(a) The Cooperative Housing Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund may accept moneys from any lawful source. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.
     (b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois Housing Development Authority to award grants to not-for-profit organizations, units of local government, or other community organizations for cooperative housing development for housing residents that have an income that is less than or equal to the median income of the residents of the municipality in which the development is to occur. The Illinois Housing Development Authority may issue up to $5,000,000 in total grants under this Section each fiscal year for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 105/6z-139

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28

     (c) The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall adopt rules establishing requirements for the distribution of grant moneys under this Section and the determination of which persons or entities are eligible for grants under this Section, and it may adopt any other rules necessary to implement this Section and administer the Fund.
     (d) As used in this Section, “cooperative housing” means a residential building owned by a corporation whose residents are shareholders of the corporation based in part on the relative size of the unit in which they live.