The House of Representatives approved updated legislation last week that forces a sale of the 30-acre Coast Guard housing complex in Point Reyes Station to Marin County, Rep. Jared Huffman announced Friday. The updated legislation, a rider to the broader Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, includes stronger language in support of the sale than previous versions. Back in May, the legislation said the Coast Guard must give the county the first chance to buy the property, but it now simply states the agency “shall convey” the property to Marin, purchased at fair market value and for use as affordable housing. The new version of the rider also lets Marin pick the real estate appraiser for the property. “This is the strongest mandate to date: it requires by law that the Coast Guard transfer its Point Reyes Station housing site to Marin County for affordable housing,” Rep. Huffman said in a statement. The legislation now heads to the Senate. Since the Coast Guard decided to house its employees elsewhere, the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin, county officials and locals have been advocating for the site—which includes 36 townhouses, a tennis court and a playground—to be turned into affordable housing.