Existing law creates the Account for Affordable Housing in the State General Fund and prescribes the distribution and use of money in the Account. (NRS 319.500, 319.510) Existing law also authorizes the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to distribute a certain portion of money in the Account to public or private nonprofit charitable organizations for projects that meet certain criteria. (NRS 319.510) This bill authorizes the Division to give priority to projects that provide a preference for: (1) women who are veterans; (2) women who were previously incarcerated; (3) survivors of domestic violence; (4) elderly women who do not have stable or adequate living arrangements; and (5) unmarried persons with primary physical custody of a child.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 319.510
Reprint 1: 319.510
As Enrolled: 319.510
BDR: 319.510