Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land Use, to which was referred S.B. No. 1473, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve growth and development in Hawaii by establishing:

to assist the Governor, the Legislature, and state agencies to ensure that state investments and state actions support Smart Growth objectives.

"Smart Growth" strategies work to preserve productive farmlands, open space, important natural areas, and yield better solutions for roadways and housing.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Sierra Club, Hawaii's Thousand Friends and several concerned citizens testified in support of the measure. The University of Hawaii Environmental Center supports the intent of the bill and offered comments. The Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii and Campbell Estate opposed the measure.

Your Committee notes that in a previous draft of this bill, the sum of $100,000 (primarily for advisory council travel expenses) was requested for each year of the forthcoming biennium.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land Use that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1473, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.