CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.235-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2966

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2966, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to further implement the division of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) into two separate agencies, and includes provisions:

(1) Changing the names of the new agencies to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA);

(2) Expanding the details of the various programs under HHFDC and HPHA to conform to those under HCDCH and to further clarify the duties of HHFDC and HPHA;

(3) Appropriating $1 for each of the following purposes:

(a) Purchase equipment for HHFDC;

(b) Six full-time equivalent positions for HHFDC, including an executive director and executive assistant position; and

(c) Three full-time equivalent positions for HPHA;

and

(4) Authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for renovations to HPHA's School Street Office.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by, among other things:

(1) Inserting provisions for the salary for the executive director and executive assistant of HPHA;

(2) Changing references from "directors" to "members of the board";

(3) Inserting provisions for HPHA to offer decommissioned housing to organizations or agencies for rehabilitation into emergency or transitional shelter facilities;

(4) Inserting provisions related to HPHA's powers with regard to the State Sales Housing Program;

(5) Appropriating $708,300 for equipment for HHFDC;

(6) Appropriating $366,303 for positions for HHFDC;

(7) Appropriating $99,427 for positions for HPHA;

(8) Appropriating $1,791,700 for renovations to HPHA's School Street office;

(9) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and

(10) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2966, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2966, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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RON MENOR, Chair

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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair