STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1875

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 142

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 142, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt from school impact fee requirements certain affordable housing units, alterations of or additions to existing dwelling units, accessory dwelling units, ohana dwelling units, affordable housing units in projects or property developed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, and affordable housing units in projects assisted by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Neighborhood Place of Puna, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 142, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair