STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 111-20
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2020
RE: H.B. No. 2115
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2115 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to require each county to establish a procedure to ensure that an asbestos survey and any necessary abatement are performed prior to the issuance of any permit for the renovation or demolition of a residential property.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawai‘i Association of REALTORS. Your Committee received comments on this measure from one individual.
Your Committee finds
that even though a national ban on the use of asbestos in building material was
enacted in the 1970s, asbestos-containing material was still used in
construction of residential properties in Hawaii until the mid-1980s. Your Committee further finds that although
the harmful impacts of asbestos are widely known, asbestos has escaped
regulation in Hawaii. However, your
Committee finds that enacting statutory measures to address this issue may be
premature.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting proposed statutory language and inserting new language requiring the Department of Health to conduct an evaluation on asbestos exposure in single family residences;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2115, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2115, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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