Amendment #489 to H4700

Affordable Accessible Housing Grants

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7004-9030 the following item:

“xxxx-xxxx For capital grants to improve or create accessible affordable housing units for persons with disabilities; provided, that grants shall be administered by the department of housing and community development in consultation with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall prioritize capital projects that include units that accommodate or will accommodate voucher recipients under the alternative housing voucher program established in chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; provided further, that the projects shall be for the purpose of improved accessibility and may include, but not be limited to, the widening of entrance ways, the installation of ramps, the renovation of kitchen or bathing facilities, the installation of signage in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the implementation of assistive technologies; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on housing and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of eligible units created or modified, the types of capital projects funded and the costs associated with these projects............ $2,500,000”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #489 to H4700

Affordable Accessible Housing Grants