HB5484 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5484

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Climate-Safe Affordable Housing Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Insurance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Illinois State Water Survey of the University of Illinois, and other State, regional, and local storm water management agencies, thought leaders, and interested parties as the Director of Natural Resources deems appropriate, to submit, to the General Assembly and the Governor, a report that reviews and evaluates the latest available information, research, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and institutional knowledge concerning climate-safe affordable housing. Details information upon which the recommendations are based. Defines term. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning housing.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the

Climate-Safe Affordable Housing Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Affordable housing" has the meaning given in the Illinois Affordable Housing Act.

"Climate-safe affordable housing" means affordable housing that is:

(1) constructed to be resistant to the natural hazards identified in the State natural hazard mitigation plan; and

(2) not located in an area zoned as a special flood hazard area, a non-special flood hazard area that is moderate-to-low risk, an area of undetermined flood hazard, or an area that is predicted to be located in one of the aforementioned areas when climate change is considered.

Section 10. Climate-Safe Affordable Housing Study. By June 30, 2025, the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Insurance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Illinois State Water Survey of the University of Illinois, and other State, regional, and local storm water management agencies, thought leaders, and interested parties as the Director of Natural Resources deems appropriate, shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor, a report that reviews and evaluates the latest available information, research, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and institutional knowledge, with recommendations based on findings in relation to the following:

(1) the stock and quality of climate-safe affordable housing, including the amount of affordable housing that is currently located in flood-prone areas and affordable housing that may be located in flood-prone areas when climate change is considered;

(2) the prevalence and costs associated with displacement due to flooding events across the State, and the projected trends in frequency and severity of flooding and displacement caused by flooding over the past 2 decades, with a focus on low-income households and very low-income households;

(3) the apparent impact of global climate change on flooding, with a focus on potential permanent or temporary displacement and climate-safe affordable housing needs caused by flooding;

(4) the impacts of State and federal buyouts on the physical, mental, and financial well-being of participants, and their descendants, over the last 5 decades;

(5) an evaluation of policies that assist or have the potential to assist displaced people recovering from flooding events or participating in pre-disaster mitigation programs, with a focus on low-income households and very low-income households.

(6) strategies for improving long-term stability and well-being of people and communities displaced by flooding events or pre-disaster flood mitigation projects, with a focus on strategies that can enhance the physical, mental, and financial well-being of populations that are socially vulnerable or disadvantaged;

(7) the coordination and consistency of the criteria, implementation, and accessibility for State funding of climate-safe affordable housing between the Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Illinois Housing Development Authority, and the Department of Commerce and Economic opportunity.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.