Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB939 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 939 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to affordable housing. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 939
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13	13	THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to affordable housing.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 226-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§226-106 Affordable housing. Priority guidelines for the provision of affordable housing: (1) Seek to use marginal or nonessential agricultural land, urban land, and public land to meet the housing needs of extremely low-, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households. (2) Encourage the use of alternative construction and development methods as a means of reducing production costs. (3) Improve information and analysis relative to land availability and suitability for housing. (4) Create incentives for development [which] that would increase home ownership and rental opportunities for Hawaii's extremely low-, very low-, lower-, and moderate-income households and residents with special needs. (5) Encourage continued support for government or private housing programs that provide low interest mortgages to Hawaii's people for the purchase of initial owner-occupied housing. (6) Encourage public and private sector cooperation in the development of rental housing alternatives. (7) Encourage improved coordination between various agencies and levels of government to deal with housing policies and regulations. (8) Give higher priority to the provision of quality housing that is affordable for Hawaii's residents and less priority to development of housing intended primarily for individuals outside of Hawaii. (9) Seek to use lands within the State that are leased to the federal government or under federal government control and that are to be returned to the State, including lands that have been used to house former military facilities, to meet the housing needs of extremely low-, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 226-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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51	51	"§226-106 Affordable housing. Priority guidelines for the provision of affordable housing:
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53	53	(1) Seek to use marginal or nonessential agricultural land, urban land, and public land to meet the housing needs of extremely low-, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households.
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55	55	(2) Encourage the use of alternative construction and development methods as a means of reducing production costs.
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57	57	(3) Improve information and analysis relative to land availability and suitability for housing.
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59	59	(4) Create incentives for development [which] that would increase home ownership and rental opportunities for Hawaii's extremely low-, very low-, lower-, and moderate-income households and residents with special needs.
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61	61	(5) Encourage continued support for government or private housing programs that provide low interest mortgages to Hawaii's people for the purchase of initial owner-occupied housing.
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63	63	(6) Encourage public and private sector cooperation in the development of rental housing alternatives.
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65	65	(7) Encourage improved coordination between various agencies and levels of government to deal with housing policies and regulations.
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67	67	(8) Give higher priority to the provision of quality housing that is affordable for Hawaii's residents and less priority to development of housing intended primarily for individuals outside of Hawaii.
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69	69	(9) Seek to use lands within the State that are leased to the federal government or under federal government control and that are to be returned to the State, including lands that have been used to house former military facilities, to meet the housing needs of extremely low-, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households."
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71	71	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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73	73	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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77	77	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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87	87	Report Title: Federal Government; Affordable Housing; Surplus Land; Military Facilities Description: Establishes as a priority guideline for the provision of affordable housing the use of lands leased to the federal government or under federal government control and that are to be returned to the State. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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95	95	Federal Government; Affordable Housing; Surplus Land; Military Facilities
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101	101	Establishes as a priority guideline for the provision of affordable housing the use of lands leased to the federal government or under federal government control and that are to be returned to the State.
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109	109	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.