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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 525 Draft 01 2016-2018 Hawai`i County Council-33 March 14,2018 Res. 525-18: URGES THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE NOT TO PASS HOUSE BILL (H.B.)NO. 1665, HOUSE DRAFT (H.D.)NO. 1, RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATION TAX (TAT) The proposed H.B. No. 1665, H.D. No. 1, would allocate TAT revenues to counties based on reimbursements to a county for specified public services rendered by the county and the amount of the tax credits under a primary residential property owner tax credit program. It would also create a tax credit program for primary residential property owners who do not provide transient accommodations and cap the amount that a particular county may receive in reimbursements. Reference: Comm. 789 Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter Waived: FC WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER Page 15 .'JMtY,OF q,�,, COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII ' art pFN►�- RESOLUTION NO. 52S 18 A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE NOT TO PASS HOUSE BILL NO. 1665,H.D. 1, RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATION TAX. WHEREAS, the purpose of H.B.No. 1665 was to amend the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues allocated to the counties from a specified sum to a percentage of the revenues collected; and WHEREAS, at its hearing on the measure held on February 6, 2018, the House Tourism Committee substantially amended H.B. No. 1665; and WHEREAS, H.B. No. 1665, H.D. 1, proposes to change the method of allocating transient accommodations tax revenues to counties to one based on reimbursements to a county for specified public services rendered by the county and the amount of the tax credits under a primary residential property owner tax credit program; and WHEREAS, H.B. No. 1665, H.D. 1, also proposes to create a tax credit program for primary residential property owners who do not provide transient accommodations; and WHEREAS, H.B.No. 1665, H.D. 1, also proposes to cap the amount that a particular county may receive in reimbursements; and WHEREAS, at its hearing on February 16, 2018, the House Finance Committee recommended that H.B. No. 1665, H.D. 1, be passed on Third Reading, unamended, and referred the measure to the Senate; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that it strongly opposes H.B. No. 1665, H.D. 1, Relating to the Transient Accommodations Tax. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the House Committee on Tourism, House Committee on Finance, Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology, Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the Honorable Speaker of the House Scott K. Saiki,the Honorable President of the Senate Ronald D. Kouchi, the Honorable Representative Richard P. Creagan, the Honorable Representative Cindy Evans, the Honorable Representative Nicole E. Lowen, the Honorable Representative Mark M. Nakashima, the Honorable Representative Richard H.K. Onishi,the Honorable Representative Joy A. San Buenaventura, and the Honorable Representative Chris Todd. Dated at , Hawai`i,this day of , 20 INTRODUCED BY: 7:162,4-1 d )04' 1L4le. COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII • COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG DAVID I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA County of Hawai`i on LEE LOY O'HARA ATTEST: POINDEXTER RICHARDS RUGGLES Reference: C-789/Waived FC COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 525 18 2