Bill Text: HI SB140 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Housing Shortage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB140 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB140-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 225M-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
The office of planning and sustainable development shall gather,
analyze, and provide information to the governor, the legislature, and state
and county agencies 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; 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,] multiagency,
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 and sustainable development 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, [and] assisting state agencies in the
development and submittal of petitions for land use district boundary
amendments, and conducting reviews of the classification and districting of all
lands in the State, as specified in chapter 205;
(6) Coastal
and ocean policy management[,] and sea level rise adaptation
coordination. Carrying out the lead
agency responsibilities for the Hawaii coastal zone management program, as
specified in chapter 205A. Also:
(A) Developing and maintaining an ocean and coastal resources information, planning, and management system;
(B) Further developing and coordinating implementation of the ocean resources management plan;
(C) Formulating ocean policies with respect to the exclusive economic zone, coral reefs, and national marine sanctuaries; and
(D) Coordinating sea level rise adaptation with state agencies having operational responsibilities over state facilities to identify existing and planned facilities, including critical infrastructure, that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazards;
(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 and sustainability planning and coordination. 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 chapter 225P and sections 226-108 and 226-109; and
(B) Provide planning and policy guidance and assistance to state and county agencies regarding climate change and sustainability;
(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
plans for parcels along the rail transit corridor. For the purposes of this subparagraph, "development
plans" means conceptual land use plans that identify the location and
planned uses within a defined area; [and]
(11) Environmental review. Performing duties set forth under chapter
343, serving the governor in an advisory capacity on all matters relating to
environmental review, and having [such] powers delegated by the governor
as are necessary to coordinate and, when requested by the governor, direct all
state governmental agencies in matters concerning environmental quality
control, including:
(A) Advising and assisting private
industries, government [department] departments and agencies, and
other persons on the requirements of chapter 343; and
(B) Conducting public education programs on environmental quality control;
provided
that the office shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to implement
this paragraph[.]; and
(12) Identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs. Identifying a quantity of adequate sites for housing, including rental housing, factory-built housing, and emergency shelters, sufficient to meet housing demands for all income levels each year."
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position within the office of planning and sustainable development.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the office of planning and sustainable development for the purposes of this Act.
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:
Housing
Shortage; Housing Sites; Housing Demands; Appropriation
Description:
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs and identify adequate sites for housing sufficient to meet housing demands for all income levels each year. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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