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Ways and Means backs $859.7 million for "Home Start" lands program to fast-track affordable housing
Summary
The committee recommended $859.7 million general fund to create a Department of Administrative Services program to identify, designate and facilitate development of state-owned and locally nominated lands for affordable housing, including temporary tax and land-use exemptions for up to five years.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means recommended $859,665,000 in general fund to create a Home Start Lands program in the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) to identify and prepare state-owned and locally nominated lands inside urban growth boundaries for affordable housing.
Under the proposal in House Bill 23 16, DAS would be authorized to designate properties within the urban growth boundary as Home Start Lands and could facilitate sale, transfer or lease to housing…
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