71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1010
 
                         House Bill 2252
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for Housing and Community Services Department)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Increases loan amount requiring State Housing Council review of
single-family home ownership loan.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to housing finance; amending ORS 456.571.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 456.571 is amended to read:
  456.571. (1) The State Housing Council shall, with the advice
of the Director of the Housing and Community Services Department,
develop policies to aid in stimulating and increasing the supply
of housing for persons and families of lower income.
  (2)(a) The council shall review each single-family home
ownership loan in excess of   { - $150,000 - }  { +  $250,000 + }
and all other housing loans or grants in excess of $100,000
proposed to be made by the Director of the Housing and Community
Services Department under the Housing and Community Services
Department's housing programs. The council may approve or
disapprove any loan or grant the council reviews. The director
shall submit each single-family home ownership loan in excess of
 { - $150,000 - }  { +  $250,000 + }, and all other housing loans
or grants in excess of $100,000 the department proposes to make,
to the council for review. The director shall not make any
single-family home ownership loans in excess of
  { - $150,000 - }  { +  $250,000 + } or any other housing loans
or grants in excess of $100,000 that have not been approved by
the council.
  (b) Council review of loan or grant proposals shall be held at
a public hearing of the council. Notice of a loan or grant review
shall be provided the loan or grant applicant not less than five
days before the review hearing. The loan or grant review, naming
the subject of and parties to the loan or grant, shall be
included in the published notice required by ORS 192.640.
  (3) The council shall make special effort to respond to both
private and public actions which may raise the cost of the
housing supply in the open market, as the open market is the
source of housing for the preponderance of lower income
households.
  (4) The council shall be responsible for studying and
commenting upon, and advising, the department, Governor,
Legislative Assembly, other state agencies and local governments
concerning local, state and federal legislation or rules that
affect the cost and supply of housing, both before and after they
are enacted. Such legislation or rules include but are not
limited to those which would:
  (a) Provide financing for the construction or rehabilitation of
housing;
  (b) Subsidize new or existing housing costs for lower income
households by income support, tax credit, or support service
methods;
  (c) Regulate the division of land;
  (d) Regulate the use of land;
  (e) Regulate building construction standards;
  (f) Regulate fees for inspection services, permits, or
professional services related to housing;
  (g) Encourage alternatives that increase housing choices;
  (h) Create or avert overlapping jurisdictional functions and
their concomitant increased costs which are reflected in housing
prices;
  (i) Create or avoid conflicting state and federal regulations
which deprive lower income households of assistance; and
  (j) Help or hinder compliance with the housing goals
established by the Land Conservation and Development Commission
under ORS 197.240.
  (5) The council, with the approval of the Governor, may
initiate legal proceedings in its own name to further its
purposes under this section.
  (6) The council shall exercise its responsibilities and powers
in a manner which expedites the acquisition, construction,
improvement or rehabilitation of housing.
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