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This bill, the "Yes In My Backyard Act," aims to discourage the use of discriminatory land use policies and remove barriers to making housing more affordable. The key provisions of the bill require certain grantees under the Community Development Block Grant program to submit a plan that tracks their land use policies related to zoning, development, and permitting processes. The plan must describe whether the grantee has already adopted these policies, their plan to implement them, or how adopting them will benefit the jurisdiction. The land use policies covered include those related to density, zoning, parking requirements, infrastructure fees, and other factors that impact housing affordability. The requirements will take effect one year after the bill's enactment and apply to grantees before, on, and after that date.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1688/all-info