Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act

Summary

Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to authorize a local, state, or federal government body to: limit the number of residential recovery facilities within a particular area zoned for residential housing, provided that the limitation is necessary to preserve the residential character of the area, allows for a reasonable number of such facilities to be located within such area, and does not place an overall cap on their number within a municipality or state; and require a facility to obtain an operating license or use permit or satisfy a set of consumer protection standards. A residential recovery facility is a residence that provides housing to individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction with the promise of providing a clean and sober environment in return for direct or indirect payment to an owner, operator, or compensated staff person. Facilities receiving payments from a federal health care program, or via private insurance purchased on a federal exchange or federally subsidized, for either housing, recovery services, or testing or monitoring for drugs or alcohol, shall ensure that residents be provided a safe living environment completely free from illicit drugs, alcohol, firearms, harassment, abuse, or harm.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 September 2016

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