STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1105

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 88

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Education and Housing and Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 88 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE TO FACILITATE MIXED-INCOME AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS BY BETTER COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING PLANNING AND PROGRAMS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to urge the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to:

     (1)  Establish a Transit Oriented Development Task Force to facilitate mixed-income and affordable housing in transit oriented developments by better coordinating transportation and housing planning and programs;

     (2)  Report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed state or county legislation, to the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Legislatures; and

     (3)  Sunset the Transit Oriented Development Task Force on December 31, 2011.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one state agency, one county agency, and one private organization.  Comments were submitted by one private organization.  Written testimony presented to the Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committees find that this measure provides a means of building better communities by supporting quality growth, seeking sustainable economies and housing opportunities, embracing the cultural and environmental qualities we cherish, and protecting the rights of property owners.

     Your Committees have heard the concerns of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation regarding the expertise required to address the identification of tax incentives for the development or rehabilitation of community health care facilities within mixed-use transit oriented development projects.  However, your Committees believe that this component can be addressed through consultation with other state and county agencies, as well as private organizations.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Housing and Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 88, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 88, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Housing and Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,

____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair

____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair