State-Owned Property - Inventory and Disposition - Housing

HB 1061 requires Maryland state agencies to submit inventories of their owned properties to the Department of Planning. The Department must then assess each property for suitability for affordable housing or solar energy production, considering factors like size, utilities, access, and location within designated priority areas. If suitable for housing, agencies must propose donating or selling the property to nonprofits or buyers committed to affordable housing (or mixed-use developments containing affordable housing), or lease for solar energy if applicable, with public notice of the process. The bill updates state law to formalize this inventory, assessment, and disposition process for state-owned property.