STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1450-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

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




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
2576, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE OWNED PUBLIC HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is:

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

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

          (A)  Requiring that one of the public members of the
               HCDCH board must be a person who receives
               specified federal housing assistance; and

          (B)  Establishing a Resident Advisory Board to advise
               HCDCH on public housing issues and QHWRA
               compliance.

The bill also provides that the Resident Advisory Board must
recommend to the Governor, the names of the two public members
receiving federal and state housing assistance that are included
on the board by this bill.


 
 
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     Catholic Charities Elderly Services, Honolulu Community
Action Program, Inc., the Salvation Army Family Services Office,
and Welfare & Employment Rights Coalition, testified in support
of this bill.  The Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance
supported this bill, in part.  HCDCH testified in support of this
bill with amendments.  The Office of the Governor supported this
bill but expressed concerns.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2576, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair