STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1465

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1471

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1471, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance public facility and multi-modal transportation improvements for the transit corridor connecting Wailuku and Kahului, civic improvements, and affordable housing on the County of Maui.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Planning, Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development, Mayor of the County of Maui, Councilmembers representing South Maui and Upcountry of the Maui County Council, Maui County Department of Planning, Maui County Department of Transportation, and an individual.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2049.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1471, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1471, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair