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Chapter 40B
State Housing Policy and Advocacy Archives
2001-2006

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2006

CHAPA’s Testimony on State Budget to House Ways and Means Committee (PDF file)
March 10, 2006

CHAPA’s Letter to House-Senate Conferees on the FY07 Budget (PDF file) - June 7, 2006

Final FY 07 Budget Prior to Vetoes (PDF file) - June 30, 2006
CHAPA Letter to Legislature on Veto Overrides
(PDF file) - July 13, 2006

New Expedited Permitting Bill - August 4, 2006

MassDocs (consolidated loan documents from the state housing agencies) - September 18, 2006

Web Site on Affordable Housing and the Gubernatorial Campaign
(UMass-Boston, Center for Social Policy and CHAPA)
October 24, 2006

Building Blocks Coalition Letter on Gov. Romney’s Emergency Cuts (PDF file) - November 20, 2006

2005

Final Housing Bond Bill
Summary of Housing Bond Bill (PDF files)
July 21, 2005

CHAPA’s Testimony on DHCD Budget for FY07
(PDF file) - December 5, 2005

2004

MassHousing Announces $100M Production Program (PDF file) - January 26, 2004

Governor Romney Announces Creation of Fair Housing Advisory Panel - March 8, 2004

Letter from Housing Groups on State Budget
(PDF file) - June 1, 2004

Update on New Homeless Prevention Program (RAFT) (PDF file) - August 2, 2004

Disability Housing Bond & State Low Income Housing Tax Credit (H.4911) (PDF file) - August 3, 2004

Final State Legislation on Predatory Lending - August 16, 2004
Summary of Predatory Lending Bill (PDF file)

Summary of Final FY05 State Budget (MBPC)
(PDF file) - August 16, 2004

FY05 Capital Spending Amounts for DHCD
August 16, 2004

Housing Funding Levels for FY05 State Budget (PDF file)
August 16, 2004

Favorable IRS Opinion on MA Low Income Housing and Historic Tax Credits (PDF file) - November 5, 2004

DHCD Memo on Leasing Municipal Land for Affordable Housing (PDF file)
November 23, 2004

Letter to Governor Romney on FY 06 Capital Budget for Housing (PDF file) - December 17, 2004

2003

CHAPA's Smart Growth Principles
January 15, 2003

Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (PDF file)
September 2003

New Housing Trust Fund Guidelines (PDF file)
October 20, 2003

Governor Romney's Executive Commission for Homeless Services Coordination Report (PDF file)
November 20, 2003

Total DHCD Spending 1989-2004 (PDF file)
November 20, 2003

Executive Order 454: Establishing the Massachusetts Interagency Council on Homelessness and Housing (PDF file)
November 21, 2003

Draft FY2004 One Year Action Plan for HOME, CDBG, ESG and HOPWA Funding (PDF file)
December 1, 2003

Draft Qualified Allocation Plan for Tax Credit Program (PDF file) - December 22, 2003

2002

An Act Returning Tax Title Properties to Productive Use Fact Sheet
January 2002

Summary of the 2002 Bond Bill Conference Committee Report
Entire Text of the Conference Committee Bond Bill (PDF file)
February 2002

Massachusetts Senate Votes on Key Housing Bills (PDF file)
August 5, 2002

Massachusetts House Votes on Key Housing Bills (PDF file)
August 5, 2002

2001

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Trust Fund Guidelines
(PDF file)
Effective July 1, 2001

Summary of FY2002 HUD Appropriations Bills (PDF file)
December 21, 2001

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