STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3505
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 2239
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2239, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to help preserve the number of affordable housing rental units available to the people of Hawaii by authorizing eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of the Kukui Gardens property from Kukui Gardens Corporation.
Your Committee finds that maintaining an inventory of affordable housing on Oahu is in the best interests of the public. Your Committee further finds that providing for the acquisition of Kukui Gardens through general funds, condemnation, revenue bond proceeds, or private funds is necessary to ensure preservation of Kukui Gardens as an affordable housing project.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the amount to be appropriated from an unspecified amount to $1 and changing the effective date from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion;
(2) Clarifying a time frame for an agreement to be reached prior to eminent domain proceedings; and
(3) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.
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. 2239, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2239, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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