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Senate committee advances $50 million proposal to capitalize Housing Montana Fund
Summary
The Senate Business and Labor Committee advanced Senate Bill 405, which would direct a one-time $50 million general-fund appropriation to the Housing Montana Fund to provide flexible, revolving gap financing for affordable housing projects across the state.
Senator Dave Fern introduced Senate Bill 405 as a one-time $50 million appropriation from the state general fund to the Housing Montana Fund, a revolving loan vehicle created in 1999. Fern said the fund’s flexibility allows loans to both nonprofit and for-profit developers, offers sliding interest rates tied to average median income (AMI) tiers and can be combined with federal tax credits and private capital to fill final gaps in project financing.
Proponents — including housing advocates, developers and chambers of commerce — testified the appropriation…
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