STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1404
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: S.B. No. 1002
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 1002, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through the State Historic Preservation Division, to contract its review of proposed state projects and projects affecting historic properties to third-party consultants if the proposed project involves a development intended to be affordable housing, under certain conditions;
(2) Require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to publish proposed rules regarding the contracting of third-party consultants on its website and later present proposed final rules to the Board of Land and Natural Resources; and
(3) Appropriate funds to the State Historic Preservation Division for the recruitment and retention of qualified third-party consultants to expedite review of proposed state affordable housing projects and affordable housing projects affecting historic properties.
Your Committee finds that the State has a duty to preserve the historic and cultural property within Hawaii for the education, inspiration, pleasure, and enrichment of its citizens. Your Committee further finds that, with the State's on-going housing crisis, the State Historic Preservation Division consistently receives more requests for historic review of proposed projects than it can review in a timely manner. This measure is intended to accelerate the construction of affordable housing units and reduce expenses by authorizing the State Historic Preservation Division to contract out the historic review of certain housing projects.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
Your Committee respectfully requests your Committee on Finance, should it deliberate on this measure, to consider an appropriation amount of $100,000.
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 S.B. No. 1002, 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. 1002, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Chair |
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