Section 2 of the bill creates the regional planning roundtable
commission (commission) within the department of local affairs. The commission is a 15-member board with members who serve 2-year terms. The purposes of the commission include:
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Assisting local governments in complying with statutory housing, land use, or other planning requirements; •
Assisting local governments in accessing state and federal resources and technical assistance for complying with statutory housing, land use, or other planning requirements;
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In cooperation with local governments, creating, managing, and revising regions as necessary for the purpose of establishing a regional roundtable to address regional housing, land use, or other planning challenges and opportunities; and
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Assisting local governments in establishing a regional roundtable to address regional housing, land use, or other planning challenges and opportunities. Section 3 allows money in the housing needs planning technical
assistance fund to be used for the planning, establishment, and implementation of the commission.
