Bill Text: HI SB618 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To A State Permitting Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-16 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB618 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB618-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO A STATE PERMITTING OFFICE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The
purpose of this Act is to require the department of accounting and general
services to establish a five-year state permit pilot project to quickly and
efficiently process building and infrastructure permits for the construction of
state buildings, state roads and highways, and other construction on state
lands relating to the August 8, 2023 Maui wildfires damage, while
simultaneously ensuring that the construction complies with all state and
county building infrastructure requirements.
SECTION 2. (a) The department of accounting and general services shall establish a five-year state permit pilot program to process building and infrastructure permits for the construction of state-owned buildings, state roads and highways, and other construction on state lands in the wildfire disaster declaration area. Subject to the requirements of this section, the department of accounting and general services shall:
(1) Review applications containing state building and infrastructure construction plans to ensure that the plans satisfy the state building code as required by section 107-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the applicable county building codes, and any other applicable construction codes; and
(2) Issue a state permit to the applicant if the application satisfies all applicable codes or deny the application if the application does not satisfy all applicable codes.
(b) A state agency may obtain a state permit from the department of accounting and general services in lieu of obtaining a county building or infrastructure permit required by any county for any type of work regarding a state building, state infrastructure, or any type of work on state land.
(c) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, any state agency who obtains a state permit under this section shall not be liable for not obtaining a county building or infrastructure permit for the same work submitted in an application to the department of accounting and general services for which the state permit was issued.
(d) The county in which the state project is located shall, within thirty days of request by the State, issue a certificate of occupancy to the State for any building for which a state permit was issued under this section, upon:
(1) Completion of the building for which the state permit was issued;
(2) The building passing final inspection by a state-designated inspector; and
(3) Formal acceptance of the building by the State.
(e) Each county in which a state project is located shall allow projects issued a state permit under this section to connect with all required infrastructure services, including but not limited to potable water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and other county-provided services. Failure of the county to issue the certificate of occupancy within thirty days shall result in the certificate being deemed issued by the respective county.
(f) All public and private utilities shall allow projects issued a state permit under this section to connect with all required services without the need for a county permit. These shall include but not be limited to electrical, internet, telephone, cable television, potable water, wastewater, and other provided services.
(g) The department of accounting and general services, in consultation with the state building code council, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, necessary for the establishment and administration of the five-year state permit pilot program, including rules addressing the permit application process, required submissions, and fees.
(h) The department of accounting and general services shall submit:
(1) Interim reports to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 on the progress of the state permit pilot program; and
(2) A final report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2029.
(j) The state permit pilot program shall terminate on June 30, 2029.
SECTION 3. In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the appropriations contained in Act 164, Regular Session of 2023, and this Act will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 to be exceeded by $ or per cent. This current declaration takes into account general fund appropriations authorized for fiscal year 2024-2025 in Act 164, Regular Session of 2023, and this Act only. The reasons for exceeding the general fund expenditure ceiling are that:
(1) The appropriation made in this Act is necessary to serve the public interest; and
(2) The appropriation made in this Act meets the needs addressed by this Act.
SECTION
4. There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,000,000
or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the establishment
and administration of the first fiscal year of the five-year state permit pilot
program.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of accounting and general services for the purposes of this Act.
Report Title:
DAGS; State
Permit Pilot Program; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation
Description:
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to establish
a five-year State Permit Pilot Program to process building and infrastructure
permits for the construction of state-owned buildings, state roads and
highways, and other construction on state lands in the wildfire disaster
declaration area. Declares that the general fund expenditure
ceiling is exceeded. Makes an
appropriation. Takes effect 7/1/2112. (SD1)
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