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SB3104
SD1
(SSCR2891)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT.
Exempts from the definition of public lands, lands set aside by the governor
or leased by any state department or agency to the Hawaii housing finance and
development corporation for a period not to exceed ninety-nine years, for the
primary purposes of developing affordable housing. Requires the Hawaii
Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report to the
legislature that identifies all state lands that may be developed for
multi-unit dwellings. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development
Corporation to submit a program to the Legislature by December 31, 2020,
which addresses various housing concerns, including the steps necessary to
end the State's housing shortage. Authorizes the issuance of $200,000,000 in
general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for the establishment of
infrastructure to support the development of housing on lands near the
University of Hawaii West Oahu campus. Authorizes the issuance of
$75,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for
affordable housing infrastructure in counties with a resident population of
500,000 or less. Appropriates $500,000 for 3 full time equivalent (FTE)
project manager positions. Authorizes a state or county department or agency
to petition the appropriate county land use decision-making authority, rather
than the Land Use Commission, for a change in the boundary of a district
involving land areas between 15 acres and 25 acres where the majority of the
square footage of the development will be for affordable housing. Authorizes
the State Historic Preservation Division to delegate the responsibility of
historic preservation project reviews to the impacted county. Establishes
the Office of the Housing Advocate. Removes the existing statutory cap on
the amount of conveyance tax revenues that are deposited into the rental
housing revolving fund each fiscal year. Defective date 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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HOU/WTL, WAM
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