CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.41

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 2429
                                  H.D. 2
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1



Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 2429, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
    DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII,"

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 bill is to make amendments to the Rent
Supplement Program (Program).  This measure:

     (1) Conforms the definition of "qualified resident" in
         section 201G-128, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), with a
         similar definition currently in section 201G-112, HRS,
         to include persons living with other household members;

     (2) Includes "very low" income households or persons earning
         fifty percent or less of the median family income, as
         Program participants;

     (3) Enables eligible single persons, who are not elderly or
         disabled, to participate in the Program;


 
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     (4) Lowers the income limits for participation in the
         Program from the requirements of the National Housing
         Act to a "very low" income limit;

     (5) Phases in an increase in the tenant's rent contribution
         from twenty percent to thirty percent of the tenant's
         annual income; and

     (6) Limits certification information released by the Housing
         and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH)
         to income of single persons and families applying for
         admission to the program; and

     (7) Deletes provisions relating to priorities given to
         eligible occupants.

     Upon further consideration your Committee has amended this
measure by deleting the provisions phasing in the increase of the
tenant's rent contribution and replacing it with provisions
authorizing the Housing and Community Development Corporation of
Hawaii (HCDCH) to raise the tenant rent contribution to a maximum
of thirty percent of the tenant's annual income; provided that
HCDCH conducts a public hearing prior to any increase.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2429, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 2429, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE




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Sen. ROD TAM                       Rep. DENNIS A. ARAKAKI
Co-Chair                           Co-Chair



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Sen. JONATHAN CHUN                 Rep. MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA
Co-Chair                           Co-Chair

 
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