Section 15-19-21 - Initial procedure(a) The authority shall commence the assessment area process by directing the executive director to investigate and report to the authority preliminary information and data concerning the public facilities to be proposed or improved, the general character and the extent of any improvement or improvements to be proposed, whether the improvement or improvements should be assessed on a frontage basis, or an area basis, or according to the real property tax assessment on the value of the land and improvements, or floor area ratio basis, whether it will be necessary to acquire any new land, the estimated cost of acquiring the land and the proportion of the cost which should be borne by the authority and the county, the materials recommended for the improvement or improvements, the boundary of the assessment area to be proposed, the various types of improvements and the costs to be assessed for each, the portion of the cost to be borne by the authority, the portion of the cost to be borne by the county in which the improvements are situated, and the portion of the cost to be specifically assessed against the real property specially benefited with the estimated total amount of assessment to be made against each property according to the method of assessment proposed, and furnish all available preliminary surveys, maps, plans, drawings and other data, details and specifications for the improvement or improvements and any other matter of details intended to apply thereto.(b) The authority may approve the undertaking of engineering design of these improvements at any time preceding or following the initiation of the assessment area procedure.(c) If the improvement or work proposed to be undertaken includes the construction or improvement of a water system or the laying or installation of conduits, pipes, hydrants or any appliance for supplying or distributing water, the executive director shall so inform the county board of water supply. Should the county board of water supply agree to provide the authority with preliminary plans and estimates for the proposed water system, the executive director shall furnish the county board of water supply with the available information which will enable the county board of water supply to make its plans and estimates for the proposed water system. The executive director shall incorporate the preliminary plans and estimates of the county board of water supply in his report to the authority.(d) The executive director shall furnish the county with information on the proposed improvements which will enable the county to provide input on the matter. The executive director shall incorporate the county's recommendation in his report to the authority.(e) The authority may adopt the plans and estimates furnished by the county board of water supply which are incorporated as part of the executive director's report.(f) The authority shall, to the extent possible, notify all affected landowners of the information contained in the report. County and state officials shall also be kept informed of the proposed improvements.[Eff 9/17/84] (Auth: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-6) (Imp: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-6)