STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1715

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1079
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 3




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
1079, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PERMIT PROCESSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make improvements to the
consolidated application process by:

     (1)  Changing its name to "facilitated application process";

     (2)  Expanding the membership of the Permit Process Task
          Force (Task Force);

     (3)  Limiting the Task Force's purpose of facilitating the
          state permit approval process to county building permit
          applications requiring state agency approval; and

     (4)  "Sunsetting" the Task Force on June 30, 2002.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism testified in support of this measure.  The Sierra club,
Hawaii Chapter and an individual commented on the bill.

     Your Committee has made technical, nonsubstantive amendments
to the bill to conform to correct drafting style.


 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1079, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1079,
S.D. 1, H.D. 3.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair