STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1553

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1522
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 1522, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY APPRAISALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify that county real
property tax assessors are not subject to the requirements of the
law regulating real estate appraisers.

     Your Committee finds that exempting county tax assessors
from the requirements of licensing and certification is in
keeping with the State Constitution's grant of authority to
counties for the exclusive authority over matters relating to
real property taxation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1522, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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