STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3549

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 75
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 75, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTIES TO
     INCORPORATE INTO THE COUNTY BUILDING CODES PROVISIONS FOR
     DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to urge the counties to
incorporate into the county building codes provisions for
disability accessibility.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this
measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board, the
American Institute of Architects, and the Hawaii Center for
Independent Living.

     The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that the
design and construction of certain specific buildings and
facilities be accessible and usable by people with disabilities.
Section 103-50, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires public
buildings and facilities to conform to the ADA Accessibility
Guidelines.

     This measure is intended to assure that the counties adopt
the ADA Accessibility Guidelines in their entirety in order to
conform with federal and state laws, and to benefit the
construction and building design industries so that they will
know what is required and may avoid costly litigation.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 75, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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