STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1477

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 818

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 818, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require all developers of affordable housing projects developed in a community development district pursuant to section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to consult with the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

Your Committee finds that there is no formal entitlement process for affordable housing projects developed pursuant to section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and located in a community development district. Your Committee further finds that the construction, renovation, and improvement of county or state agency projects within a community development district are subject to formal consultation with the Hawaii Community Development Authority. This measure will allow the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Hawaii Community Development Authority to work collaboratively toward a consistent community plan within a community development district, thereby improving affordable housing projects.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 818, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 818, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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STANLEY CHANG, Chair