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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1"5 <br /> 7 <br /> t <br /> 1 Sec. 9.3. (a) Funds appropriated in this act to the Housing Finance <br /> 2 Agency for the federal HOME Program shall be used to match federal funds <br /> 3 appropnated for the HOME Program. In allocating State funds appropriated to <br /> 4 match federal HOME Program funds, the Agency shall give pnoriry to HOME <br /> 5 ,Program pro�1e)c ts, a s follows: <br /> 6 First priority to projects that are located in counties designated as <br /> 7 severel distressed counties under G.S. 105-130.40(c) or G.S. 105- <br /> 8 151.17�c); and <br /> 9 (2) Second priority to projects that benefit persons and families whose <br /> 10 incomes are fifty percent (50%) or less of the median family <br /> 11* income for the local area, with adjustments for family size, <br /> 12 according to the latest figures available from the U.S. Department <br /> 13 of Housing and Urban Development. <br /> 14 The Housing Finance Agency shall report to the Joint Legislative <br /> 15 Commission on Governmental Operations by April 1 of each year concerning the <br /> 16 status of the HOME Program and shall include in the report information on priorities <br /> 17 met, types of activities funded, and types of activities not funded. <br /> 18 (b) If the United States Congress changes the HOME Program such that <br /> 19 matching funds are not required for a given program year, then the Agency shall not <br /> 20 spend the matching funds appropriated under this act for that program year. <br /> 21 (c) Funds appropriated in this act to match federal HOME Program <br /> 22 funds shall not revert to the General Fund on June 30, 1996, or on June 30, 1997. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Requested by: Senators Warren, Davis, Representatives Ives, Lemmond, Culpepper <br /> 25 COUNICIL OF GOVER'�NI£NT FUNDS <br /> 26 Sec. 9.4. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this act to the Office of State <br /> 27 Planning, eight hundred sixty-four thousand two hundred seventy dollars (586:,270) <br /> 28 for the 1995-96 fiscal year and eight hundred sixty-four thousand two hundred <br /> 29 sevenry dollars (S86»,270) for the 1996-97 fiscal year shall only be used as provided <br /> 30 by this section. Each regional council of government or lead regional organization is <br /> 31 allocated up to forty-eight thousand fifteen dollars (548,015) for each fiscal year, a i;h <br /> 32 the actual amount calculated as provided in subsection (b) of this section. <br /> 33 (b) The funds shall be allocated as follows: A share of the maximum <br /> 34 forty-eight thousand fifteen dollars (548,015) each fiscal year shall be allocated to <br /> 35 each county and smaller city based on the most recent annual estimate of the Office <br /> 36 of State Budget and Management of the population of that county the <br /> 37 population of any larger city within that county) or smaller city, divided�by the sum <br /> 38 of the total population of the region (less the population of larger cities within that <br /> 39 region) and the total population of the region living in smaller cities. 7-nose funds <br /> 40 shall be paid to the regional council of government for the region in which that cin, <br /> 41 or county is Iocated upon receipt by the Office of State Planning of a resolution of <br /> 42 the governing board of the county or city requesting release of the funds. If any city <br /> 43 or county does not so request payment of funds by June 30 of a State fiscal year, chat <br /> 44 share of the allocation for that fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund. <br /> 45 (c) A regional council of government may use funds appropriated by this <br /> 46 section only to assist local governments in grant applications, economic development, <br /> 47 community development, support of local industrial development activities, and other <br /> 48 activities as deemed appropriate by the member governments. <br /> 49 (d) Funds appropriated by this section may not be used for payment of <br /> 50 dues or assessments by the member governments and may not supplant funds <br /> 51 appropnated by the member governments. <br /> 1 -(e) As used in this section, "Larger City" means an incorporated city <br /> 2 with a population of 50,000 or over. "Smaller City" means any other incorporated <br /> 3 city. <br /> House Bill 229 <br />