(a) To the extent the department receives federal funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) or any subsequent law (including any extension or renewal thereof) that requires the department to award the federal funds in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as awards of housing tax credits, the following provisions shall apply.
(b) Any reference in this chapter to the administration of the housing tax credit program shall apply equally to the administration of such federal funds, except:
(1) the department may establish a separate application procedure for such funds, outside of the uniform application cycle referred to in § 2306.1111 and the deadlines established in § 2306.6724, and any reference herein to the application period shall refer to the period beginning on the date the department begins accepting applications for such funds and continuing until all such available funds are awarded;
(2) unless reauthorized, this section is repealed on August 31, 2011.

For contingent expiration of this section, see Subsection (b)(2).
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