CARSON CITY — New additions proposed in Gov. Joe Lombardo’s policy proposal to address the state’s housing crisis include a new tier of affordable housing and bond funding for infrastructure near new attainable housing projects.

The amendment to Assembly Bill 540 , brought by state Sen. Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, includes $50 million in bonds. It also creates “tier one affordable housing” for households whose monthly gross income is no more than 30 percent of the area median income.

Central to the housing bill is the $133 million “attainable housing fund” – amended from its original proposal of $200 million – that would provide state support for attainable housing projects. It also expands the definitions of affordable housing to allow it to benefit people with up to 150 percent of area

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