AB540

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating the Nevada Attainable Housing Account and setting forth the allowable uses of money in the Account; requiring an eligible entity to provide or secure certain matching funds as a condition of receiving money from the Account; requiring the Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to adopt annually an allocation plan for attainable housing; requiring the Division to submit a report to the Interim Finance Committee relating to the Account; creating and setting forth the duties of the Nevada Attainable Housing Council; renaming the position of Housing Advocate within the Division as the Housing Liaison; revising provisions relating to the statewide low-income housing database maintained by the Division; revising provisions relating to the Account for Affordable Housing; authorizing the Division to establish programs for the reporting of rental payments to credit reporting agencies; revising provisions governing the sale, lease or conveyance of certain real property by the governing body of a county or city; requiring the governing body of a county or city to adopt certain expedited processes relating to attainable housing; revising provisions relating to the tiers of affordable housing; revising provisions relating to certain reports submitted to the Division by certain local governments relating to affordable housing; requiring, under certain circumstances, the State Contractors' Board to issue licenses by endorsement or provisional licenses to certain persons to perform work on attainable housing projects in certain rural areas; requiring, under certain circumstances, the State Contractors' Board to waive certain fees relating to contractor's licenses in certain rural areas; requiring the issuance of certain bonds; making various other changes relating to housing; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating the Nevada Attainable Housing Account and setting forth the allowable uses of money in the Account; requiring an eligible entity to provide or secure certain matching funds as a condition of receiving money from the Account; requiring the Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to adopt annually an allocation plan for attainable housing; requiring the Division to submit a report to the Interim Finance Committee relating to the Account; creating and setting forth the duties of the Nevada Attainable Housing Council; renaming the position of Housing Advocate within the Division as the Housing Liaison; revising provisions relating to the statewide low-income housing database maintained by the Division; revising provisions relating to the Account for Affordable Housing; authorizing the Division to establish programs for the reporting of rental payments to credit reporting agencies; revising provisions governing the sale, lease or conveyance of certain real property by the governing body of a county or city; requiring the governing body of a county or city to adopt certain expedited processes relating to attainable housing; revising provisions relating to the tiers of affordable housing; revising provisions relating to certain reports submitted to the Division by certain local governments relating to affordable housing; requiring, under certain circumstances, the State Contractors' Board to issue licenses by endorsement or provisional licenses to certain persons to perform work on attainable housing projects in certain rural areas; requiring, under certain circumstances, the State Contractors' Board to waive certain fees relating to contractor's licenses in certain rural areas; requiring the issuance of certain bonds; making various other changes relating to housing; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.