STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1322-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3324

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3324, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE IN HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a working group to examine and address the problem of infrastructure repair and maintenance in planned housing subdivisions that do not have compulsory homeowner associations; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the working group, subject to the availability of matching county funds.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that there is a lack of guidance on the rights and responsibilities of homeowners regarding housing subdivision infrastructure repair and maintenance in planned housing subdivisions that do not have compulsory homeowners or community associations. Your Committee also finds that these homeowners need a mechanism whereby they can organize an association to collect any fees required to repair and maintain infrastructure that abuts their property. This measure will create a working group to determine how to address this problem.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that representation from the Hawaii Council of Community Associations and Hawaii Chapter of the Community Associations Institute shall be limited to one member each; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3324, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3324, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair