STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3918
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 1436
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2022
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1436, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to allow the counties to transfer development rights within a comprehensive planning program for the purpose of protecting development lands that are vulnerable to climate change.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting; City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency; and the Chair of the Maui County Council.
Your Committee finds that expanding the authority of the counties to transfer development rights will help to protect lands that are vulnerable to the impacts and hazards from sea level rise, coastal erosion, storm surge, and flooding associated with climate change while providing an economically feasible option for property owners to mitigate risk and relocate from hazardous locations.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and
(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 H.B. No. 1436, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1436, H.D. 1, 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 |
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