The bill also incorporates two additional pieces of legislation I introduced with Senator Kim to streamline housing development to bring new units online faster. The Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Review act modernizes the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy act for HUD funded housing projects. and the Build Housing act strengthens coordination between HUD and state and local units of government by expanding the ability of the local partners to participate in environmental review and developmental processes. (04:19–04:32)
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