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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING to workforce housing.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 201H-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§201H-31[]] Criteria.
In administering this chapter and other laws of the State applicable
to the supplying of housing or the assistance in obtaining housing, the
corporation shall give preference to those applicants most in need of
assistance in obtaining housing, in light of the amount of moneys available for
the various programs. In doing so, the
corporation shall take into consideration the applicant's household income and
number of dependents; the age of the applicant; the physical disabilities of
the applicant or those living with the applicant; whether or not the present
housing of the applicant is below standard; whether or not the applicant's need
for housing has arisen by reason of displacement of the applicant by governmental
actions; and other factors as it may deem pertinent. The corporation shall also give priority
to those applicants who work within twenty-five miles of the housing applied
for."
SECTION 2. Section 206E-4.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§206E-4.2[]] Reserved and workforce housing units;
transfer to qualified nonprofit housing trust[.]; priority. (a)
Notwithstanding any law
to the contrary, the authority may authorize a designated qualified nonprofit
housing trust to administer the covenants and rules related to the reserved
housing and workforce housing programs.
Additionally, the authority may waive its right to repurchase a reserved
or workforce housing unit during the restriction period and may transfer that right
of repurchase to a qualified nonprofit housing trust for the purpose of
maintaining the reserved or workforce housing unit as an affordable housing
unit. If the repurchase rights are
transferred to a qualified nonprofit housing trust,
the restrictions prescribed in this chapter or in rules adopted by the
authority shall be automatically extinguished and shall not attach in
subsequent transfers of title; provided further that the qualified nonprofit
housing trust shall establish new buyback restrictions for the purpose of
maintaining the unit as affordable for as long as practicable, or as otherwise
required by the authority.
(b) A qualified nonprofit housing trust shall report the status and use of its housing units to the authority by November 30 of each calendar year.
(c) Priority shall be given to applicants for reserved and workforce housing units who work within twenty-five miles of the reserved or workforce housing unit for which the applicant has applied."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Workforce Housing; Affordable Housing; Reserved Housing
Description:
Requires priority be given to affordable, reserved, and workforce housing applicants who work within twenty-five miles of the housing sought.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.