What Problem It Seeks to Solve: Much of Oregon is short on affordable housing. In the metro area, bonding is an option to pay for it—but in tourist areas, like the coast, the property tax base is small and the economy is uncertain. In Lincoln County, nearly 20 percent of public school students meet the federal definition for homelessness. In Tillamook County, for instance, vacation rentals are growing faster than new construction, meaning the housing supply is actually shrinking and tourism-related employers can't find workers because there's no place for them to live. "The coast has experienced so much love, we're not able to take care of the visitors we have," Johnson testified last week.