Following up on promises made by President Trump during his campaign, the Interior Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have created a Joint Task Force on Federal Land for Housing “to increase housing supply and decrease costs for millions of Americans,” according to a March 17 release from HUD.

Under this agreement, “HUD will pinpoint where housing needs are most pressing and guide the process by working with state and local leaders who know their communities best. Interior will identify locations that can support homes while carefully considering environmental impact and land-use restrictions.”

The message, from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and HUD Secretary Scott Turner, continues, “This is about more than building houses. We want to build hope. Overlooked rural and tribal communities will be a focus of this joint agreement. We are going to invest in America’s many forgotten communities.”

HUD’s March 17 press release links only to an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal on March 16.