(a) There is established as a special fund the Housing Preservation Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(b) In Fiscal Year 2018, $10 million from local appropriations shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to provide debt or equity to finance housing preservation activities, including acquisition bridge loans, predevelopment expenses, environmental remediation, critical repairs, and other activities necessary to preserve the affordability of housing units; provided, that for any property benefited by an expenditure of funds pursuant to this subsection, a covenant shall be recorded with respect to affordability, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the Mayor.
(d) Money in the Fund shall not be used to provide debt or equity to finance housing preservation activities involving any property identified in section 2(a) of the Historic Preservation of Derelict District Properties Act of 2016, effective March 11, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-223; 64 DCR 182).
(e)(1) The money deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 2032, 64 DCR 7652.)
For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 2032 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017, effective October 24, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167; 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 2032 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017, effective July 20, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104; 64 DCR 7032).