STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1083

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 32

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 32 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO CONSIDER PROVIDING INCENTIVES, SUCH AS WAIVING INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY COSTS AND PERMITTING FEES, FOR DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the counties to consider providing incentives, such as waiving infrastructure capacity costs and permitting fees, for developers who develop housing for households earning less than 80 percent of the area median income.  

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association, Pacific Resource Partnership, Hawaii Island Advisory Board of Catholic Charities Hawaii, and an individual testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Amending its title to read:  "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO CONSIDER PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME";

(2)  Including the waiver of water fees as an incentive for the counties to consider;

(3)  Requesting that certified copies of this measure be transmitted to the water boards of each county; and

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 32, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Water & Land in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 32, H.D. 1.

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

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TOM BROWER, Chair