CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 17

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1519
                                  S.D. 3
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1519, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Require assisted housing development owners to give a
          one-year notice to tenants if the owner is going to
          terminate a subsidy contract; and

     (2)  Give tenants or nonprofit organizations the opportunity
          to purchase the development if the owner of the
          development has not given notice to sell prior to 
          July 1, 1999.


 
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     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by
deleting the provision that authorized the issuance of general
obligation bonds for the Rental Housing Trust Fund.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1519, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1519, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair        ROD TAM, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair      ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DAVID D. STEGMAIER, Member         JAN BUEN, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN Y. YAMANE, Member            WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member



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BOB MCDERMOTT, Member

 
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