An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)

This bill amends Massachusetts law to change how towns calculate the land area used for subsidized housing inventory requirements. It directs municipalities to exclude specific types of land, such as areas under state historic preservation laws, protected farmland, private cemeteries, and utility corridors, from their total land area count. By removing these categories from the calculation, the legislation aims to adjust the threshold for determining if a town has sufficient available land for affordable housing. The change directly affects cities and towns that must report their land availability under the state's affordable housing program.