STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1562

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 987

      S.D. 1

      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 S.B. No. 987, S.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 the assessment of impact fees prior to the issuance of a water meter and collection of impact fees in full prior to or upon the issuance of a water meter.

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 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.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2013.

     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 S.B. No. 987, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 987, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair