STAND. COM. REP. NO.  838

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1103

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1103, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IMPACT FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require an assessment and collection in full of impact fees prior to the issuance of a water meter.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Water of the County of Kauai and the Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu.

     Your Committee finds that state law currently requires the assessment and collection of impact fees prior to or upon the issuance of a grading or building permit by a county.  Your Committee believes that by similarly allowing impact fees to be assessed and collected prior to or upon issuance of a water meter, this measure affords the counties greater flexibility in planning and imposing fees and aligns state law with the current rules and procedures of the county water boards.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1103, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair