GLASS Report: Legislative Action Alert: Senate Bill 1134; Regular Session 2013-2014 - PA General Assembly:

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Short Title: An Act amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, further providing for the definition of "redevelopment assistance capital project" and for appropriation for and limitation on redevelopment assistance capital projects.

Prime Sponsor: Senator HUGHES

Last Action: Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 13, 2014 [Senate]

Memo: Veterans Housing (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project)

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MEMORANDUM

Posted:	November 22, 2013 03:24 PM
From:	Senator Vincent Hughes
To:	All Senate members
Subject:	Veterans Housing (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project)

In the near future, I will be introducing SB 1134, legislation designed to ensure the availability of veterans housing within Pennsylvania.  My proposal will authorize projects that will create housing units for our veterans’ population as eligible for redevelopment assistance capital project funds. In addition to making such projects eligible for funding, my bill will use a minimum of $20,000,000 of the current available $50,000,000 allocation toward the construction of units specifically to house homeless veterans or veterans in need within this Commonwealth.             On any given night, approximately 1,500 veterans within this Commonwealth are homeless.  That figure does not include those veterans who are imminent danger of becoming homeless.  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has initiated a campaign to end veterans’ homelessness nationwide by 2015.  I believe earmarking RACP funds for veterans’ housing will help us achieve the goal of reducing, and eventually eliminating, veterans’ homelessness in Pennsylvania             Please join me in cosponsoring this important piece of legislation.