STAND. COM. REP. NO. 209

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 562

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 562 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PERMITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, or School Facilities Authority.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the School Facilities Authority. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that this measure would streamline the permitting process for the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, and School Facilities Authority for repetitive construction projects.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that no contract for repetitive construction projects is exempt from federal, state, or county floodplain management development standards or statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, or regulations with which compliance is required under the National Flood Insurance Program;

(2) Changing its effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

Your Committee notes that this measure does not define "repetitive construction project" and respectfully requests that your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, should it choose to deliberate on this measure, to consider an appropriate definition for that term.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 562, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 562, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair