CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.106

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2576
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




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

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
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. 2576, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE OWNED PUBLIC 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:

     (1)  To increase the membership of the board of the Housing
          and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH)
          by adding two tenant representatives of public housing;
          and

     (2)  To comply with the Federal Quality Housing and Work
          Responsibility Act (QHWRA) by:

          (A)  Requiring tenant representation on the board of
               HCDCH; and

 
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          (B)  Establishing a resident advisory board to advise
               HCDCH on public housing issues and QHWRA
               compliance.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Requiring HCDCH to convene the resident advisory board
          upon consultation with the State Election Office and an
          independent monitor;

     (2)  Requiring that the resident advisory board consist of
          no more than twenty-one members representing by
          percentage, federal, section 8, State, and senior
          citizen housing projects as deemed appropriate by
          HCDCH;

     (3)  Requiring the resident advisory board once convened to
          compile a list of five candidates for the governor's
          consideration for appointment to the board of HCDCH;

     (4)  Requiring the HCDCH to provide notice of board
          vacancies and nominations to "all occupied housing
          project units" as opposed to "active resident
          associations";

     (5)  Deleting the proposed definition of "active resident
          associations";

     (6)  Increasing the number of HCDCH board members from nine
          to twelve and limiting the tenant representatives to
          terms of two years;

     (7)  Requiring the governor to appoint three tenant
          representatives to the board of HCDCH from the list of
          candidates prepared by the Resident Advisory Board;

     (8)  Increasing the number of board members required for a
          quorum from five to seven;

     (9)  Requiring the Resident Advisory Board to report
          annually to the legislature no later than thirty days
          prior to the convening of the legislative session; and

     (10) Making conforming, technical, non-substantive
          amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your

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Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2576, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2576, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

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




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



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

 
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