STAND. COM. REP. NO.  213

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 560

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 560 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING URBAN GARDENING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure, as received by your Committee, is to authorize Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) and Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to develop programs to issue development credits to housing projects that incorporate urban gardening programs; provided that HHFDC and HCDA consult with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR) regarding best practices in urban gardening.

 

     The League of Women Voters of Hawaii and an individual testified in support of this measure.  HHFDC opposed this measure.  Two individuals submitted comments.

 

     Upon consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and instead authorizing HHFDC and HCDA to develop programs that provide incentives for the development of housing projects that incorporate urban gardening programs; provided that UH-CTAHR is consulted regarding best practices in urban gardening.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 560, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 560, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair