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Committee advances bill to designate state and local lands as ‘Home Start’ for affordable housing
Summary
A legislative subcommittee approved moving House Bill 2316, which would authorize the Department of Administrative Services to identify state‑owned and locally nominated lands within urban growth boundaries as “Home Start” lands, provide temporary tax and land‑use exemptions, and enable sales, leases, and grants to support affordable housing.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction on June 24 advanced House Bill 2316, a bill directing the Department of Administrative Services to establish a program identifying state‑owned and locally nominated lands within urban growth boundaries as Home Start lands and supporting affordable housing development there.
The measure would allow DAS to work with state agencies and local governments to designate lands suitable for single‑family cottage clusters and middle housing for low‑ or moderate‑income households, exempt such lands from specified land use laws and property taxes for up to five years,…
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