(a) The “Housing Development Fund” shall be administered by the Housing Director as a revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. DHSA shall report to the General Assembly on an annual basis any private contributions by gift or bequest received and/or deposited in the Housing Development Fund. Sums received from the General Fund, from dedicated sources of revenue, from private contributions by gift or bequest, and in repayment of loans made under this chapter shall be deposited in such Fund. DSHA, with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and the Council on Housing, may borrow from the Fund for any lawful purpose with respect to any housing program or financing with respect thereto, undertaken by DSHA, or for the purpose of investing borrowed funds in accordance with § 4013(17) of this title; any such borrowing to be upon such terms and conditions, and with such security, as the Secretary of Finance and the State's Council on Housing shall direct.
(b) In addition to any further appropriations which may not be reflected in subsection (a) of this section, and in addition to accrued interest on loans, the Housing Development Fund shall retain any interest or other earnings which accrue on uncommitted balances remaining in the Fund undisbursed, and such accrued interest shall not be deposited in the General Fund.
(c) (1) DSHA is hereby authorized to use up to $750,000 of the interest income from the Housing Development Fund for the support of administrative functions associated with that Fund.
(2) DSHA may use appropriated special funds, less the Housing Development Fund line and $750,000 given above, as discretionary operating expenses. Discretionary operating expenses include personnel costs, travel, contractual services, supplies and materials, and other normal business expenses of DSHA which are not required to be made pursuant to bond resolutions, trust indentures, or agreements with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, or otherwise required by operating agreements of DSHA.
(3) Nothing herein shall be construed to require any prior approval for DSHA to meet its previously contracted obligations, including debt service requirements under bond resolution or trust indenture of DSHA, nor shall anything contained herein require any such prior approval for any expenditure by DSHA under any such bond resolution or trust indenture or under any agreement with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(d) Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, programs for the disbursement of funds from the Housing Development Fund, and disbursements pursuant to such programs, may include grants as well as loans, including grants to DSHA; provided however, that any program including grants shall not cause the Fund to lose entirely its character as a revolving fund.
(e) In allocating the resources of the Housing Development Fund over time, any program mix or targeting of funds shall account for the demographics of the population in need of housing, should balance the programs appropriately between rental assistance and ownership, and should apportion the available resources statewide according to local need.
(f) When any loan or grant application is submitted to the Housing Development Fund, the Housing Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority shall notify by certified and regular mail any state senators and representatives in whose districts any development project funded by said loan or grant will be located. In addition, the Housing Director shall so notify the chief executive officer of any local government in whose jurisdiction any development project will be located.
(g) When any loan or grant is awarded by the Housing Development Fund, the Housing Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority shall notify by certified and regular mail any state senators and representatives in whose districts any development project funded by said loan or grant will be located. In addition, the Housing Director shall so notify the chief executive officer of any local government in whose jurisdiction any development project will be located.