STAND. COM. REP. NO.  794-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2527

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2527 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SMART GROWTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote smart growth principles and sustainability by requiring:

     (1)  The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to establish a system of greenways and trails; and

     (2)  The Office of Planning (OP) of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to coordinate smart growth planning.

     DLNR opposed this bill.  OP, the Hawaii Association of REALTORS, Windward Ahupua‘a Alliance, and a concerned individual commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, 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. 2527, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2527, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair