A. The specific grant of authority created in the Affordable Housing Act is the prior approval required pursuant to Article 9, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico to allow the state to provide affordable housing assistance.
B. Funding pursuant to this grant of authority shall be appropriated to the department of finance and administration for disbursement by the authority to a qualifying grantee in accordance with rules promulgated by the authority.
C. Rules adopted by the authority may include provisions for matching or using local, private or federal funds in connection with a specific grant, but matching or using federal funds shall not be prohibited.
D. The authority shall seek comment from the Mortgage Finance Authority Act [Chapter 58, Article 18 NMSA 1978] oversight committee prior to its adoption of rules pursuant to this section.