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December 18th, 2019
In response to the tragic high-rise fire in Minneapolis last month, Minnesota Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar introduced the Public Housing Fire Safety Act of 2019 this week. The bill would create a new competitive grant program to provide funds to PHAs who wish to retrofit older high-rise apartment buildings with sprinkler systems. Additionally, the legislation directs HUD to collect data on the status of sprinkler installations in public housing high-rises around the county.
CLPHA joins several fire safety and housing advocacy organizations in supporting the bill.
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