ORS 456.576
Self-Sufficiency Housing Fund
(1)
The Housing and Community Services Department Self-Sufficiency Housing Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Housing and Community Services Department Self-Sufficiency Housing Fund shall be credited to the fund.(2)
Net proceeds of lottery bonds issued pursuant to section 4, chapter 746, Oregon Laws 2007, shall be deposited into the Housing and Community Services Department Self-Sufficiency Housing Fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department for providing housing to populations at risk of homelessness. [2007 c.746 §5](2)
The use of lottery bond proceeds is authorized based on the following findings:(a)
Individuals who are at risk of homelessness or who otherwise pay a disproportionate share of income for housing increase their potential for self-sufficiency, and use proportionately fewer community-funded resources when they are provided a stable housing environment.(b)
Having housing for at-risk populations is essential to Oregon’s healthy economic growth.(3)
The aggregate principal amount of lottery bonds issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may not exceed the amount of $58,801,718 plus an additional amount estimated by the State Treasurer to be necessary to pay bond-related costs as defined in ORS 286A.560 (Definitions for ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585 and 327.700 to 327.711). [2009 c.906 §4; 2011 c.624 §3; 2013 c.786 §19; 2014 c.121 §15; 2015 c.812 §37; 2016 c.66 §4; 2017 c.748 §7; 2019 c.671 §7; 2021 c.682 §4](2)
Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department to provide funding for loans to purchasers of land for affordable housing and naturally occurring affordable housing. [2019 c.671 §9; 2021 c.678 §16]
Source:
Section 456.576 — Self-Sufficiency Housing Fund, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors456.html
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