STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1640-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2436

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2436, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY PLANNING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to maximize the impact of state policies, land, and resources in support of transit oriented development projects by establishing a transit-oriented development advisory committee to advise the Legislature and state and county agencies on sustainable development projects close to transit stations.

 

     The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General, Hawaii Community Development Authority, City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, and General Contractors Association of Hawaii provided comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2436, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair