HB2302 Summary

• Establishes the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as an advisory body to coordinate statewide transit-oriented development planning.

• Council shall develop a unified ten-year statewide plan addressing transit-oriented development on state lands in each county, with focus on affordable housing and job creation near public transportation nodes.

• Council membership includes 20 members representing state agencies (planning, housing, transportation, health, education), county governments, the legislature, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, business community, and housing advocates.

• Council responsibilities include reviewing capital improvement project requests for transit-oriented development areas, recommending policy and regulatory changes, monitoring plan implementation, and reporting annually to the governor and legislature.

• Appropriates unspecified general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017, split equally between the Office of Planning and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, effective July 1, 2050.