STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1160

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 721

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.B. No. 721 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make discretionary, rather than mandatory, the Hawaii Community Development Authority's (HCDA) authority to assess the cost of public facilities against the property in the community development district specifically benefitting from the facilities.

     A concerned individual supported this bill.  HCDA supported the intent of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 721 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

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KEN ITO, Chair