CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 119-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 3000

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3000, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of the measure is to implement recommendations of the Joint Legislative Housing and Homeless Task Force with regard to streamlining government approvals and permitting for affordable housing.

Your Committee finds that this measure will:

(1) Require reviewing agencies to respond within forty-five days of receipt of an application, or the application will be deemed acceptable as submitted for review; and

(2) Allow county councils and the Land Use Commission to approve projects with modifications as well as approve or deny.

Your Committee has amended the measure to:

(1) Amend references to "corporation" to read "administration";

(2) Change the effective date to July 1, 2006; and

(3) Make technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3000, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3000, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Chair

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair