STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2595

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2584
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2584, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY
     DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to transfer the responsibility
to develop the Kalaeloa Community Development District from the
Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission to the
Hawaii Community Development Authority.

     Specifically, this bill:

     (1)  Designates the Hawaii Community Development Authority
          as the local redevelopment authority for surplus lands
          at Barbers Point Naval Air Station to be conveyed to
          the State under the base realignment and closure
          process;

     (2)  Authorizes the authority to negotiate with and receive
          lands, buildings, and property from the federal
          Department of Defense;

     (3)  Authorizes and empowers the authority to redevelop
          these lands in accordance with the Barbers Point Naval

 
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          Air Station community reuse plan approved by the
          Governor;

     (4)  Renames the surplus lands at Barbers Point Naval Air
          Station to be received by the State as the "Kalaeloa
          Community Development District";

     (5)  Encourages, but does not require, the authority to
          restore Hawaiian names, terms, and phrases in the
          Kalaeloa Community Development District when feasible;

     (6)  Establishes the Kalaeloa community development
          revolving fund;

     (7)  Changes the membership of the Hawaii Community
          Development Authority when additional districts are
          designated by the Legislature;

     (8)  Designates the Kalaeloa Community Development District
          as an enterprise zone for a ten-year period;

     (9)  Authorizes the issuance of $0 in revenue bonds by the
          Hawaii Community Development Authority to redevelop the
          Kalaeloa Community Development District; and

    (10)  Appropriates $0 to assist the Hawaii Community
          Development Authority in offsetting costs associated
          with assuming the responsibilities of the Barbers Point
          Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission.

     Your Committee finds that the surplus lands that were made
available to the State for redevelopment upon the closure of the
Barbers Point Naval Air Station has helped to satisfy pressing
public and private sector needs and to promote economic
development.  The community reuse plan approved by the Governor
calls for a regional and beach park for public recreational use,
a publicly-operated airport for civil aviation use, and various
public facilities.

     Your Committee agrees with the intent of this bill, and
finds that transferring the responsibility to develop the
Kalaeloa Community Development District to the Hawaii Community
Development Commission will help to ensure a smooth transition as
well as provide needed economic development projects to stimulate
the economy and produce jobs in that area.


 
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     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.
2584, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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