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Actor, director and Enterprise Community Partners Trustee Edward Norton, urged lawmakers to put opportunities for low-income people at the forefront of the nation's response to the climate-change crisis. |
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Enterprise is recognized and relied on by both political parties as a national leader in:
Browse our testimony and public comment by year.
On July 28, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Letter of Support for the Livable Communities Act (S. 1619) in advance of the August 3 Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee markup. (PDF, 196K)
In June 2010, The Federal Register published Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant and Community Challenge Planning Grant programs:
April 27th, 2010, Statement from Ali Solis, SVP of Public Policy & Corporate Affairs at Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (PDF, 20K)
Section-by-Section Summary of the GREEN Act as amended and advanced by the House Financial Services Committee on April 22, 2010.(PDF,857K)
March 22, 2010, Senior Vice President, National Initiatives and Innovation Naomi Bayer Comment on Weatherization Assistance Program Sustainable Energy Grants (PDF, 44 KB).
Enterprise and the National Housing Trust Weatherization Best Practices Fact Sheet. (PDF, 27KB)
In FY 2009, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Transportation (DOT), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities (Partnership). The Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities represents HUD in the Partnership and administers the Sustainable Communities Initiative, which provides funding for communities to develop and implement regional plans that integrate housing, transportation, environmental, land use and zoning decisions.
March 10, 2010, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Comment on Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Advance Notice and Request for Comments.
Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act
On January 12, 2010, a group of industry supporters sent a letter to Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (PDF, 95KB) in support of the Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act. Congress created the New Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit (Section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code) as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Among other provisions, this bill would extend the New Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit through 2013, and make several improvements so that the credit can be more effectively used for affordable multifamily housing. (PDF, 233KB)
Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009
June 11, 2009, President & CEO Doris Koo
Testimony on before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
2009 Economic Stimulus
Memo to OMB, HUD and DOE re: Recommendations to Maximize Job Creation Opportunities by Leveraging Department of Energy ARRA Funding in Multifamily Housing. (PDF, 499KB)
Investments in Building Energy Efficiency in the Economic Recovery Bill. (PDF, 229KB)
High Performance Buildings Act
The High Performance Buildings Act creates incentives and resources for developing housing that is healthy, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable. (PDF, 75KB)
G.R.E.E.N. Act
The G.R.E.E.N. Act would encourage energy efficiency, conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings. (PDF, 77KB)
June 11, 2009, President & CEO Doris Koo
Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
June 11, 2008, President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony before House Financial Services Committee (PDF, 98KB)
Building Green, Saving Green: Constructing Sustainable and Energy Efficient Buildings
May 14, 2008,
Trustee Edward Norton
Testimony before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. (PDF, 66KB)
Green Buildings: Benefits to Health, the Environment, and the Bottom Line
March 15, 2007, Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Statement to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (PDF, 50KB)
Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing Development
Sept. 10, 2007, Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Comment to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. (PDF, 920KB)
U.S. House Passes Historic Green Affordable Housing Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act. The bill marks the first time lawmakers have authorized holistic environmental principles in a major housing program. Leading House members praised the bill’s green-building provisions on the House floor. Watch the video.
Gulf Coast Rebuilding
August 19, 2010 Affordable Housing Projects at Risk: Support a Placed-in-Service Deadline Extension for the Go Zone Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. (PDF,90KB)
May 7, 2010, Doris Koo, Enterprise Community Partners President and CEO; Letter to Congressional leadership in support of inclusion of Gulf Coast rebuilding provisions in the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213). (PDF, 135K)
February 5, 2007, President and CEO Doris Koo Testimony on Enterprise’s Gulf Coast Work. (PDF, 64KB)
Foreclosure and Neighborhood Stabilization
On August 23, 2010, HUD released the Notice of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Reallocation Process Changes. The Notice describes the corrective actions, recapture process, reallocation formula and waivers of regulations affecting grantees that fail to meet the 18-month deadline for obligating the first round of NSP funds (NSP 1).
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) included $1 billion for a third round of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP3), as well as a long-awaited vacant property legislative improvement so that vacant properties can count toward the low-income set aside in NSP.
2009 Economic Stimulus
Changes to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (PDF, 128KB)
Enterprise NSP Report
The Challenge of Foreclosed Properties: An Analysis of State and Local Plans to Use the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. (PDF, 742KB) | Summary. (PDF, 60KB)
Foreclosure Crisis
Jan. 31, 2008,
President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. (PDF, 59KB)
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221)
Emergency Assistance for the Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes:
Preservation
Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act preserves the federally assisted affordable housing stock. (PDF, 110KB)
Housing America's Workforce Act
Employer Assisted Housing programs (EAH) allow the private sector to play a direct role in promoting affordable housing for low-and moderate-income working families. (PDF, 30KB)
The HOPE VI program helps transform dilapidated and severely distressed public housing into mixed-income developments in healthier communities. (PDF, 96KB)
HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. (PDF, 244KB)
Improvements to Public Housing
June 21, 2007, President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
House Financial Services Committee. (PDF, 49KB)
May 6, 2010, President, Enterprise Community Loan Fund Lori Chatman comment on the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund authorizing statute and regulations. (PDF, 416K)
July 23, 2010, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Comment on consideration of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Activities for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit, submitted to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of Thrift Supervision (PDF, 236K).
July 22, 2010, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s duty to serve the manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation and rural markets (PDF, 399K).
July 21, 2010, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Comment on the Future of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Housing Finance System (PDF, 304K). In addition, Enterprise has signed on to comments submitted by the Mortgage Finance Working Group (MFWG), organized by the Center for American Progress:
- Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Terri Ludwig's July 19, 2010 Testimony before a public hearing on improving regulatory implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act (PDF, 689K)
- On June 23, 2010 Enterprise released a discussion draft of principles for revising the CRA in advance of a series of public hearings to consider regulatory changes. (PDF, 275K)
Coalition Urges Regulators to Improve, Strengthen CRA
On December 15, 2009, a coalition of 19 housing and community development groups sent a letter “to urge the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) to send a clear message that CRA-related lending, services and investments are a core responsibility, consistent with the safe, sound, and responsible operation of financial institutions.” The FFIEC consists of the FDIC, Office of Thrift Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Rural and Native American
Native American Housing Assistance
June 6, 2007, Vice president, Public policy Ali Solis
Testimony to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (PDF, 36KB)
Supportive Housing
The HEARTH Act, H.R. 7221
Homelessness Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008: National Alliance to End Homelessness Summary. (PDF, 641KB)
H.R. 3045/SEVRA
The Summary of HR 3045: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) of 2009
would modernize the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
(PDF, 187KB)
S.3326 would enact the five year carryback for new and current investors and would extend the exchange program to bond-financed housing. This legislation would help reinvigorate investment in the nation’s most successful affordable rental housing production program, while preserving and creating small business jobs (PDF 32KB).
S. 3141, as introduced by Senator Bingaman, would increase the carryback period for the Low- Income Housing Tax Credit from one to a maximum of five years. Ernst & Young recently determined that this would bring in $5 billion in additional private LIHTC investments. The bill would thus reinvigorate investment in the LIHTC program and produce needed affordable housing while preserving and creating jobs. (PDF 32KB).
H.R. 4687 would extend the Section 1602 Low Income Housing Tax Credits (Housing Credit) exchange program for 2010 and expand it to include Housing Credits generated from tax-exempt bond-financed housing, commonly referred to as 4 percent credits. (PDF 95 KB)
H.R. 4109 would increase the carryback period for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit from one to a maximum of five years. The bill would reinvigorate investment in the LIHTC program and produce needed affordable housing while preserving and creating jobs. (PDF 114 KB)
2009 Economic Stimulus
First-time Home buyer Tax Credit Summary. (PDF, 95KB)
Housing and Economic Recovery Act 2008
LIHTC Modernization Summary. (PDF, 65KB)
New Markets Tax Credit
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act designed to stimulate investment and economic growth in low-income urban neighborhoods and rural communities. (PDF, 219KB)
Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing
May 24, 2007, Trustee Jonathan F. P. Rose
Statement to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures House Committee. (PDF, 40KB)
July 14, 2010, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Comment on HUD demonstration project to develop zip code-specific Fair Market Rent levels. (PDF, 368K)
July 6, 2010, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Adrienne Quinn Comment on HUD’s proposal for the Preservation, Enhancement, and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act of 2010. (PDF, 369K)
April 12, 2010, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Affairs Executive Ali Solis Comment on affordable multifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (PDF, 381K)
The Choice Neighborhoods program was proposed by the Obama Administration in the 2010 federal budget. It has been designed as a successor to the HOPE VI program and would create a program of competitive grants to rebuild public and assisted housing into mixed income communities with access to quality schools, transportation, and other vital community services.
Feb. 12, 2008,
Senior vice president and Mid-Atlantic director Kelly Cartales
Testimony before the Maryland House of Delegates. (PDF, 174KB)
N.Y. State Budget
Jan. 29, 2008,
Vice president and New York director Abby Jo Sigal and Local Office director, Upstate New York Alma Balonon-Rosen
Written Testimony for the N.Y. State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways & Means Committee. (PDF, 140KB)
Investment Funds
Sept. 10, 2007, Senior vice president, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Benson F. Roberts and Vice president, Public policy Ali Solis
Comment to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). (PDF, 2MB) |
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