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Panelists back state housing infrastructure program in HB 3031, urge flexibility on density and rules
Summary
Testimony at a public hearing on House Bill 3,031 emphasized the need for a program to fund infrastructure that unlocks housing, while cities and developers asked for flexible eligibility, rural set‑asides and advance (not strictly reimbursement) funding approaches.
The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness opened testimony Wednesday on House Bill 3,031, a governor-backed proposal to create a permanent program at Business Oregon to fund transportation, water, wastewater, stormwater and site development costs that block housing projects.
Matthew Schawbold of the governor’s office introduced the bill; Nate Stice of the Regional Solutions team described program structure and priorities, saying the fund would provide loans, forgivable loans and grants and that the governor has requested $100 million in her budget for the program. Stice told the committee the bill is designed to “help local governments unlock new housing production” and to allow Business Oregon to coordinate state and federal funding through existing one‑stop processes.
Stice and other presenters gave examples where infrastructure costs had stalled housing projects: in Hood River, a $3 million…
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