STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1677

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 1148

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1148, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to foster community development along the Honolulu rail corridor by requiring the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop a transit-oriented development zone improvement program to invest in public facilities.

The Office of Planning supported this measure.  The Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department of Transportation, and Stadium Authority provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1148, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair