(a)  The Families Moving to Work Account is hereby established in the Rental Housing Construction Fund. The account shall be organized into subaccounts as provided in this chapter. All of the following moneys shall be paid into the account:

(1)  Any moneys appropriated and made available by the Legislature for the purposes of the account.

(2)  Any moneys that the department receives in repayment or return of loans made from the account, including any interest on those loans.

(3)  Any other moneys that may be made available to the department for the purposes of this chapter from any other source or sources.

(b)  Notwithstanding § 13340 of the Government Code, all money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated to the department and shall be utilized for the purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 50880) to Article 4 (commencing with Section 50893), inclusive, including administrative expenses of the department for the implementation and operation of the programs created by this chapter. All interest or other increment resulting from investment or deposit of moneys in the account shall be deposited in the account, notwithstanding § 16305.7 of the Government Code. Moneys in the account are not subject to transfer to any other fund, except as set forth in this chapter, pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except the Surplus Money Investment Fund.

(c)  At the time funding availability is announced by the department, the department may apportion funds available for loans between community housing developments and congregate housing developments. The plan for apportioning funds may include a priority for funding loans for new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, or rehabilitation.

(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after July 1, 1996, the unencumbered account balance and reserves shall be transferred out of the Family Housing Demonstration Account, but shall be retained within the Rental Housing Construction Fund.

(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds transferred to the Rental Housing Construction Fund pursuant to Item 2240-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 1999 shall be transferred into the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund to be used only for the purposes of this chapter. Repayments shall be made to the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund and may be used for any eligible purpose of that fund.

(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2000.)