Budgetary Direct Appropriations

INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION
7004-0001	For the operation of the Indian affairs commission	94,184

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
7004-0099	For the operation of the department of housing and community development; provided, that not less than $10,000 shall be made available for the expenses of the state commission on manufactured housing, as established by chapter 145 of the acts of 1993, including, but not limited to travel, postage, advertising, and printing	7,882,054

MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
7004-0200	For the municipal assistance program to provide grants, technical assistance, and training for municipal governments in the areas of planning, zoning, economic development, capital planning, and related subject areas to promote cost effective and efficient delivery of local services, including regionalization of services; provided, that said grants may be utilized for the purchase of computer equipment; and provided further, that funds appropriated herein may be provided in advance	1,000,000
	Local Aid Fund 100%

LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT LOAN PROGRAM
7004-1966	For the loan program established pursuant to section 197E of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as amended, for lead abatement throughout the commonwealth; provided, that the terms and conditions of such loans shall be determined by the department of housing and community development; provided further, that funds made available herein shall be administered by said department in consultation with the department of public health; and provided further, that funds received for the repayment of loans made under said loan program may be credited to this item and re-loaned without further appropriation under said loan program	4,500,000

NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH COMMISSION
7004-2025	For the Massachusetts neighborhood crime watch commission	120,072

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
7004-2027	For community economic development; provided, that contracts may be awarded to community-based organizations	1,900,000

HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
7004-2475	For the home ownership opportunity affordable housing program; provided, that all sums appropriated herein shall be used to write down interest rates on soft second mortgage loans, so called, for low and moderate-income first-time home buyers	4,000,000

HOUSING SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS IN PRIVATE HOUSING
7004-3036	For housing services provided through community-based organizations to low-income tenants in privately-owned housing, and to landlords to maintain such housing	406,000

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS
7004-3040	For a scattered site transitional housing program for victims of domestic violence and their families; provided, that the department of housing and community development shall collaborate with the department of social services to ensure that participants in battered women`s programs are provided with information regarding local transitional housing resources; and provided further, that said program shall assist victims of domestic violence in finding and maintaining permanent housing	900,000

SERVICE COORDINATORS PROGRAM
7004-4314	For a service coordinators program to assist tenants residing in housing developed pursuant to sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws to meet tenancy requirements in order to maintain and enhance the quality of life in said housing	650,000

RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACTION LOAN PROGRAM
7004-8878	For the private rental housing development action loan program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no new commitments, contracts, or renegotiations of existing contracts shall be entered into during fiscal year 2001 or any subsequent fiscal year	2,219,902

HOMELESS PERMANENT HOUSING
7004-9003	For a pilot program to provide housing units to homeless individuals; provided, that grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis, pursuant to criteria established by the department of housing and community development, to regional non-profit housing associations, so called, to provide housing units for up to one year to homeless individuals who are working to transition into private housing	2,500,000

PUBLIC HOUSING TRANSITION PROGRAM
7004-9004	For a program to enable households in state-assisted public housing to transition to unsubsidized housing; provided, that up to 5,000 qualified households residing in chapter 200 or chapter 705 state-assisted housing developments, so called, shall be allowed to participate in a voluntary program that allows a portion of a household`s rental payments to a housing authority to be placed in escrow accounts for the purpose of making said transition affordable, including down payment costs, closing costs, first and last month`s rent, security deposit, moving costs, and appliances necessary for occupancy; provided further, that the department of housing and community development, subject to appropriation, shall contribute one dollar for every two dollars of rental payment placed by a household in such an escrow account which shall inure to the benefit of the household; provided further, that the amount of said rental payments eligible to be placed in said escrow accounts shall consist of the savings in rent payments derived by allowing an adjustment to a household`s income for purposes of computing rent for the amounts withheld from a household`s earned income for (1) state and federal income tax withholding payments, (2) payments for Social Security, FICA, so called, or other retirement deductions, and (3) other deductions as may be allowed by law or regulation consistent with the provisions of this item; provided further, that in promulgating regulations that allow a household`s income to be so adjusted for the calculation of rental payments, said department shall establish a uniform method for calculating the amount of rent adjustments allowable under said program; provided further, that said regulations shall not include in said calculation the amounts withheld from a dependent`s income nor shall the income of any such dependent be subject to escrow; provided further, that a household participating in said program shall agree in writing to the minimum amount needed to be held in escrow in order to provide for said affordable transition and to a maximum amount to be held in said escrow account; provided further, that the amount in any escrow account shall not exceed $10,000; provided further, that rental payments held in escrow for a household that elects not to make said transition pursuant to the written agreement or which is evicted by a housing authority for any reason shall be repaid to the housing authority and the commonwealth for the value of any rent subsidy provided to said household and the matching contribution paid by said department; provided further, that a household that loses eligibility for state-assisted public housing due to increased income earnings shall use the amount held in escrow for the purposes of said program; provided further, that the use of escrowed rental payments by a household shall be verified by the household and any funds not used shall be recovered by the housing authority; provided further, that upon making a transition to unsubsidized housing, households which subsequently apply for tenancy in public housing may not be granted preference based solely upon their participation in said transition program; provided further, that said authorities may, for the purposes of administrative efficiency, maintain a centralized escrow account in lieu of separate accounts for each participating household; provided further, that detailed accounting records shall be maintained for each participating household by a housing authority that establishes such a centralized escrow account; provided further, that said housing authorities shall take all steps to invest said escrow accounts in investment vehicles that maximize the interest earned on said escrow accounts; provided further, that said housing authorities may retain not more than 20 per cent of any such interest earned on rental payments held in escrow to offset the costs of administering said program; provided further, that the remaining interest earnings shall be credited to the escrow account of a household; provided further, that said department shall require said housing authorities to obtain the social security numbers of households participating in said program to verify household income and deductions with the department of revenue and other parties; provided further, that rental payments held in escrow shall be treated as deductible rent for purposes of calculating Massachusetts personal income taxes pursuant to subparagraph (9) of paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the release of escrow payments to a household, including interest earned thereon and the value of the matching contribution, shall not create any tax liability for such a household; provided further, that a tax liability shall be created in the event that a household does not elect to make said transition pursuant to said written agreement; and provided further, that said department is hereby authorized to transfer funds appropriated herein to item 7004-9005 for the purposes of supplementing rental funds directed toward said program	500,000

SUBSIDIES TO HOUSING AUTHORITIES
7004-9005	For subsidies to housing authorities and nonprofit organizations for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals in housing for the elderly, handicapped, veterans, and relocated persons pursuant to sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, all housing authorities operating elderly public housing shall offer first preference for elderly public housing units which are vacant as of the effective date of this act, and thereafter, to those persons 60 years of age or older on June 30, 1995, then receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall enforce compliance by local housing authorities with said provisions, and is hereby authorized to take such actions as it deems necessary, including requiring regular, current reports by housing authorities and non-profit organizations operating such public housing, to ensure compliance in a timely and equitable manner; provided further, that said department may expend funds appropriated herein for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals which may be anticipated in the operation of housing authorities for the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year; provided further, that no monies shall be expended from this item for the purpose of reimbursing the debt service reserve and capital reserve included in the budgets of housing authorities; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of state employees; provided further, that the amount appropriated herein shall be deemed to meet any and all obligations pursuant to said sections 32 and 40; and provided further, that any new reduced rental units developed in fiscal year 2001 eligible for subsidies pursuant to this item shall not result in an annualized rate of spending in fiscal year 2002 which exceeds the amount appropriated herein	32,273,920

MASSACHUSETTS RENTAL VOUCHER PROGRAM
7004-9024	For a program of rental assistance for families and elderly persons of low income through mobile and project-based vouchers, so called; provided, that in emergency situations, the director of the department of housing and community development may approve the provision of housing vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-based units, so called, the leases of which have expired due to the non-renewal of project-based rental assistance contracts; provided further, that at the discretion of said director, on a case by case basis, said department shall utilize all otherwise available funds appropriated herein to increase the rental subsidy at eligible project-based developments, so called; provided further, that there shall be no further payments made under the chapter 707 program, so called, or under the program of housing assistance consistent with the requirements established by the federal government for the program authorized by Public Law 98-181, Section 207, which state program was known as the state housing voucher program; provided further, that rental assistance shall be paid pursuant only to a program to be known as the Massachusetts rental voucher program, as such program may hereafter be amended by said department; provided further, that the income of households participating in said program shall in no event exceed 200 per cent of the federally-established poverty level; provided further, that any household in which a participant or member of a participant`s household in the Massachusetts rental voucher program shall fail to provide his social security number for use in verifying the household`s income and eligibility shall no longer be eligible for a voucher or to receive benefits pursuant to said program; provided further, that said director may require, as a condition of continued eligibility for a voucher and voucher payments, disclosure of social security numbers by participants and members of participants` households in the Massachusetts rental voucher program for use in verification of income with other agencies in the commonwealth; provided further, that said vouchers shall be in varying amounts and set by said director based on considerations, including, but not limited to, family size and composition, family income levels, and geographic location; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the use of rent surveys shall not be required in determining the amounts of such mobile vouchers, or such project-based vouchers; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damages to its rental unit in an amount exceeding two months` rent during any one-year lease period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a mobile voucher the use of which is discontinued on or after December 1, 1999, shall be reassigned in a timely fashion; provided however, that the subsidy, including administrative fee, associated with such reassigned vouchers may not exceed the funds appropriated herein; provided further, that the number of rental vouchers financed through this item shall not exceed the number of such vouchers financed on said date; provided further, that said department shall conduct outreach efforts to families and individuals in homeless shelters to increase awareness of the rental voucher program; provided further, that an allowance not to exceed $25 per voucher per month shall be determined and paid by said department for administration of the rental assistance program; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household holding a mobile voucher or project-based voucher, but each household shall pay not less than 30 per cent of income as rent; provided further, that said department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers and the project-based vouchers so that the appropriation herein is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that said department shall not enter into commitments which would cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth herein; provided further, that the amount of a rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household`s minimum rent obligation; provided further, that the word "rent" as used in this item shall mean payments to the landlord or owner of a dwelling unit pursuant to a lease or other agreement for a tenant`s occupancy of the dwelling unit, but shall not include payments made by the tenant separately for the cost of heat, cooking fuel, and electricity; provided further, that upon vacancy of a project-based dwelling unit, households holding mobile vouchers shall have priority for occupancy of said project-based dwelling unit; provided further, that said department may impose certain obligations for each participant in the Massachusetts rental voucher program through a 12 month contract which shall be executed by the participant and said department; provided further, that such obligations may include, but need not be limited to, job training, counseling, household budgeting, and education, to the extent that appropriate programs, as defined in regulations promulgated by said department, are available; provided further, that each participant shall be required to undertake and meet any such obligation as a condition for continued eligibility in the program; provided further, that for continued eligibility each participant shall execute any such 12 month contract on or before September 1, 2000, if his annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2000, and September 1, 2000, and otherwise on or before his annual eligibility recertification date; provided further, that any participant who is over the age of 60 years or who is handicapped may be exempted from any obligations unsuitable under his particular circumstances; and provided further, that said department shall submit an annual report to the budget director, the secretary of administration and finance, and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures from this item, the number of outstanding rental vouchers, and the number and types of units leased under the programs funded by this item	34,817,701

STATE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR RENTAL PRODUCTION CONTRACTS
7004-9027	For state housing assistance for rental production contracts with sponsors of rental housing projects, financed through the Massachusetts housing finance agency, established pursuant to chapter 708 of the acts of 1966, in the form of a loan by the commonwealth to facilitate the construction or rehabilitation of rental housing projects pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of chapter 574 of the acts of 1983; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of section 27 of chapter 23B or sections 26 and 27 of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the contrary, the department of housing and community development is hereby authorized to enter into such contracts for terms not to exceed 15 years with annual payment obligations not to exceed $24,279,289; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no new commitments shall be entered into during fiscal year 2001 for said fiscal year or any subsequent fiscal years; and provided further, that the director of said department shall review all amounts disbursed through this program in the five fiscal years previous to the effective date of this act and shall recover all excess funds disbursed	24,279,289

TRANSITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
7004-9030	For the transitional rental assistance program established pursuant to chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, said transitional rental assistance shall be in the form of mobile vouchers, so called; provided further, that said vouchers shall be in varying amounts and set by the director of the department of housing and community development based on considerations including, but not limited to, ranges of household size and composition, household income, and geographic location; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damages to its rental unit in an amount exceeding two months` rent during any one year shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that said department shall pay local housing agencies administering said program an allowance not to exceed $25 per voucher per month to cover the costs of administration; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household holding a mobile voucher, but each household shall be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net income, as defined in regulations promulgated by said department, for units if utilities are not provided by the unit owner, or not less than 30 per cent of its income for units if utilities are provided by the unit owner; provided further, that payments for said transitional rental assistance may be provided in advance; provided further, that said department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers, so that the appropriation herein is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the amount of a rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household`s minimum rent obligation; provided further, that the word "rent" as used in this item shall mean payments to the landlord or owner of a dwelling unit pursuant to a lease or other agreement for a tenant`s occupancy of the dwelling unit, but shall not include payments made by the tenant separately for the cost of heat, cooking fuel, and electricity; and provided further, that said department shall submit an annual report to the budget director, the secretary of administration and finance, and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures, the number of outstanding rental vouchers, and the number and types of units leased under the program funded by this item	4,000,000

NON-FEDERALLY AIDED URBAN RENEWAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
7004-9102	For non-federally aided urban renewal community development; provided, that no new contracts shall be entered into during fiscal year 2001	132,500
	Local Aid Fund 100%

URBAN REVITALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
7004-9108	For urban revitalization and development projects authorized pursuant to section 54 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of sections 53 or 57 of said chapter 121B to the contrary, funds may be provided to any agency of a city or town designated by the chief executive officer to act on behalf of the city or town	2,441,500
	Local Aid Fund 100%

INTEREST SUBSIDIES FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
7004-9201	For interest subsidies for the private development of affordable housing; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no new commitments shall be entered into during fiscal year 2001	8,166,571

Budgetary Retained Revenues

LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM RETAINED REVENUE
7004-9315	The department of housing and community development is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $1,108,420 accrued from fees collected pursuant to Executive Order No. 291, pertaining to low-income housing tax credits, and from fees collected pursuant to the local initiative program, for the costs of administering and monitoring said programs; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	1,108,420

Federal Grant Spending

LEAD SAFE HOME
7004-0300	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Safe HOME	1,000,000

WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS
7004-2030	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Weatherization Assistance for Low Income Persons	4,049,997

LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
7004-2033	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program	54,928,052

COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT
7004-2034	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Service Block Grant	13,569,557

SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
7004-3037	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Cities Community Development Block Grant	64,000,000

SECTION 8 SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
7004-9009	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program	8,400,964

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
7004-9011	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing Demonstration Program	295,784

SECTION 8 EXISTING PROGRAM
7004-9013	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Existing Program	32,397,239

FEDERAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM
7004-9014	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Housing Voucher Program	91,932,606

SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
7004-9019	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program	12,719,052

SECTION 8 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
7004-9020	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 New Construction Program	3,467,999

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
7004-9028	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Investment Partnerships	18,123,790

HOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
7004-9039	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Technical Assistance	200,000

SHELTER PLUS CARE LOWELL
7004-9051	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care Lowell	45,000

SHELTER PLUS CARE BOSTON
7004-9052	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care Boston	939,199

SHELTER PLUS CARE SOUTHBRIDGE
7004-9053	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care Southbridge	165,000

SHELTER PLUS CARE NEW BEDFORD
7004-9054	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care New Bedford	50,000

Trust and Other Spending

3724-3041

EDSA REVOLVING LOAN/GRANT FUND

600,000

3743-2059

BOSTON EDISON TRUST

20,000

3770-6640

FEDERAL GRANT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS OVERHEAD ACCOUNT

519,725

3770-6700

OLD COLONY PLANNING COUNCIL FUND

83,342

7004-2361

SECTION 8 SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATIVE FEE

283,741

7004-2362

SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE

441,123

7004-2363

SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE HOUSING VOUCHER

67,394

7004-2364

SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE MODERATE REHABILITATION

132,543

7004-2365

SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE NEW CONSTRUCTION

450,762