STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2355

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2348
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs and Government Operations and Housing, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2348 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require counties to
provide municipal services to condominium and cooperative housing
corporation communities similar to those already provided to
residents of residential property.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners.

     Your Committees find that the counties use real property tax
revenue to provide rubbish removal service to single family
homeowners and some apartment buildings and townhouses.
Condominium and co-op owners are required to pay real property
taxes, but do not get rubbish removal services, and must pay for
the service privately.  This measure will provide the same
services to all.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Government Operations and Housing that are attached to this
report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2348 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs
                                   and Government Operations and
                                   Housing,



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ROD TAM, Chair                     CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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