STAND. COM. REP. NO. 940

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 759

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 759 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support the United States armed services as vital contributors to Hawaii's economy and responsible stewards of the lands they occupy by preventing urban encroachment on military installations to maintain their effectiveness and preparedness. Specifically, this bill:

(1) Requires a county planning department or district boundary amendment petitioner to notify the authorities of a military installation of a proposed zoning change or district boundary amendment;

(2) Requires a county or the Land Use Commission (LUC) to request from the commanding officer of the military installation written comments and supporting facts relating to the use of the land being considered for a zoning change or district boundary amendment; and

(3) Requires a county land use decision-making authority or the LUC to review and consider the impact of a proposed zoning change or district boundary amendment on a military installation and the rest of the community.

The Department of Defense and Wahiawa Community & Business Association, Inc., testified in support of this bill. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu and Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii opposed this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 759, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 759, H.D. 1.

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

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair