STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1529

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1213

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1213, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PERMITTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist businesses, particularly smaller businesses, in the permitting and approval process by requiring the Comptroller with the assistance of the Director of the Department of Planning and Permitting to establish a temporary task force that, among other duties, will:

     (1)  Review state and county administrative rules, particularly those rules relating to county building permits, with a goal to streamline the approval process for businesses by amending or repealing rules that may impose burdensome or unnecessary costs;

     (2)  Recommend to the Governor, the Mayor of each county, and the heads of state and county agencies any administrative rules that need to be amended or repealed to streamline government for efficiency and responsiveness as it relates to the planning and permitting process; and

     (3)  Report to the Legislature its findings and recommendations no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012.

     The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting supported this bill.  The Department of Accounting and General Services offered comments.

     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. 1213, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair