STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1407

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 147

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 147 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to conduct a financial audit of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

     One individual submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority submitted comments.

     The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is responsible for the management of federal and state public housing funds.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is also responsible for the development and operation of public housing projects, homeless assistance, the State Rent Supplement Program, and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.  Your Committee finds that it is appropriate to ensure the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's proper and effective use and management of funds.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the focus of the measure from having the Auditor conduct a financial audit to having the Hawaii Public Housing Authority submit a report of its project spending to the Legislature and the Auditor;

     (2)  Requesting that the report include:

          (A)  A list of all of the current projects for the development of public housing;

          (B)  A list of all of the projects for the development of public housing that were completed within the past two years;

          (C)  The amount and source or sources of funding for each of the projects;

          (D)  A list of all of the contracts for each project;

          (E)  A detailed description of how funding was expended or will be expended for each project; and

          (F)  A timeline for the completion of each project;

     (3)  Amending the title of the measure to reflect the change in purpose; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 147, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Public Housing,

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair