Yes In My Backyard Act

IB Union Calendar No. 542 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 3507 [Report No. 118–645] To require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2023 Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. NORMAN, and Ms. PETTERSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services AUGUST 30, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. FOXX, Mr. NICKEL, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CARAVEO, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. ROSS, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. STANTON, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- ington, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. BARR, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BACON, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. OGLES, Mr. FOSTER, and Mr. SIMPSON AUGUST 30, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 18, 2023] VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3507 RH A BILL To require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3507 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Yes In My Backyard 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 6 The purpose of this Act is to discourage the use of dis- 7 criminatory land use policies and remove barriers to mak- 8 ing housing more affordable in order to further the original 9 intent of the Community Development Block Grant pro- 10 gram. 11 SEC. 3. LAND USE PLAN. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of the Housing and 13 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304) is 14 amended by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(n) PLAN TO TRACK AND REDUCE DISCRIMINATORY 16 LAND USE POLICIES.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to receipt in any fiscal 18 year of a grant from the Secretary under subsection 19 (b), (d)(1), or (d)(2)(B) of section 106, each recipient 20 shall have prepared and submitted, not less frequently 21 than once during the preceding 5-year period, in ac- 22 cordance with this subsection and in such standard- 23 ized form as the Secretary shall, by regulation, pre- 24 scribe, with respect to each land use policy described 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3507 RH in paragraph (2) that is applicable to the jurisdiction 1 served by the recipient, a description of— 2 ‘‘(A) whether the recipient has already 3 adopted the policy in the jurisdiction served by 4 the recipient; 5 ‘‘(B) the plan of the recipient to implement 6 the policy in that jurisdiction; or 7 ‘‘(C) the ways in which adopting the policy 8 will benefit the jurisdiction. 9 ‘‘(2) LAND USE POLICIES.—The policies de- 10 scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 11 ‘‘(A) Enacting high-density single-family 12 and multifamily zoning. 13 ‘‘(B) Expanding by-right multifamily zoned 14 areas. 15 ‘‘(C) Allowing duplexes, triplexes, or 16 fourplexes in areas zoned primarily for single- 17 family residential homes. 18 ‘‘(D) Allowing manufactured homes in 19 areas zoned primarily for single-family residen- 20 tial homes. 21 ‘‘(E) Allowing multifamily development in 22 retail, office, and light manufacturing zones. 23 ‘‘(F) Allowing single-room occupancy devel- 24 opment wherever multifamily housing is allowed. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 3507 RH ‘‘(G) Reducing minimum lot size. 1 ‘‘(H) Ensuring historic preservation re- 2 quirements and other land use policies or re- 3 quirements are coordinated to encourage creation 4 of housing in historic buildings and historic dis- 5 tricts. 6 ‘‘(I) Increasing the allowable floor area 7 ratio in multifamily housing areas. 8 ‘‘(J) Creating transit-oriented development 9 zones. 10 ‘‘(K) Streamlining or shortening permitting 11 processes and timelines, including through one- 12 stop and parallel-process permitting. 13 ‘‘(L) Eliminating or reducing off-street 14 parking requirements. 15 ‘‘(M) Ensuring impact and utility invest- 16 ment fees accurately reflect required infrastruc- 17 ture needs and related impacts on housing af- 18 fordability are otherwise mitigated. 19 ‘‘(N) Allowing prefabricated construction. 20 ‘‘(O) Reducing or eliminating minimum 21 unit square footage requirements. 22 ‘‘(P) Allowing the conversion of office units 23 to apartments. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 3507 RH ‘‘(Q) Allowing the subdivision of single-fam- 1 ily homes into duplexes. 2 ‘‘(R) Allowing accessory dwelling units, in- 3 cluding detached accessory dwelling units, on all 4 lots with single-family homes. 5 ‘‘(S) Establishing density bonuses. 6 ‘‘(T) Eliminating or relaxing residential 7 property height limitations. 8 ‘‘(U) Using property tax abatements to en- 9 able higher density and mixed-income commu- 10 nities. 11 ‘‘(V) Donating vacant land for affordable 12 housing development. 13 ‘‘(3) EFFECT OF SUBMISSION.—A submission 14 under this subsection shall not be binding with respect 15 to the use or distribution of amounts received under 16 section 106. 17 ‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OR NONACCEPTANCE OF 18 PLAN.—The acceptance or nonacceptance of any plan 19 submitted under this subsection in which the informa- 20 tion required under this subsection is provided is not 21 an endorsement or approval of the plan, policies, or 22 methodologies, or lack thereof.’’. 23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements under sub- 24 section (n) of section 104 of the Housing and Community 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 3507 RH Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304), as added by 1 subsection (a), shall— 2 (1) take effect on the date that is 1 year after the 3 date of enactment of this Act; and 4 (2) apply to recipients of a grant under sub- 5 section (b), (d)(1), or (d)(2)(B) of section 106 of the 6 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 7 (42 U.S.C. 5306) before, on, and after such date. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 542 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 3507 [Report No. 118–645] A BILL To require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes. AUGUST 30, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3507.RH H3507 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS