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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
S.D. 2 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 2 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members or their designees:
(1) The director of the office of planning and sustainable development, who shall serve as the chairperson;
(2) The executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation;
(3) The executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority;
(4) The executive director of the Hawaii community development authority;
(5) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; and
(6) The mayor of each county.
Task force members may recommend to the task force additional members having appropriate special expertise, including representatives from organizations with experience in development or redevelopment, for approval by the chairperson.
(c) The task force shall:
(1) Subject to legislative appropriation, conduct a study in collaboration with public landowners and the counties to assess the viability of affordable housing development in transit-oriented development zones, near transit hubs, bus stations, or urban growth areas on state or county lands. In conducting the study, the task force may consider the following:
(A) Agencies' planned or intended use of the properties;
(B) Existing uses, facilities, and conditions;
(C) Site constraints, environmental conditions, and entitlements required;
(D) Constraints to development readiness, such as tenancy agreements and funding; and
(E) Estimates of potential housing units and housing types that could be accommodated on the sites; and
(2) Submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2027.
(d) The members of the task force shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties.
(e) The office of planning and sustainable development shall provide administrative and clerical support required by the task force.
(f) The task force shall be dissolved on January 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 to fund a staff position and for contractual services incurred by the task force established pursuant to section 1 of this Act.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the office of planning and sustainable development for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000; provided that section 2 shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
Report Title:
OPSD; Affordable Housing; Land Inventory Task Force; Study; State Lands; County Lands; Transit-Oriented Development; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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