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October 14, 2009
NCSHA 2010 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
NCSHA’s legislative and regulatory priorities, adopted annually by its Board of Directors after consultation with all state HFAs, set the agenda for NCSHA’s advocacy before Congress, the Administration, and the federal agencies concerned with housing, including HUD and the Treasury. NCSHA is committed to leading advocacy efforts on them in collaboration with other housing stakeholders who share them.

Seizing the Day in a Pro-Preservation Environment, David Keene
Hear from HUD about its preservation agenda. Learn about using Housing Credits, the Risk-Sharing program, HUD’s new Green Retrofit Program, and weatherization funds to preserve affordable housing.
Seizing the Day in a Pro-Preservation Environment, Holly Glauser-Abel
Hear from HUD about its preservation agenda. Learn about using Housing Credits, the Risk-Sharing program, HUD’s new Green Retrofit Program, and weatherization funds to preserve affordable housing.

Draft HUD LIHTC Tenant Data Collection Form
Proposed tenant data form for collecting data on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) tenants.
Draft HUD LIHTC Database Data Collection Form for Projects
Proposed project data form for collecting data on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) tenants.

Housing Credit Fact Sheet 2010
State agencies award Housing Credits to housing developers, who turn the Credits into construction funds by selling them to investors. These funds allow developers to borrow less money and pass through the savings in lower rents for low-income tenants.
Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Section 8 Fact Sheet 2010
The Housing Choice Voucher (voucher) program is one of the federal government’s largest housing programs helping low-income families find affordable housing. Project-based Section 8 rental assistance program contracts provide subsidies that are assigned to particular developments to help offset the cost of construction and rehabilitation and to make up the difference between market rents and what a low-income tenant can afford.

HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Proposal
Attached is HUD's proposed legislative language to authorize the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI).
Senate Committee Hearing on Rural Lenders
On July 8, the Sentate Committee on Housing, Banking and Urban Affairs held a hearing on "The Effects of the Economic Crisis on Community Banks and Credit Unions in Rural Communities". Attached is a link to the video of that hearing.

NCSHA 2010 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
NCSHA’s legislative and regulatory priorities, adopted annually by its Board of Directors after consultation with all state HFAs, set the agenda for NCSHA’s advocacy before Congress, the Administration, and the federal agencies concerned with housing, including HUD and the Treasury. NCSHA is committed to leading advocacy efforts on them in collaboration with other housing stakeholders who share them.
NCSHA SAFE Act Comments
On behalf of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), I urge HUD to amend the proposed rule to exempt state housing Finance Agencies (HFA) from the licensing requirements under the SAFE Act. If HUD determines the statute does not permit such an exemption, we urge HUD to give states the flexibility and authority to exempt HFAs from SAFE Act state licensing requirements. We also recommend HUD amend its definitions of what it means to “offer or negotiate” loan terms “for compensation or gain” to clarify that HFAs do not fall under those definitions.

NCSHA’s Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Hearing Testimony
Statement of Brian Hudson, Sr., Executive Director and CEO, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, on behalf of the National Council of State Housing Agencies, before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
NCSHA's Testimony on FY 2008 Appropriations
NCSHA provided testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on the FY 2008 HUD budget.