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The Community Development Bill
Coordinates state housing rules for community development tax credits
Housing: housing development authority; eligibility for credits under the community development tax credit program; coordinate with Michigan strategic fund. Amends sec. 22 of 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1422) & adds sec. 22e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5798'26, HB 5799'26
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This bill updates the rules for how the state housing authority works with other agencies to handle community development tax credits.
Our take
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This looks like a routine paperwork bill. It updates the powers of the state housing authority and connects them with the Michigan Strategic Fund to manage tax credits for community development. Because the actual new rules are missing from the provided text, it is hard to say exactly how it will work, but it does not appear to take away any rights or add new costs for regular people.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Updates the general powers of the state housing development authority.
- Cleans up old legal language in the existing rules.
- Aims to coordinate the housing authority with the Michigan Strategic Fund.
- Deals with who can get credits under a community development tax program.
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