67-8102. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:

(1) "Advisory commission" means the housing trust fund advisory commission established in section 67-8106, Idaho Code.

(2) "Advocacy organization" means a not-for-profit organization which conducts, in part or in whole, activities to influence public policy on behalf of low-income or very low-income households.

(3) "Association" means the Idaho housing and finance association.

(4) "Allocation plan" means the plan, approved and revised annually by the advisory commission, providing for the method and priorities of allocation of housing trust fund moneys and providing the procedures for loan and grant application for housing trust fund moneys.

(5) "Community-based organization" means a not-for-profit entity whose governing body includes a majority of members who reside in the community served by the organization.

(6) "Director" means the executive director of the Idaho housing and finance association.

(7) "Home program" means the housing funding program authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez national affordable housing act (P.L. 101-625).

(8) "Housing trust fund" means the moneys transmitted to the association by state, federal, local or private sources, and so designated for such purpose.

(9) "Low-income household" means a single person, family or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is more than fifty percent (50%), but less than eighty percent (80%), of the median income of the area of residence, adjusted for family size, as such adjusted income and median income for the area are determined from time to time by the United States department of housing and urban development for purposes of the home program, or if such program ceases to be funded, then for purposes of section 8 of the U.S. housing act of 1937.

(10) "Very low-income household" means a single person, family or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is not more than fifty percent (50%) of the median income of the area of residence, adjusted for family size, as such adjusted income and median income for the area are determined from time to time by the United States department of housing and urban development for purposes of the home program, or if such program ceases to be funded, then for purposes of section 8 of the U.S. housing act of 1937.

History:

[67-8102, added 1992, ch. 267, sec. 1, p. 825; am. 1996, ch. 253, sec. 33, p. 831.]