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Land Access & Opportunity Board urges reinstatement of $1M in BAA for developer seed grants and community resilience

Appropriations Committee · January 7, 2026
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Summary

LAOB directors told the committee they need a $1 million reinstatement in the Budget Adjustment Act—$750,000 for emerging developer pre-development grants and $250,000 for community preparedness grants—to launch planned FY26 programs and build in-state community engagement capacity.

Renee, identified as director of the Land Access & Opportunity Board, and co-director Jean Hamilton told the Appropriations Committee the LAOB was created in statute in 2022 and is asking that $1 million be reinstated in the governor’s Budget Adjustment Act for FY26.

Renee said $750,000 of the request would fund pre-development seed grants for beginning and emerging developers…

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