The Delaware Workforce and Starter Housing Acceleration Act

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware that the State shall establish an expedited review process for mixed-income residential developments located near major employment centers, transit corridors, and existing utility service areas, with priority given to projects that include workforce and starter homes affordable to low- and moderate-income households; the Department of Transportation and relevant state agencies shall coordinate permitting and infrastructure planning to reduce duplicative delays, and a dedicated state matching fund shall be created, subject to appropriation, to assist local governments with water, sewer, roadway, and transit-access improvements necessary to support qualifying developments, provided that participating projects comply with applicable environmental, safety, and local land-use requirements.