Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2901.1: Limited access to safe, decent and affordable housing -

Legislative finding and declaration.

A. The Legislature finds that current economic conditions,

federal housing policies, and declining resources at the federal,

state, and local level adversely affect the ability of moderate- and

low-income persons to obtain safe, decent, and affordable housing.

The Legislature also finds that the lack of affordable housing in

rural communities of this state is an impediment to economic

development and business expansion in these areas.

B. The Legislature declares that it is therefore in the public

interest to provide for a continuously renewable resource known as a

housing trust fund to assist moderate- and low-income citizens in

meeting their basic housing needs, and that the needs of low-income

citizens should be given priority.