16.52 - STATE HOUSING CREDIT CEILING ALLOCATION.

        16.52  STATE HOUSING CREDIT CEILING ALLOCATION.
         1.  The authority is designated the housing credit agency for the
      allowance of low-income housing credit under the state housing credit
      ceiling.
         2.  The authority shall adopt rules and allocation procedures
      which will ensure the maximum use of available tax credits in order
      to encourage development of low-income housing in the state.  The
      authority shall consider the following factors in the adoption and
      application of the allocation rules:
         a.  Timeliness of the application.
         b.  Location of the proposed housing project.
         c.  Relative need in the proposed area for low-income housing.

         d.  Availability of low-income housing in the proposed area.
         e.  Economic feasibility of the proposed project.
         f.  Ability of the applicant to proceed to completion of the
      project in the calendar year for which the credit is sought.
         3. a.  The authority shall adopt rules specifying the
      application procedure and the allowance of low-income housing credits
      under the state housing credit ceiling.
         b.  The authority shall not allow more than ninety percent of
      the low-income housing credits under the state housing credit ceiling
      to projects other than qualified low-income housing projects as
      defined in Internal Revenue Code § 42(h)(5)(B).  
         Section History: Recent Form
         87 Acts, ch 125, § 3
         CS87, § 220.52
         C93, § 16.52
         2008 Acts, ch 1032, §131