2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 13. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
201H. Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation
201H-123 Rental assistance revolving fund.

§201H-123 Rental assistance revolving fund. (a) There is created a rental assistance revolving fund to be administered by the corporation.

(b) The rental assistance revolving fund may include sums made available from any government program or grant, from private grants or contributions, from the proceeds of any bond issue, or from appropriations to the fund. The aggregate principal in the fund shall be invested by the corporation in a manner that will maximize the rate of return on investment of the fund; provided that any investment made shall be consistent with section 201H-77 but need not comply with section 36-21.

(c) The corporation may use, as needed, the aggregate principal sum and the accumulated earnings in the rental assistance revolving fund to make payments under rental assistance contracts or to subsidize tenants' rents in eligible projects developed under this part; provided that the corporation shall use up to $25,000,000 plus any bond proceeds to provide interim construction financing to:

(1) Qualified sponsors who are private nonprofit or for-profit entities; or

(2) The corporation, for the development of affordable rental housing;

provided further that the corporation, in allotting interim construction financing moneys pursuant to this subpart, shall give preference to rental housing projects developed by qualified sponsors who are private nonprofit or for-profit entities. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §4]

Note

Transfer of certain interest earnings to general fund until June 30, 2015. L 2009, c 79, §30(a)(13).