Bill > A4145

Introduced Session

This bill requires certain environmentally sensitive, flood-prone land, regulated by any State or federal agency, to be excluded from counting as available land for the construction of affordable housing as a part of the fair share affordable housing obligation of a municipality, established pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.). Currently, State statutes only establish this requirement if development is prohibited on the land by a State or federal agency. Specifically, this bill requires land to be excluded from counting as available for the construction of affordable housing if the land is regulated by a State or federal agency, including, but not limited to: · the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council if the land is either in the Highlands Preservation Area, or, as long as the municipality has conformed to the Highlands regional master plan, if the land is in the Highlands Planning Area; · land regulated pursuant to the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act," P.L.1962, c.19 (C.58:16A-50 et seq.); or · land regulated pursuant to the "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act," P.L.1987, c.156 (C.13:9B-1 et seq.). The bill also makes technical amendments to replace references to an inactive agency, the Council on Affordable Housing. This bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.

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Yvonne Lopez (D)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Bob Auth (R),  John Azzariti (R),  Aura Dunn (R),  Shanique Speight (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee (on 04/04/2024)

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