STAND. COM. REP. NO.  885

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1418

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1418 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address and resolve the concerns raised by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that Hawaii's communities are not suspended from participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by amending the county exemptions from building permit and building code requirements to ensure compliance with NFIP requirements.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Hawaii Association of Realtors, Hawaii Bankers Association, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Credit Union League, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Financial Services Association, Hawaii Insurers Council, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     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. 1418 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