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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 50542 — The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 50542

Type: Statute
Source: California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2001-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter:

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 50542 — The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter:

(a) To develop an incentive-based strategy to encourage the construction of housing in those areas of the state that over the last decade have experienced the greatest increase in job growth but have not kept pace with necessary housing. This may include the construction of infill housing and transit-oriented development that includes housing, within existing urbanized areas.

(b) To attract new business and new jobs to areas that lack a sufficient employment base in relation to the housing they already provide.

(c) To provide local governments with state funding to reward the approval and construction of housing, particularly housing for California’s working class, in strategically defined areas.