THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
BY THE GOVERNOR:
WHEREAS:
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has been charged with the responsibility of administering the affairs of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, including the administration of the federal low income housing tax credit program in Georgia; and
WHEREAS:
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs, acting on behalf of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, published a draft 2016 Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan on the Department's website on October 2, 2015 and gave due notice of the availability of the draft 2016 Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan and of the public hearings by running advertisements October 8-10, 2015, in The Atlanta Voice, The Augusta Chronicle, The Courier Herald (Dublin), and The LedgerEnquirer (Columbus); and by sending notices to industry participants; and
WHEREAS:
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs held three public hearings pursuant to due and reasonable notice in Valdosta, Georgia on October 13, 2015, in Dublin, Georgia on October 14, 2015, and in Atlanta, Georgia on October 15, 2015; and
WHEREAS: Following the hearings and public comment period, the Board of Directors of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority adopted the 2016 Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan on November 18, 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
That, solely for the purpose of satisfying the requirements for such approval under Section 42(m)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, the 2016 Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan, in the form approved by the Board of Directors for the Georgia Housing and Finance
Authority on November 18, 2015, is approved.
This 1 I ~""" day of "-".<.l""'"'v 'A')
, 2016.
GOVERNOR