HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                 Bill No. CS/HB 19   Barcode 523251
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 15,
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17         Section 1.  Subsections (15) and (19) of section
18  420.503, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19         420.503  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
20         (15)  "Elderly" means persons 62 years of age or older.
21  This definition shall not be deemed to prohibit housing from
22  being deemed housing for the elderly as defined by subsection
23  (19) if such housing otherwise meets the requirements of
24  subsection (19).
25         (19)  "Housing for the elderly" means, for purposes of
26  s. 420.5087(3)(c)2., any nonprofit housing community that is
27  financed by a mortgage loan made or insured by the United
28  States Department of Housing and Urban Development under s.
29  202, s. 202 with a s. 8 subsidy, s. 221(d)(3) or (4), or s.
30  236 of the National Housing Act, as amended, and that is
31  subject to income limitations established by the United States
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 19 Barcode 523251 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any program 2 funded by the Rural Development Agency of the United States 3 Department of Agriculture and subject to income limitations 4 established by the United States Department of Agriculture. A 5 project which qualifies for an exemption under the Fair 6 Housing Act as housing for older persons as defined by s. 7 760.29(4) shall qualify as housing for the elderly for 8 purposes of s. 420.5087(3)(c)2. and for purposes of any loans 9 made pursuant to s. 420.508. In addition, if the corporation 10 adopts a qualified allocation plan pursuant to s. 42(m)(1)(B) 11 of the Internal Revenue Code or any other rules that 12 prioritize projects targeting the elderly for purposes of 13 allocating tax credits pursuant to s. 420.5099 or for purposes 14 of the HOME program under s. 420.5089, a project which 15 qualifies for an exemption under the Fair Housing Act as 16 housing for older persons as defined by s. 760.29(4) shall 17 qualify as a project targeted for the elderly, if the project 18 satisfies the other requirements set forth in this part. 19 20 21 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 22 And the title is amended as follows: 23 On page 1, lines 2-5, 24 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 25 26 and insert in lieu thereof: 27 An act relating to housing; amending s. 28 420.503, F.S.; revising the definitions of 29 "elderly" and "housing for the elderly" under 30 the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Act; 31 amending s. 760.29, F.S.; providing that a 2 File original & 9 copies 04/02/01 hjc0003 12:22 pm 00019-sgc -523251
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 19 Barcode 523251 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 facility or community claiming an exemption 2 from the Fair Housing Act with respect to 3 familial status 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 04/02/01 hjc0003 12:22 pm 00019-sgc -523251