Bill Summary for H 306 (2025-2026)

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Mar 5 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 306 (Local) Filed Wednesday, March 5, 2025
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWNS OF BLOWING ROCK AND BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, AND THE WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONSTRUCT AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR TOWN AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Intro. by Pickett.

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Authorizes Blowing Rock, Boone, Watauga County, and the Watauga County Board of Education (local government unit) to: (1) separately or through a partnership, joint venture, land trust, or similar entity, construct and provide affordable housing for local government unit employees on property owned by the unit; (2) convey property owned by the local government unit to a partnership, joint venture, land trust, or similar entity for constructing, providing, or maintaining affordable housing for unit employees (prohibits conveying property acquired through the exercise of eminent domain on or after the date this act becomes law; (3) contract to finance, construct, or maintain affordable housing for local government unit employees; and (4) rent or sell affordable housing units for residential use exclusively to local government unit employees. Allows a unit to establish reasonable rents or sales prices, charge below-market rates, offer below-market financing, and place reasonable restrictions and buyback provisions on the resale of housing units. Specifies that these units must comply with all applicable building codes, zoning ordinances, and regulations related to the construction of residential homes.