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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3892 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority (Authority) may develop a program that provides incentives for the development of affordable housing projects that incorporate urban and suburban gardening programs. Provides that under the program, the University of Illinois shall be consulted regarding best practices in urban gardening and farming, including vertical gardening, aquaponics, and community gardening. Provides that an affordable housing project that incorporates an urban or suburban gardening program must provide any land, buildings, or tools necessary to develop and maintain the garden or farm. Provides that under the program, the Authority shall also coordinate and collaborate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create distribution networks that link urban and suburban gardens with local businesses in order to facilitate the sale and distribution of locally-grown agricultural products and food stuffs to consumers residing within the local community. Provides that the Authority and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3892 | | LRB103 30246 KTG 56674 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 7.33 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 3805/7.33 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 7.33. Urban and suburban gardening at affordable |
| 8 | | housing projects. |
| 9 | | (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that the |
| 10 | | long-term sustainability of the Illinois communities depends |
| 11 | | upon improved uses of land that has already been developed. |
| 12 | | The General Assembly also finds that agricultural growth in |
| 13 | | urban and suburban areas contributes significantly to |
| 14 | | environmental and economic sustainability by providing |
| 15 | | locally-produced agricultural goods, as well as improving the |
| 16 | | landscape of these areas. |
| 17 | | The purpose of this Section is to authorize the Authority |
| 18 | | to develop a program that provides incentives for the |
| 19 | | development of housing projects that incorporate urban and |
| 20 | | suburban gardening programs. |
| 21 | | (b) Definitions. As used in this Section, "gardening" |
| 22 | | means the production of consumable produce to be kept or sold |
| 23 | | and includes the farming of chicken, ducks, and small farm |