STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2439
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2256
Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui
President of the Senate
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 2256 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to permit a condominium board of directors to authorize the installation of utility meters to determine utility use by individual units, provided that the condominium association pays the installation cost.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, Association of Apartment Owners of Harbor Square, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from Hawaii Energy.
Your Committee finds that many older condominium projects in Hawaii were constructed in such a way that a single meter measures the consumption of utilities for the entire condominium. Utility costs in these condominium projects are not measured by actual usage of owners or occupants, but are paid for as a common expense.
Your Committee further finds that this measure will permit an association to install utility sub-meters in each owner's unit. Individual sub-metering permits billing based on individual use and ensures that each occupant is aware of how much electricity is being used, thereby likely resulting in aggregate energy savings for a condominium project.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2256 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection,
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____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair |
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