Section 12 Housing Production Dashboard

Section 1 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 3 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
(e) The executive office shall publish and maintain a publicly accessible online dashboard, which shall provide information on the use of all funding resources, including, but not limited to, loans, grants, project-based vouchers and state or federal tax credits, controlled or awarded, directly or indirectly, by the executive office for the purpose of housing production or preservation; provided, however, that the dashboard shall not include data on mobile rental assistance, downpayment assistance or other loans or grants to individuals. For each housing project for which funding is awarded, the dashboard shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the amount and source of the funding awarded; (ii) the date of the award; (iii) the project name, sponsor, address and total project cost itemized by project application; (iv) the number of units delineated by the number of bedrooms per unit; (v) the affordability mix of units; (vi) whether the units are new or rehabilitated; (vii) whether the units will be rented or owner occupied; (viii) the accessibility of the units; (ix) the reservation of units for special populations; (x) any affiliated projects; and (xi) the progress of the project from funding through construction. The dashboard shall allow users to search for individual projects and generate summaries of quantitative project variables by project attributes including, but not limited to, the county and municipality wherein a project is located. The secretary may issue guidance and post policies on the project dashboards to exclude project attributes, as necessary, to protect confidential or other legally protected information. The dashboard shall be updated at least annually.