STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1129

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1191

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1191, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriate the revenues from the bonds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for statewide planning for and coordination of transit-oriented development projects identified in the state strategic plan for transit-oriented development.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii State Energy Office, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Accounting and General Services, AARP Hawaii, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the promotion of mixed-use development and affordable housing within transit-oriented development areas stimulates economic development and increases affordable housing. Your Committee recognizes that since 2016, the Legislature has made numerous appropriations to the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to support planning for transit-oriented development projects. However, the funding requests have exceeded available funds. Your Committee further finds that moneys to maintain and enhance capacity for transit‑oriented development projects should now be appropriated.

Your Committee has amended this measure:

(1) By specifying certain projects to be funded;

(2) Changing the source of the funding to general funds;

(3) Changing the expending agency from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Hawaii Community Development Authority; and

(4) Making conforming amendments to reflect the above‑identified changes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1191, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1191, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair