Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 1015 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the establishment of resident advisory boards to assist in the creation of the public housing agency plan to be developed by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDC).

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from HCDC. Island Tenants on the Rise submitted testimony in opposition.

Your Committee finds that the federal Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 requires that resident advisory boards be established in federally-funded public housing projects. The purpose of the resident advisory boards is to assist HCDC with the development of a public housing agency plan and any amendments thereto.

The resident advisory boards will be comprised of residents who are directly assisted by HCDC under the federal public housing assistance program. Your Committee finds that pursuant to federal regulations, the resident advisory boards must include members who are residents of federal public housing projects. Your Committee finds that this measure will put Hawaii into compliance with federal law.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1015 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing.