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SD Housing Rules a Work in Progress

SD Housing Rules a Work in Progress

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The interim Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the delayed housing infrastructure program.

South Dakota Housing interim executive director Chas Olson said the rules for the program are moving….

The legislature approved spending two hundred million dollars on housing infrastructure, but the funding has been tied up in the rulemaking process.

Olson says they still have to follow procedures…..

Olson says they have had some input on the proposed rules….

Legislators are unhappy that the money may not be available to help with housing projects this construction season.

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