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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4933

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Fleming, Zimmerman, Rinehart, Deccio and Garrett

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to low-income housing; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 36.75 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

          A city or town may assist in the development or preservation of publicly or privately owned housing for persons of low income by providing loans or grants of general municipal funds to the owners or developers of the housing.  The loans or grants shall be authorized by the legislative authority of the city or town.  They may be made to finance all or a portion of the cost of construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of housing that will be occupied by a person or family of low income.  As used in this section, "low income" means income that does not exceed eighty percent of the median income for the standard metropolitan statistical area in which the city or town is located.  Housing constructed with loans or grants made under this section shall not be considered public works or improvements subject to competitive bidding or a purchase of services subject to the prohibition against advance payment for services.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 36.75 RCW to read as follows:

          A county may assist in the development or preservation of publicly or privately owned housing for persons of low income by providing loans or grants of general county funds to the owners or developers of the housing.  The loans or grants shall be authorized by the legislative authority of a county.  They may be made to finance all or a portion of the cost of construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of housing that will be occupied by a person or family of low income.  As used in this section, "low income" means income that does not exceed eighty percent of the median income for the standard metropolitan statistical area in which the city or town is located.  Housing constructed with loans or grants made under this section shall not be considered public works or improvements subject to competitive bidding or a purchase of services subject to the prohibition against advance payment for services.