Both houses of the Utah Legislature recently passed legislation to expand the state’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and to establish a new supplemental funding source dedicated to serving extremely low income households. The bill (H.B. 36) now awaits Governor Gary Herbert’s signature, which is expected, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). The new legislation would allow the Utah Housing Corporation to administer tax credits valued at up to $4 million. $2 million would be set aside for the State Housing and Community Development Division to establish an Economic Revitalization and Investment Fund. This bill also includes a $500,000 pilot program for reimbursement grants to landlords experiencing damage to their property related to Sec. 8 vouchers – there was a legislative debate which resulted in protecting Utah’s Fair Housing Act requiring landlords to accept vouchers tenants. The pilot is to assuage concerns voiced by some property owners.