STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1405-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2579
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 2




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.
2579, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Authorize the issuance of an unspecified amount of
          general obligation bonds to provide supportive housing
          for people with mental illness and substance abuse
          addictions in the homeless population; and provided
          that no funds will be made available unless the private
          sector provides a 1 to 5 match of the sum to be
          expended.

     (2)  Establish the Special Needs Housing Special Fund to
          receive the general obligation bond appropriation for
          fiscal year 2000-2001. 
     
     The Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii,
Catholic Charities Elderly Services, Affordable Housing and
Homeless Alliance, Welfare & Employment Rights Coalition,
Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc., Salvation Army Family
Services Office, American Association of Retired Persons, and an
individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of
Health and the Department of Public Safety supported the intent
of this bill.  The Department of Budget and Finance offered
comments on this bill.  

 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by: 

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to facilitate
          further discussion; and
     
     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     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.
2579, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2579,
S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair