Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 100 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to express the Legislature's strong support for the CDBG program and urge Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to oppose the elimination of this valuable program and to support its restoration into the Housing and Urban Development budget at its current funding level of $4.7 billion.

Testimony in support of this concurrent resolution was received by Catholic Charities Hawai'i and the Hawai'i Home Ownership Center.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 100 and recommends its adoption.