STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1605-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.B. No. 2829

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2829, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require, and provide funding for, the Office of Planning to review the Hawaii State Planning Act and report to the Legislature its recommendations to update the Hawaii State Planning Act to appropriately address the needs of the State.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Office of Planning supported 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. 2829, S.D. 1, 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