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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SB 791 |
CA | 2021 | D | Planning Requirements, Publicly-owned, Technical assistance |
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Summary
- Establishes the California Surplus Land Unit within the Department of Housing and Community Development with the primary purpose of facilitating the development and construction of residential housing on local surplus land, as defined.
- Authorizes the unit to facilitate agreements between housing developers and local agencies that seek to dispose of surplus land; provide advice, technical assistance, and consultative and technical service to local agencies with surplus land and developers that seek to develop housing on the surplus land; and collaborate with specified state agencies to assist housing developers and local agencies with obtaining grants, loans, tax credits, credit enhancements, and other types of financing that facilitate the construction of housing on surplus land.
- The bill would require the unit to, by December 31 of each year, submit an annual report of its activities under these provisions for the preceding year to specified parties.
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Bill Title
California Surplus Land Unit
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