AN ACT Relating to an inventory of publicly owned real property for affordable housing; adding new sections to chapter 43.63A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.58 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 52.30 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 56.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 57.02 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the rising cost of land and construction is a major barrier to the development of housing that is affordable to low-income, and very low-income persons.

The legislature further finds that there are publicly owned lands and buildings which may be suitable to be marketed, sold, leased, or exchanged for the development of affordable housing; and that it is the intent of the legislature to aid in the development of affordable housing by providing a central location of inventories of publicly owned lands and buildings that may be suitable to be marketed, sold, leased, or exchanged for the development of affordable housing.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.63A RCW to read as follows:

The department shall keep and maintain a register, with indexes, of inventories provided to the department pursuant to this act of publicly owned lands and buildings that may be suitable to be marketed, sold, leased, or exchanged for the development of affordable housing. Such register shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 43.63A RCW to read as follows:

The department shall work with the departments of natural resources, transportation, general administration, and social and health services to identify and catalog under-utilized state-owned land and property that may be suitable to be marketed, sold, leased, or exchanged for the development of affordable housing. The departments shall provide an inventory of real property that is owned or administered by each agency, respectively, and that is suitable to be marketed, sold, leased, or exchanged. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventories shall be provided to the department by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 28A.58 RCW to read as follows:

Every school district shall identify and catalog real property of the district which is no longer required for school purposes that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

Every city and town, including every code city, shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 36.34 RCW to read as follows:

Every county shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 52.30 RCW to read as follows:

Every fire protection district shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 53.08 RCW to read as follows:

Every port district shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 54.04 RCW to read as follows:

Every public utility district shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 56.08 RCW to read as follows:

Every sewer district shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 57.02 RCW to read as follows:

Every water district shall identify and catalog the under-utilized real property that it owns that is available for possible lease or sale for affordable housing. The inventory shall include location and approximate size of the property. The inventory shall be provided to the department of community development by November 1, 1989, with inventory revisions provided by each November 1 thereafter.