SB 18: Housing programs: Tribal Housing Reconstitution and Resiliency Act.

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and makes the department responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHOME Program, and the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program.

This bill would enact the Tribal Housing Reconstitution and Resiliency Act and would create the Tribal Housing Grant Program Trust Fund to be administered by the department. The bill would require the fund, upon annual appropriation from the Legislature, to be allocated in accordance with a specified formula, as provided.

This bill would authorize the funds to be allocated for specific purposes, including, among others, housing and housing-related program services for affordable housing, housing and community development project costs, and management services for affordable housing. The bill would require the funds to be allocated only for the benefit of eligible beneficiaries, including, among others, Indian and essential families and individuals residing in an Indian area, as defined.

This bill would require recipients of the funds to expend all funds allocated to programs and services within 3 years from the date of execution of a funding agreement with the department, and to expend all funds allocated to projects within 5 years from the date of execution of a funding agreement with the department, unless granted an extension by the department, as specified. The bill would require moneys paid and deposited into the Tribal Housing Grant Program Trust Fund to be continuously appropriated on an annual basis for a 5-year period starting January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2028.