STAND. COM. REP. NO. 868-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2023

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2023, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriate funds for certain transit-oriented development projects identified in the Hawaii Strategic Plan for Transit-Oriented Development.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development, and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

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 H.B. No. 2023, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

____________________________

SYLVIA LUKE, Chair