STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2627

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3006

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BUILDING CODES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide the State greater flexibility in its use and application of the Hawaii State Building Codes.

More specifically, this measure allows the State to use alternative building codes for the design and construction of state projects, provided that certain requirements are met.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, and LiUNA Local 368.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1186, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Hawaii, and CCPI Hawaii.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, the State Building Code Council, and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Your Committee finds that although the Hawaii State Building Codes currently address public health and safety and environmental concerns, the codes do not consider cost efficiencies and investment value in construction; changing technologies; and improved materials, methods, and approaches to protect public health and safety. While your Committee believes that these concerns should be addressed, your Committee recognizes that this measure would benefit from continued discussions between the measure's proponents and opponents.

Therefore, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure;

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair