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                                  9354--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  SIMONE,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  SHIMSKY,  ARDILA,
   SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI, CUNNINGHAM, DE LOS SANTOS, GALLAGHER, GLICK, ZACCA-
   RO, TAYLOR, O'DONNELL, LUCAS, K. BROWN, LEVENBERG  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on Housing -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public housing law, in relation to requiring the
   commissioner of housing and community  renewal  to  develop  a  common
   application  and  web  portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans,
   and grants for housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 14-a to read as follows:
   § 14-A. HOUSING ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND WEB PORTAL. 1. THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE AND ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY THAT THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECES-
 SARY, SHALL CAUSE TO BE DEVELOPED A COMMON APPLICATION  AND  WEB  PORTAL
 WITH WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY APPLY FOR AND MANAGE ANY FUNDING, TAX CRED-
 IT,  LOAN,  OR  GRANT  FOR  HOUSING  THAT SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS ENTITLED TO
 RECEIVE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE, AND THAT IS CAPABLE OF MEETING  ALL
 OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   2. (A) THE COMMON APPLICATION DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL UPON REQUEST FROM A STATE AGENCY THAT
 GRANTS FUNDING, TAX CREDITS, LOANS, OR GRANTS FOR HOUSING. SUCH APPLICA-
 TION SHALL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF BEING COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY AN APPLI-
 CANT ON THE WEB PORTAL CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B)  THE  WEB PORTAL REQUIRED TO BE DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE BY ANY STATE AGENCY REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER ANY FUND-
 ING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING REQUIRED OF SUCH STATE AGEN-
 CY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE, AND ANY SUCH FUNDING, TAX CREDIT,  LOAN,
 OR  GRANT  FOR  HOUSING  SHALL BE MADE CAPABLE OF ADMINISTRATION THROUGH
 SUCH WEB PORTAL.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13394-03-4
              

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   (C) UPON DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEB PORTAL BY THE COMMISSIONER, ANY  STATE
 AGENCY  REQUIRED  TO  ADMINISTER ANY FUNDING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN, OR GRANT
 FOR HOUSING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE SHALL UPLOAD  ANY  INCORPORATING
 DOCUMENTS,  BYLAWS,  OR  ANY  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT SUCH STATE
 AGENCY DEEMS HELPFUL TO INDIVIDUALS USING SUCH WEB PORTAL.
   3.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ONLY TO STATEWIDE FUND-
 ING, TAX CREDITS, LOANS, OR GRANTS  FOR  HOUSING  WHERE  THE  INDIVIDUAL
 SUBMITS  AN  APPLICATION  TO  A  STATE AGENCY, AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
 LOCALLY MANAGED FUNDING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN, OR GRANT  FOR  HOUSING  WHERE
 THE  INDIVIDUAL  SUBMITS  AN APPLICATION TO A DESIGNATED LOCAL ENTITY OR
 WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO A  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPO-
 RATION.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION
 THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION FROM ANY STATE AGENCY.
   5. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE  TERM  "STATE  AGENCY"  SHALL
 MEAN ANY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU,
 OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.