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Committee debate on House Bill 325 stalls; Idaho Housing and Finance Association warns oversight could affect bond authority
Summary
House Bill 325, which would bring new federal grants made to the Idaho Housing and Finance Association under legislative appropriation and JFAC oversight, drew extensive testimony and was retained in committee after two roll-call votes.
House Bill 325, which would make new federal grants to the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) cognizable under the legislature’s appropriation process, generated extended testimony and debate in the House Appropriations Committee. After two roll-call motions with differing outcomes, the committee retained the bill in committee.
Representative Cornel Rasor introduced HB 325 as a transparency measure to bring federal grants received by IHFA under JFAC’s oversight, citing precedent that treated some ARPA funds as cognizable. Brady Ellis, executive vice president of IHFA, testified in opposition. Ellis said IHFA…
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