S.F. No. 4087 Summary

• Appropriates $200,000 in the second year as a matching grant to the Little Earth of United Tribes Housing Corporation for fire damage repair costs.

• Maintains $14,925,000 total for the Challenge Program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, with $1,208,000 annually reserved for American Indian housing projects in the first 11 months of each fiscal year.

• Allows unused American Indian housing funds after 11 months to be available for any eligible activity under the Challenge Program.

• Permits funds to finance construction or replacement of real property in Melrose affected by the September 8, 2016 fire.

• Allocates $2,000,000 annually for the workforce housing development program and authorizes the commissioner of housing finance to hire necessary staff.