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HI SCR160
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Requests the Commission on Water Resource Management develop and implement a permitting process to support preauthorization for affordable housing development throughout Hawaii, especially in rural areas.
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Requests the Commission consider establishing a water resource management for affordable housing development working group to convene when a federal agency initiates inquiry or investigation related to permit applications.
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Specifies the working group composition should include a Board of Land and Natural Resources member, a county mayor-designated person, a Department of Hawaiian Home Lands designee, and a county Department of Water Supply designee.
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Requests the working group submit recommendations to remediate federal agency concerns to the Commission, which should then adopt rules under Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 91 to implement the developed process.
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Requires transmittal of a certified copy of the resolution to the Chairperson of the Commission on Water Resource Management.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Establishment Of A Process For Affordable Housing Projects In The Commission On Water Resource Management To Address Hawaii's Housing Shortage.
Affordable Housing
Last Action
The committee on WTL deferred the measure.
4/1/2022