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Committee approves draft housing‑funding letter to Appropriations, debates VHCB/VHFA allocations and Human Rights staffing
Summary
The House Committee on General and Housing discussed and gave voice consensus to an amended draft letter to the Appropriations Committee on Jan. 23 urging use of Budget Adjustment Act funds for housing programs and short‑term Human Rights Commission staffing.
The House Committee on General and Housing discussed and gave voice consensus to an amended draft letter to the Appropriations Committee on Jan. 23 that urges use of available Budget Adjustment Act (BAA) funds for housing programs and short‑term Human Rights Commission staffing.
Committee chair (speaking throughout the discussion) described the BAA as the vehicle to reallocate unexpended federal and state funds for the current fiscal year and explained competing claims on a set of anticipated but not always realized federal funds. The chair said prior budget language anticipated a $30 million allocation to the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) and additional funds for the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), but that the federal funds had not materialized in an earlier round.
Proposed allocations and committee debate
The chair said the draft letter proposed $25 million…
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