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HI HB227
Bill
Status
1/18/2013
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Souki
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AI Summary
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Changes affordable housing credit issuance from a mandatory requirement to a voluntary arrangement requiring mutual consent between each county and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).
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Removes the requirement that credits be issued for vacant lots developed by DHHL, limiting credits to single-family residences, multi-family units, and other residential units only.
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Eliminates the provision preventing county-wide or project-specific requirements from impairing, restricting, or conditioning a county's obligation to apply credits in full satisfaction of affordable housing requirements.
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Allows credits to remain transferable on a one-unit-for-one-unit basis and applicable county-wide within the same county where earned.
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Sunsets on June 30, 2015, with section 46-15.1(b) reverting to its form before Act 141 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2009) took effect.
Legislative Description
Affordable Housing; DHHL; Counties; Kauai County Package
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Say excused (2).
2/6/2013