Relates to the appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2021.

This is an FY 2021 supplemental appropriation bill for the Executive Office of the Governor. It provides $175,746,400 onetime for federal Emergency Rental Assistance funding from the COVID-19 Relief bill signed into law on December 27, 2020. According to guidance provided by the U.S. Treasury, funding is to be used for financial assistance to address housing costs that renters are unable to meet as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Allowable costs include rent, utilities, and home energy costs (including those in arrears). Funding would be provided directly to eligible grantees (landlords, apartment owners, property managers, etc.) rather than to individual renters. The Executive Office of the Governor proposes to contract with the Idaho Housing and Finance Association to administer the program on a statewide basis. Section 2 of this act requires that the Executive Office of the Governor allocate funds to the association on an as-needed basis in increments not to exceed $10,000,000. Other requirements include methods to verify non-duplication of benefits; reporting to the Legislature and Legislative Services Office; and external auditing. Funding is available until December 31, 2021, and state or local matching funds are not required.