THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair
Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017

DATE:

Monday, February 27, 2017

TIME:

9:45 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB1148 SD1
(SSCR453)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates moneys for the executive director of the Hawaii community development authority to conduct a feasibility study regarding:  (1) The Hawaii community development authority assuming the role of planning, developing, and redeveloping all state-owned lands within one mile of the Honolulu rail transit system; (2) Creating a new community development district along the Honolulu rail corridor; and (3) Returning jurisdiction over the Kakaako community development district to the city and county of Honolulu.

WTL/PSM/HOU, WAM

SB1147 SD1
(SSCR384)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii interagency council for transient-oriented development to require that affordable housing be included as part of the development or redevelopment plan for any state property located within one-half mile of the Honolulu rail transit system, unless the council determines that housing is not feasible or desirable on a particular property.  Requires every development or redevelopment plan to include housing with thirty per cent reserved for graduated area medium incomes.  Allows a developer to build less housing units than required at a rail station if the developer builds additional housing at another rail station to offset the reduction.  Takes effect 1/1/2020.  (SD1)

TRE/WTL, WAM

SB910 SD1
(SSCR397)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUELS TAX CREDIT.
Replaces the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism requirements related to the certification, administration and verification of the renewable fuels production tax credit with a survey.  (SD1)

ETT, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

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