Bill > H2295

This bill modifies the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Communities Act by amending existing law to allow municipalities to count housing units created in the past three years toward their housing compliance requirements. Specifically, the bill adds language to existing guidelines that would require evaluating a community's housing compliance by considering qualifying construction projects completed within the three years prior to the law's effective date. This provision gives municipalities retroactive credit for recent housing development, potentially making it easier for them to meet the MBTA Communities Act's housing production standards. The MBTA Communities Act is a state law designed to encourage housing development near public transportation corridors, with the goal of increasing housing availability and supporting sustainable urban growth by requiring municipalities to zone for multi-family housing near transit areas.

Government Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2295