Housing provisions in the highway transportation funding bill

by Kaitlyn Snyder, NHC Despite its name, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 ( H.R. 22 ) includes much more than just transportation funding. The 490-page bill includes several provisions that were originally in the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015 ( H.R. 3700 ), including policy changes to help preserve older privately owned rental housing, streamlining of tenant income verification and authorization of a pay-for-success demonstration for utility-saving retrofits.  Details on each provision are below. Title LXXVII: Preservation......(read more)

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