Bill Amendment: FL S1328 | 2018 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Affordable Housing
Status: 2018-03-10 - Died on Calendar [S1328 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1328-Senate_Committee_Amendment_437732.html
Bill Title: Affordable Housing
Status: 2018-03-10 - Died on Calendar [S1328 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1328-Senate_Committee_Amendment_437732.html
Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1328 Ì437732+Î437732 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Perry) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 125.379, Florida 6 Statutes, is amended to read: 7 125.379 Disposition of county property for affordable 8 housing.— 9 (1) Beginning July 1, 2018By July 1, 2007, and every 3 10 years thereafter, each county shall prepare an inventory list of 11 all real property within its jurisdiction to which the county 12 holds fee simple title that is appropriate for use as affordable 13 housing. The real property must be evaluated on criteria that 14 include environmental suitability for construction, site 15 characteristics, current land use designation, current or 16 anticipated zoning, inclusion in at least one special district, 17 existing infrastructure, proximity to employment opportunities, 18 proximity to public transportation, and proximity to existing 19 services. The inventory list must include the address and legal 20 description of each such real property and specify whether the 21 property is vacant or improved. The governing body of the county 22 must review the inventory list at a public hearing and may 23 revise it at the conclusion of the public hearing. The governing 24 body of the county shall adopt a resolution that includes an 25 inventory list of such property following the public hearing. 26 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 166.0451, Florida 27 Statutes, is amended to read: 28 166.0451 Disposition of municipal property for affordable 29 housing.— 30 (1) Beginning July 1, 2018By July 1, 2007, and every 3 31 years thereafter, each municipality shall prepare an inventory 32 list of all real property within its jurisdiction to which the 33 municipality holds fee simple title that is appropriate for use 34 as affordable housing. Such real property shall be evaluated on 35 criteria that include the environmental suitability for 36 construction, site characteristics, currently designated land 37 use, current or anticipated zoning, inclusion in one or more 38 special districts, existing infrastructure, proximity to 39 employment opportunities, proximity to public transportation, 40 and proximity to existing services. The inventory list must 41 include the address and legal description of each such property 42 and specify whether the property is vacant or improved. The 43 governing body of the municipality must review the inventory 44 list at a public hearing and may revise it at the conclusion of 45 the public hearing. Following the public hearing, the governing 46 body of the municipality shall adopt a resolution that includes 47 an inventory list of such property. 48 Section 3. Subsections (4) and (7) of section 253.0341, 49 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 50 253.0341 Surplus of state-owned lands.— 51 (4) Beginning July 1, 2018, and continuing every 3 years 52 thereafterAt least every 10 years, as a component of each land 53 management plan or land use plan and in a form and manner 54 adopted by rule of the board of trustees, each manager shall 55 evaluate and indicate to the board of trustees those lands that 56 are not being used for the purpose for which they were 57 originally leased. For conservation lands, the Acquisition and 58 Restoration Council shall review and recommend to the board of 59 trustees whether such lands should be retained in public 60 ownership or disposed of by the board of trustees. For 61 nonconservation lands, the Division of State Lands shall review 62 and recommend to the board of trustees whether such lands should 63 be retained in public ownership or disposed of by the board of 64 trustees. 65 (7)(a) The board of trustees must first offer 66 nonconservation surplus lands to the county and municipality 67 where the land is located for use as affordable housing as 68 identified by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation pursuant 69 to s. 420.56. All surplus buildings or land not needed for 70 affordable housingBefore a building or parcel of land is71offered for lease or sale to a local or federal unit of72government or a private party, itshall first be offered for 73 lease to state agencies, state universities, and Florida College 74 System institutions, with priority consideration given to state 75 universities and Florida College System institutions. If the 76 surplus building or land is not used for affordable housing or 77 leased by a state agency, state university, or Florida College 78 System institution, then the board of trustees shall offer the 79 building or parcel for lease or sale to a local or federal unit 80 of government or a private party. 81 (b) Within 60 days after the offer for lease of a surplus 82 building or parcel, a state university or Florida College System 83 institution that requests the lease must submit a plan for 84 review and approval by the Board of Trustees of the Internal 85 Improvement Trust Fund regarding the intended use, including 86 future use, of the building or parcel of land before approval of 87 a lease. Within 60 days after the offer for lease of a surplus 88 building or parcel, a state agency that requests the lease of 89 such facility or parcel must submit a plan for review and 90 approval by the board of trustees regarding the intended use. 91 The state agency plan must, at a minimum, include the proposed 92 use of the facility or parcel, the estimated cost of renovation, 93 a capital improvement plan for the building, evidence that the 94 building or parcel meets an existing need that cannot otherwise 95 be met, and other criteria developed by rule by the board of 96 trustees. The board or its designee shall compare the estimated 97 value of the building or parcel to any submitted business plan 98 to determine if the lease or sale is in the best interest of the 99 state. The board of trustees shall adopt rules pursuant to 100 chapter 120 for the implementation of this section. 101 Section 4. Subsection (3) is amended, and subsection (12) 102 is added to section 337.25, Florida Statutes, to read: 103 337.25 Acquisition, lease, and disposal of real and 104 personal property.— 105 (3) Beginning July 1, 2018, the department shall evaluate 106 all of its land not within a transportation corridor or within 107 the right-of-way of a transportation facility at least every 10 108 years on a rotating basis to determine whether the property 109 should be retained.The inventory of real property that was110acquired by the state after December 31, 1988, that has been111owned by the state for 10 or more years, and that is not within112a transportation corridor or within the right-of-way of a113transportation facility shall be evaluated to determine the114necessity for retaining the property.If the property is not 115 needed for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a 116 transportation facility or is not located within a 117 transportation corridor, the department may dispose of the 118 property pursuant to subsection (4). 119 (12) Except in a conveyance transacted under paragraphs 120 (4)(a), (c), and (e), the department must first offer parcels of 121 nonconservation surplus land to the county and municipality 122 where the land is located for use as affordable housing as 123 identified by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation pursuant 124 to s. 420.56. 125 Section 5. Subsection (1) is amended, and subsection (9) is 126 added to section 373.089, Florida Statutes, to read: 127 373.089 Sale or exchange of lands, or interests or rights 128 in lands.—The governing board of the district may sell lands, or 129 interests or rights in lands, to which the district has acquired 130 title or to which it may hereafter acquire title in the 131 following manner: 132 (1) Beginning on July 1, 2018, the district shall review 133 all lands and interests or rights in lands every 10 years on a 134 rotating basis to determine whether the lands are still needed 135 for the purpose for which they were acquired. Any lands, or 136 interests or rights in lands, determined by the governing board 137 to be surplus may be sold by the district, at any time, for the 138 highest price obtainable; however, in no case shall the selling 139 price be less than the appraised value of the lands, or 140 interests or rights in lands, as determined by a certified 141 appraisal obtained within 360 days before the effective date of 142 a contract for sale. 143 (9) The governing board must first offer nonconservation 144 surplus lands to the county and municipality where the land is 145 located for use as affordable housing as identified by the 146 Florida Housing Finance Corporation pursuant to s. 420.56. 147 Districts must only offer nonconservation surplus lands 148 originally acquired using state funds. 149 150 If the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund 151 declines to accept title to the lands offered under this 152 section, the land may be disposed of by the district under the 153 provisions of this section. 154 Section 6. Subsections (35) and (46) of section 420.507, 155 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 156 420.507 Powers of the corporation.—The corporation shall 157 have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and 158 effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part, including 159 the following powers which are in addition to all other powers 160 granted by other provisions of this part: 161 (35)(a) Upon a determination of good cause and after 162 service of an administrative complaint and adequate notice, to 163 take one or more of the following actions against any applicant 164 or affiliate of an applicant: 165 1. Preclude such applicant or affiliate from applying for 166 funding from any corporation program for a specified period; 167 2. Revoke any funding previously awarded by the corporation 168 for any development for which construction or rehabilitation has 169 not commenced; and 170 3. Suspend any funding, credit underwriting procedures, or 171 application review for any development for which construction or 172 rehabilitation has not commenced from the time an administrative 173 complaint is filed until a final order is issued in regard to 174 that complaint. 175 (b) For purposes of this subsection, the term “good cause” 176 means that the applicant or affiliate of an applicant: 177 1. Has made a material misrepresentation or engaged in 178 fraudulent actions in connection with any application for a 179 corporation program; 180 2. Has been convicted or found guilty of, or entered a plea 181 of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a 182 crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the 183 financing, construction, or management of affordable housing or 184 the fraudulent procurement of state or federal funds. The record 185 of a conviction certified or authenticated in such form as to be 186 admissible in evidence under the laws of the state shall be 187 admissible as prima facie evidence of such guilt; 188 3. Has been excluded from federal or state procurement 189 programs for any reason; or 190 4. Has offered or given consideration with respect to a 191 local contribution in violation of corporation rulesTo preclude192from further participation in any of the corporation’s programs,193any applicant or affiliate of an applicant which has made a194material misrepresentation or engaged in fraudulent actions in195connection with any application for a corporation program. 196 (46) To require, as a condition of financing a multifamily 197 rental project, including allocating competitive low-income 198 housing tax credits, that an agreement be recorded in the 199 official records of the county where the real property is 200 located, which requires that the project be used for housing 201 defined as affordable in s. 420.0004(3) by persons defined in s. 202 420.0004(9), (11), (12), and (17). The term of such agreement 203 does not extend beyond that period of time required by 26 U.S.C. 204 42(h)(6)(D)(ii)(II), unless the corporation affirms at the time 205 of the initial credit underwriting that the project will remain 206 economically feasible beyond such period. Such an agreement is a 207 state land use regulation that limits the highest and best use 208 of the property within the meaning of s. 193.011(2). 209 Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (6) of section 210 420.5087, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 211 420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program.—There is 212 hereby created the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program for 213 the purpose of providing first, second, or other subordinated 214 mortgage loans or loan guarantees to sponsors, including for 215 profit, nonprofit, and public entities, to provide housing 216 affordable to very-low-income persons. 217 (6) On all state apartment incentive loans, except loans 218 made to housing communities for the elderly to provide for 219 lifesafety, building preservation, health, sanitation, or 220 security-related repairs or improvements, the following 221 provisions shall apply: 222 (c) The corporation shall provide by rule for the 223 establishment of a review committee for the competitive 224 evaluation and selection of applications submitted in this 225 program, including, but not limited to, the following criteria: 226 1. Tenant income and demographic targeting objectives of 227 the corporation. 228 2. Targeting objectives of the corporation which will 229 ensure an equitable distribution of loans between rural and 230 urban areas. 231 3. Sponsor’s agreement to reserve the units for persons or 232 families who have incomes below 50 percent of the state or local 233 median income, whichever is higher, for a time period that 234 exceeds the minimum required by federal law or this part. 235 4. Sponsor’s agreement to reserve more than: 236 a. Twenty percent of the units in the project for persons 237 or families who have incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of 238 the state or local median income, whichever is higher; or 239 b. Forty percent of the units in the project for persons or 240 families who have incomes that do not exceed 60 percent of the 241 state or local median income, whichever is higher, without 242 requiring a greater amount of the loans as provided in this 243 section. 244 5. Provision for tenant counseling. 245 6. Sponsor’s agreement to accept rental assistance 246 certificates or vouchers as payment for rent. 247 7. Projects requiring the least amount of a state apartment 248 incentive loan compared to overall project cost, except that the 249 share of the loan attributable to units serving extremely-low 250 income persons must be excluded from this requirement. 251 8. Local government contributions and local government 252 comprehensive planning and activities that promote affordable 253 housing, policies that promote access to public transportation, 254 reduce the need for onsite parking, and expedite permits for 255 affordable housing projects as provided in s. 553.7923. 256 9. Project feasibility. 257 10. Economic viability of the project. 258 11. Commitment of first mortgage financing. 259 12. Sponsor’s prior experience. 260 13. Sponsor’s ability to proceed with construction. 261 14. Projects that directly implement or assist welfare-to 262 work transitioning. 263 15. Projects that reserve units for extremely-low-income 264 persons. 265 16. Projects that include green building principles, storm 266 resistant construction, or other elements that reduce long-term 267 costs relating to maintenance, utilities, or insurance. 268 17. Job-creation rate of the developer and general 269 contractor, as provided in s. 420.507(47). 270 Section 8. Section 420.56, Florida Statutes, is created to 271 read: 272 420.56 Disposal of surplus lands for use as affordable 273 housing.— 274 (1) It is intent of the Legislature to make all surplus 275 lands designated as nonconservation available for affordable 276 housing before making the parcels available for purchase by 277 other governmental entities or the public. 278 (2) The Department of Environmental Protection acting on 279 the behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement 280 Trust Fund, the Department of Transportation, and each water 281 management district shall notify the corporation when 282 nonconservation land becomes available for surplus as part of 283 the entity’s regular review of lands under the provisions of s. 284 253.0341, s. 337.25, or s. 373.089 before making the parcel 285 available for any other use, including for purchase by other 286 governmental entities or the public. Water management districts 287 must only identify nonconservation surplus lands originally 288 acquired using state funds. 289 (3) In consultation with the Department of Environmental 290 Protection, the Department of Transportation, and the water 291 management districts, the corporation must evaluate whether 292 these surplus lands are suitable for affordable housing based on 293 the property’s environmental suitability for construction; 294 current and anticipated land use and zoning; inclusion in one or 295 more special districts; existing infrastructure on the land, 296 such as roads, water, sewer, and electricity; access to grocery 297 stores within walking distance or by public transportation; 298 access to employment opportunities within walking distance or by 299 public transportation; access to public transportation within 300 one half mile; and access to community services, such as public 301 libraries, food kitchens, and employment centers. 302 (4) If the corporation determines that the nonconservation 303 surplus land is suitable for affordable housing, the entity 304 seeking to dispose of the parcel must first offer the land to 305 the county and municipality where the land is located, to be 306 used for affordable housing, before the entity offers the land 307 to other governmental entities or the public. If the county and 308 municipality where the parcel is located do not wish to use the 309 parcel for affordable housing, the entity may dispose of the 310 parcel as otherwise provided by law or herein. 311 (5) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust 312 Fund, the Department of Transportation, and the water management 313 districts may sell the parcels identified by the corporation for 314 affordable housing for less than the appraised value to any 315 party so long as the agency places an encumbrance on the parcels 316 to ensure the purchaser uses the land for affordable housing for 317 a period of not less than 99 years. 318 (6)(a) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement 319 Trust Fund, the Department of Transportation, and the water 320 management districts are exempt from the disposal procedures of 321 ss. 253.0341(8) and (9), 337.25(4) and (7), 373.089(1), (2), 322 (3), and (8) when disposing of nonconservation surplus lands 323 under this section. 324 (b) The sale price of land parcels disposed of pursuant to 325 this section shall be determined by the entity disposing of the 326 parcels. The Department of Transportation, the Board of Trustees 327 of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, and the water management 328 districts must consider at least one appraisal of the property 329 or, if the estimated value of the land is $500,000 or less, a 330 comparable sales analysis or a broker’s opinion of value. 331 Section 9. Section 420.57, Florida Statutes, is created to 332 read: 333 420.57 Hurricane recovery programs.— 334 (1) The Hurricane Housing Recovery Program is created to 335 provide funds to local governments for affordable housing 336 recovery efforts, similar to the State Housing Initiatives 337 Partnership Program as set forth in ss. 420.907-420.9079. 338 Subject to a specific appropriation as authorized by the General 339 Appropriations Act, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation 340 shall administer the program. Notwithstanding ss. 420.9072 and 341 420.9073, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation shall allocate 342 resources to local governments according to a need-based formula 343 that reflects housing damage estimates and population impacts 344 resulting from hurricanes. Eligible local governments must 345 submit a strategy outlining proposed recovery actions, household 346 income levels and number of residential units to be served, and 347 funding requests. Program funds shall be used to serve 348 households with incomes up to 120 percent of area median income, 349 except that at least 30 percent of program funds should be 350 reserved for households with incomes up to 50 percent of area 351 median income and an additional 30 percent of program funds 352 should be reserved for households with incomes up to 80 percent 353 of area median income. Program funds shall be used as follows: 354 (a) At least 65 percent of funds shall be used for 355 homeownership. 356 (b) Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for 357 administrative expenses to ensure expeditious use of funds. 358 (c) Up to one-quarter of 1 percent may be used by the 359 Florida Housing Finance Corporation for compliance monitoring. 360 (2) Each participating local government shall submit to the 361 Florida Housing Finance Corporation an annual report of its use 362 of funds from the Hurricane Housing Recovery Program. The 363 corporation shall compile the reports and submit them to the 364 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 365 Representatives. 366 (3) The Rental Recovery Loan Program is created to provide 367 funds to build additional rental housing due to impacts to the 368 affordable housing stock and changes to the population resulting 369 from hurricanes. The program is intended to allow the state to 370 leverage additional federal rental financing similar to the 371 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program as described in s. 372 420.5087 and is subject to a specific appropriation in the 373 General Appropriations Act. 374 (4) The Florida Housing Finance Corporation may adopt rules 375 to administer this section. 376 Section 10. The Florida Housing Finance Corporation may 377 adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54, Florida Statutes, 378 to implement s. 420.57, Florida Statutes. The Legislature finds 379 that emergency rules adopted to implement this section meet the 380 health, safety, and welfare requirements of s. 120.54(4), 381 Florida Statutes. The Legislature also finds that such emergency 382 rulemaking is necessary to preserve the rights and welfare of 383 the people and to provide additional funds to assist those areas 384 of the state that sustained impacts to available affordable 385 housing stock due to recent hurricanes. Therefore, in adopting 386 such emergency rules, the corporation is not required to make 387 the findings required by s. 120.54(4)(a), Florida Statutes. 388 Emergency rules adopted under this section are exempt from s. 389 120.54(4)(c), Florida Statutes. The emergency rules shall remain 390 in effect for 6 months after adoption and may be renewed during 391 the pendency of procedures to adopt rules addressing the subject 392 of the emergency rules. 393 Section 11. Subsection (16) of section 420.9071, Florida 394 Statutes, is amended to read: 395 420.9071 Definitions.—As used in ss. 420.907-420.9079, the 396 term: 397 (16) “Local housing incentive strategies” means local 398 regulatory reform or incentive programs to encourage or 399 facilitate affordable housing production, which include, at a 400 minimum, expediting development permits as defined in s. 401 163.3164(16), construction permits, and certificates of 402 occupancy for affordable housing projects as provided in s. 403 553.7923assurance that permits for affordable housing projects404are expedited to a greater degree than other projects, as405provided in s. 163.3177(6)(f)3.; an ongoing process for review 406 of local policies, ordinances, regulations, and plan provisions 407 that increase the cost of housing prior to their adoption; and a 408 schedule for implementing the incentive strategies. Local 409 housing incentive strategies may also include other regulatory 410 reforms, such as those enumerated in s. 420.9076 or those 411 recommended by the affordable housing advisory committee in its 412 triennial evaluation of the implementation of affordable housing 413 incentives, and adopted by the local governing body. 414 Section 12. Section 553.7923, Florida Statutes, is created 415 to read: 416 553.7923 Local Permit Approval Process for Affordable 417 Housing.— 418 (1) A local government has 15 days after the date it 419 receives an application for a development permit, construction 420 permit, or certificate of occupancy for affordable housing to 421 examine the application and notify the applicant of any apparent 422 errors or omissions and request any additional information the 423 local government is permitted by law to require. 424 (2) If a local government does not request additional 425 information within the required time, the local government may 426 not deny a development permit, construction permit, or 427 certificate of occupancy for affordable housing if the applicant 428 has failed to correct an error or omission or to supply 429 additional information. 430 (3) The local government may require any additional 431 requested information to be submitted no later than 10 days 432 after the date of the notice specified in subsection (1). 433 (4) For good cause shown, the local government shall grant 434 a request for an extension of time for submitting the additional 435 information. 436 (5) An application is complete upon receipt of all 437 requested information and the correction of any error or 438 omission for which the applicant was timely notified or when the 439 time for notification has expired. 440 (6) The local government must approve or deny an 441 application for a development permit, construction permit, or 442 certificate of occupancy for affordable housing within 60 days 443 after receipt of a completed application unless a shorter period 444 of time for local government action is provided by law. 445 (7) If the local government does not approve or deny an 446 application for a development permit, construction permit, or 447 certificate of occupancy for affordable housing within the 60 448 day or shorter period, the permit is considered approved and the 449 local government must issue the development permit, construction 450 permit, or certificate of occupancy and may include such 451 reasonable conditions as authorized by law. 452 (8) An applicant for a development permit, construction 453 permit, or certificate of occupancy seeking to receive a permit 454 by default under this section must notify the local government 455 in writing of the intent to rely upon the default approval 456 provision of this section but may not take any action based upon 457 the default development permit, construction permit, or 458 certificate of occupancy until the applicant receives 459 notification or a receipt that the local government received the 460 notice. The applicant must retain the notification or receipt. 461 Section 13. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018. 462 463 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 464 And the title is amended as follows: 465 Delete everything before the enacting clause 466 and insert: 467 A bill to be entitled 468 An act relating to affordable housing; amending ss. 469 125.379 and 166.0451, F.S.; revising the criteria that 470 counties and municipalities must use when evaluating 471 real property as part of their inventory for disposal 472 of lands; amending ss. 253.0341, 337.25, and 373.089, 473 F.S.; revising the procedures under which the Board of 474 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the 475 Department of Transportation, and the water management 476 districts must dispose of nonconservation surplus 477 lands; amending s. 420.507, F.S.; authorizing the 478 Florida Housing Finance Corporation to take one or 479 more specified actions against any applicant or 480 affiliate of an applicant upon a determination of good 481 cause and after service of an administrative complaint 482 and adequate notice; defining the term “good cause”; 483 authorizing the corporation to require, as a condition 484 of financing a multifamily rental project, including 485 allocating competitive low-income housing tax credits, 486 that a certain agreement be recorded in the official 487 records of the county where the real property is 488 located; providing requirements for the term of such 489 agreement; amending s. 420.5087, F.S.; revising the 490 criteria used by a review committee when evaluating 491 and selecting specified applications for the state 492 apartment incentive loans; creating s. 420.56, F.S.; 493 providing legislative intent; providing a process for 494 certain entities to dispose of surplus lands for use 495 as affordable housing; creating s. 420.57, F.S.; 496 creating the Hurricane Housing Recovery Program to 497 provide funds for certain affordable housing recovery 498 efforts; requiring the corporation to administer the 499 program and allocate resources to local governments 500 that meet certain criteria; specifying requirements 501 for receiving and using funds; requiring participating 502 local governments to submit a report; requiring the 503 corporation to compile the reports and submit them to 504 the Legislature; creating the Rental Recovery Loan 505 Program to provide funds for additional rental housing 506 due to specified impacts; providing a rationale for 507 the program; authorizing the corporation to adopt 508 rules to administer specified provisions; authorizing 509 the corporation to adopt emergency rules; providing 510 legislative findings; providing that the corporation 511 is not required to make specified findings; providing 512 an exemption; requiring the emergency rules to remain 513 in effect for a specified period after adoption; 514 authorizing the emergency rules to be renewed during 515 the pendency of procedures to adopt rules addressing 516 the subject of the emergency rules; amending s. 517 420.9071, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 518 “local housing incentive strategies”; creating s. 519 553.7923, F.S.; providing a local permit approval 520 process for affordable housing; providing an effective 521 date.