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HI HB1265

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2015

Primary Sponsor

Mark Nakashima

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, to establish mobile home parks throughout the State for persons with family income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.

  • Authorizes mobile home parks to be developed on private and public lands, including urban core housing areas, agricultural lands, unused school properties, and vacant public housing lands, while excluding environmentally or culturally sensitive areas.

  • Permits residents to occupy only mobile homes (structures at least 8 feet wide and 32 feet long) or shipping containers as residences.

  • Allows the private sector to develop mobile home parks under the same guidelines as the state.

  • Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 for implementation and administration, with the Act taking effect on July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Mobile Home Parks; Low-income Housing; Alternative Housing; Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Jordan voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Matsumoto excused (2).

2/9/2015

Committee Referrals

Water & Land2/9/2015
Human Services2/2/2015

Full Bill Text

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