STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1897

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1352

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make housekeeping amendments to implement laws relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) that were enacted during the Regular Session of 2006.

     HHFDC and two members of the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Extending from 45 days to 75 days the period of time a county legislative body has to approve or disapprove a housing project;

     (2)  Extending from 45 days to 75 days the period of time the Land Use Commission has to approve or disapprove a boundary change;

     (3)  Removing provisions that made clarifications to an appropriation for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to the Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association;

     (4)  Changing the effective date for provisions that appropriated funds for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to take effect retroactively to July 1, 2006; and

     (5)  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 S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair