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This bill allows local governments (cities, counties, or city and county jurisdictions) within the same county as a federally recognized Native American tribe to voluntarily enter into agreements that permit new tribal housing developments to count toward the locality's regional housing needs allocation. The voluntary agreement can be established if the local government has permitting authority over the housing site, the tribal housing development is located within or contiguous to the local government's boundaries, and the housing units meet U.S. Census Bureau definitions. The bill prohibits local governments from requiring tribes to waive their sovereign immunity as a condition of entering such agreements and specifies that existing tribal housing developments can continue to be counted toward regional housing needs allocations. The legislation is designed to address housing needs and explicitly states that it applies to all cities, including charter cities, as a matter of statewide concern. The bill also encourages the Department of Housing and Community Development to approve tribal housing development units as part of a locality's regional housing needs allocation when specific conditions are met, with the goal of supporting affordable housing development for Native American communities.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

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