GOVERNOR’S – BED (Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism)

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HB No.

SB No.

Title

Description

HB 2424

SB 2765

Relating to Agricultural Loans

Proposes standards, criteria, and process for the identification of important agricultural lands.

HB 2425

SB 2766

Relating to Condominium Property Regimes

Clarifies that projects created as condominium property regimes under chapter 514A are subject to county zoning and other county building and development ordinances and rules.

HB 2426

SB 2767

Relating to Coastal Zone Management

Establishes a coastal zone special fund to allow the CZM program to retain fees, fines, and moneys directed to the program by non-state sources, and to us the moneys for program purposes.

HB 2427

SB 2768

Relating to Geographic Information Systems

Establishes a special fund to help support the operation and maintenance of the Statewide Planning and Geographic Information System and to enable the Office of Planing to charge fees for spatial analysis services.

HB 2428

SB 2769

Relating to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Adds a new objective to the State’s energy facility system planning objectives concerning the reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

HB 2429

SB 2770

Relating to the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii

Proposes amendments to the State Rent Supplement Program to allow more persons who earn 50% or less of the median family income to participate in the program, and increase the rent contribution of each tenant from 20% to 30% of the tenant’s annual income.

HB 2430

SB 2771

Relating to Residential Leaseholds

Places responsibility of payment of lessor’s costs upon the lessees, when an abandonment of eminent domain proceedings by the HCDCH is due to a lessee’s inability, failure, or refusal to comply with the provisions of chapter 516, or to purchase the leased fee interest condemned.

HB 2431

SB 2772

Relating to the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii

Establishes resident advisory boards in federal public projects.

HB 2432

SB 2773

Relating to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Allows a partnership, a limited liability company, and S corporation investors to claim the state low-income housing tax credit whether or not they claimed the federal low-income housing tax credit.

HB 2433

SB 2774

Relating to land Use

Limits a land reclassification to the urban district to a five year period, unless before the end of the period, the Land Use Commission finds there has been substantial progress in the urban development of the lands.

HB 2434

SB 2775

Relating to State Finances

Authorizes and appropriates $550,000 from the Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Revolving Fund and $1,000,000 from the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation Revolving Fund into the general fund for fiscal year 2000-2001.

HB 2435

SB 2776

Relating to Tourism

Allows the Convention Center Authority to sunset on June 30, 2000. Assigns responsibility to market, operate, manage, and maintain the convention center to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Transfers the Convention Center Capital and Operations Special Fund to a new Hawaii Convention Center special fund. Allows TAT revenues exceeding 5% of the allocation to the tourism Special Fund to be used to pay convention center debt service.

HB 2436

SB 2777

Relating to the Ala Wai Golf Course

Deletes the requirement that the Ala Wai golf course land be used only for a municipal golf course.

HB 2437

SB 2778

Relating to Land Use

Clarifies the purposes of state land use districts, and clarifies uses, including open area recreation, allowed in the state agricultural districts. Allows more uses in state rural districts, and enables clustering in rural districts.

HB 2438

SB 2779

Relating to State Enterprise Zones

Specifies biotechnology businesses and certain types of call centers as qualified businesses within an enterprise zone. Clarifies eligibility criteria for the EZ contractor exemption from the general excise tax.

HB 2439

SB 2780

Relating to Technology

Consolidates state agencies charged with promoting the development of technological industries. (Short form bill)

HB 2440

SB 2781

Relating to Taxation

Provides a new construction credit similar to the hotel remodeling tax credit effective for tax years 1999 to 2001.

HB 2441

SB 2782

Relating to Biological Materials

Defines "biological materials" and provides for the recognition of biological materials as personal property.

HB 2442

SB 2783

Relating to Economic Development Financing

Allows the ERS to support the development of new Hawaii businesses and technology companies by investing in venture capital partnerships in conjunction with or through the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation.

HB 2443

SB 2784

Relating to High Technology Development Corporation

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds and special facility revenue bonds to develop high technology projects.