Bill Text: HI SB12 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Housing Objectives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 22 [SB12 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SB12-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HOUSING OBJECTIVES.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 226-19, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) To achieve the housing objectives[, it
shall be the policy] of [this] the State [to:], the
Hawaii housing finance and development corporation and the Hawaii public housing
authority shall:
(1) Effectively accommodate the housing needs of
Hawaii's people.
(2) Stimulate and promote feasible approaches that
increase affordable rental and for sale housing choices for extremely low-,
very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households.
(3) Increase homeownership and rental
opportunities and choices in terms of quality, location, cost, densities,
style, and size of housing.
(4) Promote appropriate improvement,
rehabilitation, and maintenance of existing rental and for sale housing units
and residential areas.
(5) Promote design and location of housing developments
taking into account the physical setting, accessibility to public facilities
and services, and other concerns of existing communities and surrounding areas.
(6) Facilitate the use of available vacant,
developable, and underutilized urban lands for housing.
(7) Foster a variety of lifestyles traditional to
Hawaii through the design and maintenance of neighborhoods that reflect the
culture and values of the community.
(8) Promote research and development of methods to reduce the cost of housing construction in Hawaii."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Affordable Housing; HPHA; HHFDC
Description:
Requires the Hawaii public housing authority and the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to accomplish certain housing objectives. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
