STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3403

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 137
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Government Operations and Housing, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 137 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING LANDLORDS, ASSOCIATIONS
     OF APARTMENT OWNERS, AND TENANTS WITH AND WITHOUT PETS, TO
     RESPECT EACH OTHERS' RIGHTS AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE
     FOR THE NEEDS OF ALL OWNERS AND TENANTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage landlords,
apartment associations, and all tenants, to respect each others'
rights, including the right to pet ownership.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Hawaiian Humane Society and the Hawaii Association of Realtors.

     Your Committee finds that although increasing a tenant's
well-being through pet ownership is of vital importance, there
are more pressing matters requiring the attention of the
legislature which affect the welfare of all of the people of
Hawaii.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its
contents, changing the title to reflect the changes, and
inserting language which:

     (1)  Reflects allegations of public housing mismanagement
          which are being investigated by the Federal Department
          of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);

 
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     (2)  Requests HUD to continue to investigate the management
          of federally funded projects in Hawaii;

     (3)  Requests HUD to commit to preserving section 8
          subsidies to ensure non-profit tenant ownership of
          section 8 projects; and

     (3)  Requests HUD to report findings and recommendations to
          the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
          convening of the regular session of 2001.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Government Operations and Housing that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of S.C.R. No. 137, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 137, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Government
                                   Operations and Housing,



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                                   ROD TAM, Chair

 
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