,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #degf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moore of ,utah7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,build ,more ,housing ,near ,transit ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,affordable housing incentives in capital investment grants ,section #ecji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#g72 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the following3 7#f7 ,pro-housing policy ,the term pro-housing policy-- 7,a7 means any ,state or local action that will remove regulatory barriers to the construction or preservation of housing units1 including affordable housing units2 and 7,b7 shall include any ,state or local action that-- 7i7 reduces or eliminates parking minimums2 7ii7 establishes a by-right approval process for multi-family housing under which land use development approval is limited to determining that the development meets objective zoning and design standards that-- 7,i7 involve no subjective judgment by a public official2 7,,ii7 are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available to both the land use developer and the public official prior to submission2 and 7,,iii7 include only such standards as are published and adopted by ordinance or resolution by a jurisdiction before submission of a development application2 7iii7 reduces or eliminates minimum lot sizes2 7iv7 commits substantial publicly-held real property to the development or preservation of housing that includes a substantial number of dwelling units affordable to low-income households2 7v7 eliminates or raises residential property height limits or increases the number of dwelling units permitted to be constructed under a by-right approval process2 and 7vi7 carries out other policies as determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7g77#b71 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,eligibility for adjustment of rating for project justification criteria for pro-housing policies ,in evaluating and rating a project as a whole for project justification under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may increase #a point on the #e-point scale 7high1 medium-high1 medium1 medium-low1 or low7 the rating of a project if the applicant submits documented evidence of pro-housing policies for areas located within walking distance of1 and accessible to1 transit facilities along the project route4 7,e7 ,consultation ,in awarding the increased rating described in subparagraph 7,d71 the ,secretary shall consult with the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to develop the methodology to evaluate1 as feasible1 the extent to which the pro-housing policies documented by the applicant will result1 through new production and preservation1 in an amount of housing units1 including housing units affordable below the area median income1 that is appropriate to expected housing demand in the project area over the life of the project4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7o7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 information concerning projects for which the applicant submitted pro-housing policies under subsection 7g77#b77;,d7 and received an adjustment of rating for project justification1 including the pro-housing policies submitted and the amount of housing units expected through new production and preservation1 including affordable housing1 as a result of the expected results of the policies1 as measured under subsection 7g77#b77;,e74 4