§201-62.5 Permit process task force.
(a) To assist the department of business, economic development, and tourism in the facilitated application process, there is established a permit process task force within the department for administrative purposes to streamline and facilitate the state permit approval process for county building permit applications requiring state agency approval.(b) The task force shall consist of sixteen members as follows:
(1) The comptroller or the comptroller's designated representative;
(2) The director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designated representative;
(3) The director of health or the director's designated representative;
(4) The director of labor and industrial relations or the director's designated representative;
(5) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources or the chairperson's designated representative;
(6) The director of transportation or the director's designated representative;
(7) One representative of construction labor unions appointed by the governor;
(8) Three representatives consisting of developers, licensed building contractors, and members of the American Institute of Architects Hawaii State Council and the Consulting Engineers Council of Hawaii appointed by the governor;
(9) Two representatives from the public at large appointed by the governor; and
(10) One representative from each of the four counties appointed by the mayor of each county.
Each member of the task force shall serve until June 30, 2002. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. Any vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the same manner in which the original position was filled.
(c) The task force, in conjunction with each affected state agency, shall:
(1) Examine the facilitated application process and review all state agency rules pertaining to the state permit approval process for county building permit applications to determine the source of inefficiencies, delays, and duplications, and the status of permits in progress;
(2) Identify all permits and approvals that the State currently requires from applicants seeking approvals for projects that require county permit applications;
(3) Recommend to the governor which permits presently approved by review shall be approved by rule, including the justification for approving the permits by rule; and
(4) Provide recommendations to expedite and facilitate the permit approval process within each state agency for applicants seeking state permit approvals to start construction.
(d) For purposes of this section:
"Permit by review" means permits approved by the appropriate state departments.
"Permit by rule" means permits approved by administrative rule.
(e) This section shall be repealed on June 30, 2002. [L 1997, c 127, §2; am L 1999, c 243, §3]