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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the H+T |
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| Affordability Index Act.
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and |
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| declares all of the following: |
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| (1) Affordability is an important factor for establishing |
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| and implementing infrastructure investment policies because it |
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| helps ensure that all individuals in the State have an |
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| opportunity for a high quality of life at a reasonable cost. |
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| (2) Traditional definitions of affordability include |
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| housing costs but not transportation costs, which are the |
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| second largest and fastest growing expenditure in a household |
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| budget. |
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| (3) It is beneficial to use definitions, indexes, and |
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| policies that link housing and transportation costs to assist |
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| in establishing investment plans for housing, transportation, |
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| infrastructure, and economic development that more effectively |
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| address the significant costs of living in Metropolitan |
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| Planning Organization areas. |
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| (4) The H+T Affordability Index is a tool that was designed |
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| to calculate the transportation costs associated with a home's |
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| location and to combine that cost with the cost of housing to |
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| calculate affordability as a percentage of overall household |
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| income. |
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| (5) An analysis of housing and transportation costs in 54 |
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| metro areas nationally demonstrates that reducing the combined |
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| cost of housing and transportation to 48% or less of income |
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| represents a desirable and achievable goal; the H+T |
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| Affordability Index has adopted 48% as the ratio of income to |
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| housing and transportation costs. |
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| (6) The analysis also reveals that affordability is |
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| enhanced by locating residential units that have been |
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| thoughtfully planned to lessen sprawl in mixed-use, |
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| transit-rich communities near shopping, schools, and work, and |
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| that residents of communities with low transportation costs |
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| benefit from using transit for the mobility required to |
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| undertake activities associated with daily life; residents of |
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| these types of communities own fewer cars and drive them |
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| shorter distances, thereby reducing environmental impacts and |
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| lowering their cost of living. |
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| (7) A housing and transportation affordability standard, |
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| such as that recommended by the H+T Affordability Index, is an |
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| important consideration in the development of State plans and |
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| investments in housing, transportation, economic development, |
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| and other public facilities and infrastructure.
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| Section 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
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| "Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan" means the plan created |
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| by the Comprehensive Housing Planning Act (Public Act 94-965, |
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| effective June 30, 2006).
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| "Context Sensitive Solution Process" means the process by |
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| which IDOT develops the scope of transportation projects, in |
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| accordance with Public Act 93-545, effective January 1, 2004.
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| "CDB" means the Illinois Capital Development Board, which |
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| is responsible for overseeing the design, construction, |
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| repair, and renovation for State-funded, public buildings, |
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| including, but not limited to, schools, colleges, museums, and
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| State recreation areas.
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| "DCEO" means the Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity, which is responsible for improving Illinois' |
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| competitiveness in the global economy by administering |
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| economic and workforce development programs.
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| "HUD/DOT Sustainability Initiative" means an initiative |
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| undertaken by the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban |
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| Development ("HUD") and Transportation ("DOT") in partnership |
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| to help American families gain better access to affordable |
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| housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation |
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| costs.
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| "H+T Affordability Index" means the Housing and |
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| Transportation Affordability Index, a tool that maps the |
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| combined costs of housing and transportation for neighborhoods |
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| within a metropolitan area.
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| "IDOT" means the Illinois Department of Transportation, |
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| which is responsible for statewide planning of transportation |
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| and transit development.
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| "IFA" means the Illinois Finance Authority, which is |
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| responsible for issuing taxable and tax-exempt bonds, making |
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| loans, and investing capital in initiatives that stimulate the
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| economy and create jobs.
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| "IHDA" means the Illinois Housing Development Authority, |
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| which is responsible for financing affordable housing |
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| development.
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| "Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transportation" or |
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| "ICCT" means the committee created by Public Act 93-185, |
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| effective July 11, 2003, to encourage the coordination of |
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| public and private transportation services, with priority |
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| given toward services directed toward those populations who are |
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| not currently served or are underserved by existing public |
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| transportation. |
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| "Metropolitan Planning Organization" refers to a regional |
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| policy body, required by the federal government in urbanized |
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| areas with populations over 50,000 and designated by local |
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| officials and the Governor of the State to carry out the |
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| metropolitan transportation planning requirements of federal |
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| highway and transit legislation.
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| "Task Force" means the Task Force codified by the |
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| Comprehensive Housing Planning Act (Public Act 94-965, |
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| effective June 30, 2006), which is responsible for statewide |
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| planning of affordable housing and creating Illinois' Annual |
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| Comprehensive Housing Plan in cooperation with multiple |
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| agencies, including IDOT, IHDA, and DCEO.
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| Section 15. Funding for non-Metropolitan Planning |
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| Organization areas. Nothing in this Act shall reduce or divert |
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| funds away from areas not located in a Metropolitan Planning |
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| Organization area. |
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| Section 20. Adoption of the H+T Affordability Index; |
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| Metropolitan Planning Organization areas. The H+T |
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| Affordability Index or substantially equivalent affordability |
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| measure, where available, shall be adopted by DCEO, IDOT and |
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| IHDA as (1) a tool for the development of plans in Metropolitan |
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| Planning Organization areas and (2) a consideration for the |
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| allocation of funding for public transportation, economic |
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| development, and housing projects in Metropolitan Planning |
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| Organization areas; the distribution of economic incentives to |
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| businesses in Metropolitan Planning Organization areas; and |
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| the siting of public facilities in Metropolitan Planning |
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| Organization areas, where appropriate. |
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| Section 25. Adoption of H+T Affordability Index; agencies. |
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| (a) The Task Force, in cooperation with the Interagency |
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| Coordinating Committee on Transportation, shall consider the |
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| H+T Affordability Index, results of the HUD/DOT Sustainability |
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| Initiative, and the Context Sensitive Solution Process, along |
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| with other applicable affordability measures, to create an |
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| affordability definition and policy that incorporates housing |
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| and transportation costs for Metropolitan Planning |
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| Organization areas, where appropriate, and shall include both |
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| in the Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan for Metropolitan |
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| Planning Organization Areas. |
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| (b) DCEO, IDOT, and IHDA may use the H+T Affordability |
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| Index and other applicable affordability measures to ensure |
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| consideration of the combined costs of housing and |
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| transportation in screening and prioritizing investments in |
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| public transportation, housing, and economic development |
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| projects in Metropolitan Planning Organization areas, where |
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| appropriate.
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| (c) CDB shall recommend the H+T Affordability Index to |
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| ensure consideration of the combined costs of housing and |
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| transportation when new public facilities are sited in |
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| Metropolitan Planning Organization areas.
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| (d) IDOT shall use its Context Sensitive Solution Process |
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| for all transportation expansion projects within Metropolitan |
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| Planning Organization areas and, where possible, shall work |
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| with communities to enhance or provide opportunities for |
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| transportation alternatives to personal automobiles where |
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| mixed-use communities thoughtfully planned to lessen sprawl |
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| exist or are appropriate.
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| (e) IFA shall recommend the H+T Affordability Index to |
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| ensure consideration of the combined costs of housing and |