Bill Text: HI SB498 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Housing.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-03-07 - Referred to TRN/HSG, WLH, FIN, referral sheet 27 [SB498 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SB498-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HOUSING.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that there exists in the State a critical need for the development and construction of affordable housing units. Act 127, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, amended by Act 96, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, established a goal of developing at least 22,500 affordable rental housing units ready for occupancy between 2017 and 2026. The legislature further finds that the transit-oriented development associated with the construction of a rail transit system in Honolulu has the potential to fulfill this housing goal. Because the State is the largest landowner of properties along the rail transit line, the State has the opportunity to utilize its resources to significantly increase the inventory of affordable housing units.
The legislature additionally finds that Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, established the office of planning as the lead agency to coordinate and advance smart growth and transit-oriented development planning within the State, including targeting transit-oriented development areas for significant increases in affordable housing and rental units and approving all state agencies' development plans for parcels along the rail transit corridor. The legislature also finds that requiring an affordable housing component as part of development and redevelopment of state properties along the rail transit line will not only increase the affordable housing stock, but also support rail ridership goals by locating denser, mixed use developments along the rail transit line.
The purpose of this Act is to require affordable housing to be included as part of the development or redevelopment plan for state transit-oriented development along the rail transit corridor as part of the office of planning's function as lead agency to coordinate and advance smart growth and transit-oriented development planning within the State.
SECTION 2. Section 225M-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The office of planning shall gather, analyze,
and provide information to the governor to assist in the overall analysis and
formulation of state policies and strategies to provide central direction and
cohesion in the allocation of resources and effectuation of state activities
and programs, and effectively address current or emerging issues and
opportunities. More specifically, the
office shall engage in the following activities:
(1) State comprehensive planning and program
coordination. Formulating and
articulating comprehensive statewide goals, objectives, policies, and
priorities, and coordinating their implementation through the statewide
planning system established in part II of chapter 226;
(2) Strategic planning. Identifying and analyzing significant issues,
problems, and opportunities confronting the State, and formulating strategies
and alternative courses of action in response to identified problems and
opportunities by:
(A) Providing in-depth policy research, analysis,
and recommendations on existing or potential areas of critical state concern;
(B) Examining and evaluating the effectiveness of
state programs in implementing state policies and priorities;
(C) Monitoring current social, economic, and
physical conditions and trends through surveys, environmental scanning, and
other techniques[--current social, economic, and physical conditions and
trends]; and
(D) Developing, in collaboration with affected
public or private agencies and organizations, implementation plans and
schedules and, where appropriate, assisting in the mobilization of resources to
meet identified needs;
(3) Planning coordination and cooperation. Facilitating coordinated and cooperative
planning and policy development and implementation activities among state
agencies and between the state, county, and federal governments, by:
(A) Reviewing, assessing, and coordinating, as
necessary, major plans, programs, projects, and regulatory activities existing
or proposed by state and county agencies;
(B) Formulating mechanisms to simplify,
streamline, or coordinate interagency development and regulatory processes; and
(C) Recognizing the presence of federal defense
and security forces and agencies in the State as important state concerns;
(4) Statewide planning and geographic information
system. Collecting, integrating,
analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating various forms of data and
information, including geospatial data and information, to further effective
state planning, policy analysis and development, and delivery of government
services by:
(A) Collecting, assembling, organizing,
evaluating, and classifying existing geospatial and non-geospatial data and
performing necessary basic research, conversions, and integration to provide a
common database for governmental planning and geospatial analyses by state
agencies;
(B) Planning, coordinating, and maintaining a comprehensive,
shared statewide planning and geographic information system and associated
geospatial database. The office shall be
the lead agency responsible for coordinating the maintenance of the
multi-agency, statewide planning and geographic information system and
coordinating, collecting, integrating, and disseminating geospatial data sets
that are used to support a variety of state agency applications and other
spatial data analyses to enhance decision-making. The office shall promote and encourage free
and open data sharing among and between all government agencies. To ensure the maintenance of a comprehensive,
accurate, up-to-date geospatial data resource that can be drawn upon for
decision-making related to essential public policy issues such as land use
planning, resource management, homeland security, and the overall health,
safety, and well-being of Hawaii's citizens, and to avoid redundant data
development efforts, state agencies shall provide to the shared system either
their respective geospatial databases or, at a minimum, especially in cases of
secure or confidential data sets that cannot be shared or must be restricted,
metadata describing existing geospatial data.
In cases where agencies provide restricted data, the office of planning
shall ensure the security of that data; and
(C) Maintaining a centralized depository of state
and national planning references;
(5) Land use planning. Developing and presenting the position of the
State in all boundary change petitions and proceedings before the land use
commission, assisting state agencies in the development and submittal of
petitions for land use district boundary amendments, and conducting periodic
reviews of the classification and districting of all lands in the State, as
specified in chapter 205;
(6) Coastal and ocean policy management. Carrying out the lead agency responsibilities
for the Hawaii coastal zone management program, as specified in chapter
205A. Also, developing and maintaining
an ocean and coastal resources information, planning, and management system
further developing and coordinating implementation of the ocean resources
management plan, and formulating ocean policies with respect to the exclusive
economic zone, coral reefs, and national marine sanctuaries;
(7) Regional planning and studies. Conducting plans and studies to determine:
(A) The capability of various regions within the
State to support projected increases in both resident populations and visitors;
(B) The potential physical, social, economic, and
environmental impact on these regions resulting from increases in both resident
populations and visitors;
(C) The maximum annual visitor carrying capacity
for the State by region, county, and island; and
(D) The appropriate guidance and management of selected
regions and areas of statewide critical concern.
The
studies in subparagraphs (A) to (C) shall be conducted at appropriate
intervals, but not less than once every five years;
(8) Regional, national, and international
planning. Participating in and ensuring
that state plans, policies, and objectives are consistent, to the extent
practicable, with regional, national, and international planning efforts;
(9) Climate adaptation planning. Conducting plans and studies and preparing reports as follows:
(A) Develop, monitor, and evaluate strategic climate adaptation plans and actionable policy recommendations for the State and counties addressing expected statewide climate change impacts identified under Act 286, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, through the year 2050;
(B) Provide planning and policy guidance and assistance to state and county agencies regarding climate change; and
(C) Publish its
findings, recommendations, and progress reports on actions taken no later than
December 31, 2017, and its annual report to the governor and the legislature
thereafter; and
(10) Smart growth and transit-oriented development. Acting as the lead agency to coordinate and advance smart growth and transit-oriented development planning within the State as follows:
(A) Identify transit-oriented development opportunities shared between state and county agencies, including relevant initiatives such as the department of health's healthy Hawaii initiative and the Hawaii clean energy initiative;
(B) Refine the definition of
"transit-oriented development" in the context of Hawaii, while
recognizing the potential for smart growth development patterns in all
locations;
(C) Clarify state goals for transit-oriented
development and smart growth that support the principles of the Hawaii State
Planning Act by preserving non-urbanized land, improving worker access to jobs,
and reducing fuel consumption;
(D) Target transit-oriented
development areas for significant increase in affordable housing and rental
units;
(E) Conduct outreach to state agencies to help
educate state employees about the ways they can support and benefit
from transit-oriented development and the State's smart growth goals;
(F) Publicize coordinated state efforts that
support smart growth, walkable neighborhoods, and transit-oriented development;
(G) Review state land use decision-making
processes to identify ways to make transit-oriented development a higher
priority and facilitate better and more proactive leadership in creating
walkable communities and employment districts, even if transit will only be
provided at a later date; and
(H) Approve all state agencies' development or
redevelopment plans for parcels along the rail transit corridor[.];
provided that every development or redevelopment plan shall include housing
units with at least per cent reserved for
residents with an income less than or equal to eighty per cent of the area
median income, unless the office of planning determines that housing is not
feasible or desirable on a particular property. For the purposes of this subparagraph,
"development or redevelopment plans" means conceptual land use
plans that identify the location and planned uses within a defined area."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Office of Planning; Development or Redevelopment Plans; Affordable Housing
Description:
Requires inclusion of an unspecified minimum percentage of affordable housing units in state agencies' development and redevelopment plans along the rail transit corridor. Allows the Office of Planning to make exceptions to the affordable housing requirement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
