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This bill establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force, which will be administratively housed in the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. The task force will consist of key government officials, including the directors of planning, housing finance, public housing, community development, land and natural resources, and mayors of each county. The primary objective of the task force is to conduct a comprehensive study, subject to legislative funding, that assesses the potential for affordable housing development in transit-oriented zones, near transit hubs, bus stations, or urban growth areas on state or county lands. The study will examine various factors such as agencies' planned property uses, existing conditions, site constraints, environmental considerations, development readiness, and potential housing unit estimates. Task force members will serve without compensation but will be reimbursed for expenses. By no later than twenty days before the 2027 regular legislative session, the task force must submit a report with findings and recommendations, potentially including proposed legislation. The task force will be dissolved on January 1, 2027, and the bill includes an appropriation of funds to support a staff position and contractual services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 3000 (likely a typographical error), with section 2 specifically taking effect on July 1, 2025.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=26&year=2026