STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1640

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.R. No. 80

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.R. No. 80 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION OR TAX CREDIT FOR, OR SOME OTHER METHOD OF COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT TO, REAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the City and County of Honolulu to provide a property tax reduction or tax credit for, or some other method of compensation or reimbursement to, real property taxpayers who pay for their own trash collection services.

 

     The Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners supported the intent of this resolution.  The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services opposed this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Economic Development & Business Concerns that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 80 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Housing and Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Acting Chair and Vice Chair

 

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KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair