STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1381

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 460

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 460, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COUNTIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Prohibit a county from accepting a discounted payment of a fine levied by the county planning and permitting department or agency; and

(2) Require the State Auditor to conduct an annual audit of the fines assessed and collected by the counties.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of the Auditor and County of Maui Department of Planning.

Your Committee finds that it is in the interests of the State that the several counties collect the full amount of fines owed to the respective county's planning and permitting department or agency. Your Committee further finds that the several counties should be audited annually by the State Auditor to ensure that the full amount of fines assessed by a county are also collected by the respective county.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 460, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair