TITLE 42

State Affairs and Government

CHAPTER 42-128

Rhode Island Housing Resources Act of 1998

SECTION 42-128-2



   § 42-128-2  Rhode Island housing resources

agency created. –

There is created within the executive department a housing resources agency

with the following purposes, organization, and powers:



   (1) Purposes:



   (i) To provide coherence to the housing programs of the state

of Rhode Island and its departments, agencies, commissions, corporations, and

subdivisions.



   (ii) To provide for the integration and coordination of the

activities of the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation and the

Rhode Island housing resources commission.



   (2) Coordinating committee – Created – Purposes

and powers:



   (i) The coordinating committee of the housing resources

agency shall be comprised of the chairperson of the Rhode Island housing and

mortgage finance corporations; the chairperson of the Rhode Island housing

resources commission; the director of the department of administration, or the

designee of the director; and the executive director of the Rhode Island

housing and mortgage finance corporation. The chairperson of the Rhode Island

housing resources commission shall be chairperson of the coordinating committee.



   (ii) The coordinating committee shall develop and shall

implement, with the approval of the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance

corporation and the Rhode Island housing resources commission, a memorandum of

agreement describing the fiscal and operational relationship between the Rhode

Island housing and mortgage finance corporation and the Rhode Island housing

resources commission and shall define which programs of federal assistance will

be applied for on behalf of the state by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage

finance corporation and the Rhode Island housing resources commission.



   (3) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account

within the general fund of the state. Funds from this account shall be used to

provide for the lead hazard abatement program, housing rental subsidy, with

priority given to homeless veterans and homeless prevention assistance and

housing retention assistance with priority to veterans.



History of Section.

(P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 286, § 5; P.L. 2004,

ch. 324, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 12, § 6; P.L. 2015, ch. 169,

§ 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 191, § 1.)