HI HB1844

Requires the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands designated for urban growth under county general or development plans to the urban state land use district upon county request, following Chapter 91 procedures.

Counties must submit boundary amendment requests with property descriptions and metes and bounds maps to initiate the reclassification process.

The Commission must update United States Geological Survey quadrangle maps and notify the county, with reclassification becoming effective upon notification.

Exempts Important Agricultural Lands designated under section 205-44 and actions taken under part III from this streamlined reclassification process.

Aims to reduce delays and costs in affordable housing development by eliminating duplicative state and county land use approval processes, effective July 1, 3000.