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Committee backs bill letting military lease state property to pursue housing partnerships, create property fund
Summary
After a lengthy hearing on housing needs, the committee approved an amendment to Senate Bill 492 changing the effective date and voted 13‑0 to report the bill ought to pass as amended. Sponsors and the Adjutant General said the authorization would let the department pursue leases, licensing and public‑private partnerships to create housing for junior enlisted personnel.
The House State‑Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee voted unanimously to report Senate Bill 492 as amended after a wide-ranging hearing on whether the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services should be able to license or lease department property for housing and other uses.
Senator David Waters, the prime sponsor, told the committee the bill is enabling legislation to allow the department to pursue partnerships — for example converting existing billeting or dormitories at armories into long‑term housing or arranging a private developer to build on state‑held parcels. The bill clarifies local property‑tax treatment for…
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