HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 34
(By Delegates Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss), Staton, Amores, Argento,
Barker, Beane, Boggs, Browning, Butcher, Campbell, Craig, DeLong,
Doyle, Eldridge, Ennis, Ferrell, Frederick, Hrutkay, Hunt,
Iaquinta, Kominar, Louisos, Mahan, Michael, Miley, Perry,
Pethtel, Pino, Poling, Stalnaker, Stemple, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Trump, Tucker, Varner, Wysong and Yost )
[Introduced April 4, 2005.]
Recognizing the month of April as Fair Housing Month in the State
of West Virginia and the importance of the Fair Housing Act as
it was signed by Congress on April 11, 1968 as Title VIII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
Whereas, In April will be the 37
th anniversary of this historic
legislation as the Fair Housing Act has helped to open the doors of
opportunity for countless families and individuals by providing
them equal access to housing; and
Whereas, There has been progress and while there have been many
achievements in providing fair and equal access to housing for all
citizens, the State of West Virginia and the United States
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) realize that much
still needs to be done particularly with the elderly and disabled
citizens of the State; and
Whereas, All citizens of West Virginia should know their rights
regarding fair housing, the State in cooperation with HUD, provide information and educational materials to the public; and
Whereas,
The State of West Virginia is always vigilant in
enforcing fair housing laws and protecting the rights of all
citizens by working with HUD and by investigating allegations of
discrimination in housing; and
Whereas, The State of West Virginia is working with HUD to
increase the supply of accessible housing for elderly and disabled
citizens by providing information to developers and builders; and
Whereas, Fair Housing Month provides an opportunity to place
special emphasis on our goal to increase housing opportunities to
all the citizens of West Virginia; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the West Virginia House of Delegates agrees to recognize
the month of April as Fair Housing Month in the State of West
Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to George Rodriguez, West Virginia HUD
Field Office Director; to the West Virginia Attorney General's
Office as they work on Civil Rights violations such as fair
housing; to the West Virginia Development Office, Bureau of
Commerce as they handle some of HUD funds for housing
redevelopment; to the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity as
they handle HUD homeless funds; to the West Virginia Department of
Health and Human Resources as they have several programs that use
HUD funded housing and projects; to the West Virginia Housing
Development Fund as they handle a lot of HUD funds for housing; to the West Virginia Real Estate Commission as they handle the sale of
houses; and to the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services as HUD
is working with them on elderly housing projects.
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