Amendment ID: S2292-6

Amendment 6

Capital, Maintenance and Repair Program

Mr. Keenan moves to amend the amendment in section 7, by striking out the fifth and sixth paragraphs in lines 117 to 132, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“Section 26C. (a) The department shall establish a program to provide capital, maintenance and repair planning and technical assistance to housing authorities. The program shall include 3 capital assistance teams, which shall aid housing authority members and executive directors in developing and managing the housing authority’s capital, maintenance and repair program, including: (i) developing a capital, maintenance and repair plan as required in the housing authority’s annual plan under section 26B; (ii) preparing applications for special capital project funds; (iii) implementing capital improvement, maintenance and repair projects; (iv) managing updates to the department’s capital planning, maintenance and repair systems; (v) facilitating coordination between housing authorities to ensure efficient use of capital and maintenance funds; and (vi) other functions related to capital planning, renovation, maintenance, repair and redevelopment as the department deems necessary; provided, however, that the capital assistance team shall provide services to the housing authority without requiring payment for such services by the housing authority. The capital assistance teams shall be located in diverse regions to be designated by the department.

(b)  All housing authorities may participate in the program, except those housing authorities with 500 or fewer state-aided units shall participate in the program. The department may grant a waiver of this requirement to a housing authority that demonstrates that such assistance is not necessary based upon the housing authority’s performance under the performance based monitoring and assessment standards of section 26B.”