conflict of interest by prospective

10  appointees, or other reasonable factor, is unable to appoint a

11  citizen actively engaged in these activities in connection

12  with affordable housing, a citizen engaged in the activity

13  without regard to affordable housing may be appointed. Local

14  governments that receive the minimum allocation under the

15  State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program may elect to

16  appoint an affordable housing advisory committee with fewer

17  than eleven representatives if they are unable to find

18  representatives that meet the criteria of paragraphs (a)-(k).

19         (4)  Triennially, the advisory committee shall review

20  the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land

21  development regulations, and adopted local government

22  comprehensive plan of the appointing local government and

23  shall recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage

24  or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability

25  of the property to appreciate in value. The Such

26  recommendations may include the modification or repeal of

27  existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or

28  plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to

29  affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies,

30  procedures, regulations, ordinances, or plan provisions,

31  including recommendations to amend the local government

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 1  comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations, ordinances,

 2  and other policies. At a minimum, each advisory committee

 3  shall submit a report to the local governing body that

 4  includes make recommendations on, and triennially thereafter

 5  evaluates the implementation of, affordable housing incentives

 6  in the following areas:

 7         (a)  The processing of approvals of development orders

 8  or permits, as defined in s. 163.3164(7) and (8), for

 9  affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree

10  than other projects.

11         (b)  The modification of impact-fee requirements,

12  including reduction or waiver of fees and alternative methods

13  of fee payment for affordable housing.

14         (c)  The allowance of flexibility in densities

15  increased density levels for affordable housing.

16         (d)  The reservation of infrastructure capacity for

17  housing for very-low-income persons, and low-income persons,

18  and moderate-income persons.

19         (e)  The allowance of affordable accessory residential

20  units in residential zoning districts.

21         (f)  The reduction of parking and setback requirements

22  for affordable housing.

23         (g)  The allowance of flexible lot configurations,

24  including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing.

25         (h)  The modification of street requirements for

26  affordable housing.

27         (i)  The establishment of a process by which a local

28  government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures,

29  ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the

30  cost of housing.

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 1         (j)  The preparation of a printed inventory of locally

 2  owned public lands suitable for affordable housing.

 3         (k)  The support of development near transportation

 4  hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments.

 5  

 6  The advisory committee recommendations may must also include

 7  other affordable housing incentives identified by the advisory

 8  committee. Local governments that receive the minimum

 9  allocation under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership

10  Program shall perform the initial review, but may elect to not

11  perform the triennial review.

12         (5)  The approval by the advisory committee of its

13  local housing incentive strategies recommendations and its

14  review of local government implementation of previously

15  recommended strategies must be made by affirmative vote of a

16  majority of the membership of the advisory committee taken at

17  a public hearing. Notice of the time, date, and place of the

18  public hearing of the advisory committee to adopt final local

19  housing incentive strategies recommendations must be published

20  in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the county. The

21  Such notice must contain a short and concise summary of the

22  local housing incentives strategies recommendations to be

23  considered by the advisory committee. The notice must state

24  the public place where a copy of the tentative advisory

25  committee recommendations can be obtained by interested

26  persons.

27         (6)  Within 90 days after the date of receipt of the

28  local housing incentive strategies recommendations from the

29  advisory committee, the governing body of the appointing local

30  government shall adopt an amendment to its local housing

31  assistance plan to incorporate the local housing incentive

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 1  strategies it will implement within its jurisdiction. The

 2  amendment must include, at a minimum, the local housing

 3  incentive strategies required under s. 420.9071(16). The local

 4  government must consider the strategies specified in

 5  paragraphs (4)(a)-(k) as recommended by the advisory committee

 6  (4)(a)-(j).

 7         (8)  The advisory committee may perform other duties at

 8  the request of the local government, including:

 9         (a)  The provision of mentoring services to affordable

10  housing partners including developers, banking institutions,

11  employers, and others to identify available incentives, assist

12  with applications for funding requests, and develop

13  partnerships between various parties.

14         (b)  The creation of best practices for the development

15  of affordable housing in the community.

16         (9)  The advisory committee shall be cooperatively

17  staffed by the local government department or division having

18  authority to administer local planning or housing programs to

19  ensure an integrated approach to the work of the advisory

20  committee.

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 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 2                            CS/SB 780

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 4   The Committee Substitute makes the following changes to CS/SB
    780:
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    1.   Provides that in recognition of the 2007 real estate
 6       market conditions, all phase, build out, and expiration
         dates for projects that are developments of regional
 7       impact and under active construction on July 1, 2007, are
         extended for 3 years.
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    2.   Adds affordable workforce housing to the list of future
 9       housing plans required in the comprehensive plan.

10  3.   Allows local housing advisory committees to recommend
         changes to the comprehensive plan to local governments.
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